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Gene and Cell Therapy
With the goal of treating and curing disease, gene and cell therapy provide treatment by means of altering a person's genetic code and transferring live cells to improve symptoms and reduce levels of disease-causing proteins.
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JAN 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
About 23% of people carry a genetic mutation that predisposes them to get arrhythmia after a heart attack, and researche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2019Microbiology
Alzheimer's is more likely in the aged, but the exact causes were unclear. New work shows that it may stem from a brain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2019Cardiology
A host of new discoveries bring medicine closer to the goal of ending heart attacks. These include new protective method ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 23, 2019Health & Medicine
Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium found in warm, saltwater areas worldwide, and filter feeders such as oysters, mussels, ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 23, 2019Immunology
A team of international researchers has discovered that there may me a more from the immune system to aid in the battle ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientists at the University of Southern Califor ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 23, 2019Health & Medicine
Today, women face a variety of challenging health issues, both physical and psychological which, in the past, have not r ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 22, 2019Microbiology
Fecal transplants can restore balance to a dysfunctional microbiome. But not all fecal transplants are the same.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2019Videos
Gene therapy continues to advance rapidly with new technology since 2008. It is a promising therapeutic avenue in medici ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 19, 2019Videos
Genetic errors can lead to serious health problems, but repairing the genome can be dangerous and challenging. RNA offer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2019Immunology
Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2 percent of the West ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 15, 2019Immunology
A new USC and Stanford study, conducted in mice, deepens the mystery, showing that successfully transplanted stem cells ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 07, 2019Neuroscience
Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Medicine, demonstrated that grafting of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE)-deriv ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiJAN 07, 2019Microbiology
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly every case of cervical cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Between 12 and 17% of all breast cancer cases are triple-negative, a highly aggressive type with few therapeutic options ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
It's been established that men have slightly higher rates of cancer and a greater likelihood of dying from the disease. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2019Immunology
Researchers have identified a target gene that allows for premature aging and inflammation. Target drug therapy allows t ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 02, 2019Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 01, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in Nature Communications, a drug treatment that aided the immune system in eradicating ol ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 30, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers created a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease that has more in common with the human disease than current mod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2018Videos
The CDC found that at least a dozen people were sickened last year by unapproved stem cell treatments.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for Huntington's disease at this time, and the scientists hope that this work will lead to one.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There's nothing particularly striking about planarians on first glance, but they can regrow their whole body from a bit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2018Microbiology
Researchers at Princeton University have found a virus that can eavesdrop on the communications between bacteria.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
About 23% of people carry a genetic mutation that predisposes them to get arrhythmia after a heart attack, and researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2019
Microbiology
Alzheimer's is more likely in the aged, but the exact causes were unclear. New work shows that it may stem from a brain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2019
Cardiology
A host of new discoveries bring medicine closer to the goal of ending heart attacks. These include new protective method
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium found in warm, saltwater areas worldwide, and filter feeders such as oysters, mussels,
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 23, 2019
Immunology
A team of international researchers has discovered that there may me a more from the immune system to aid in the battle
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientists at the University of Southern Califor
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Today, women face a variety of challenging health issues, both physical and psychological which, in the past, have not r
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 22, 2019
Microbiology
Fecal transplants can restore balance to a dysfunctional microbiome. But not all fecal transplants are the same.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2019
Videos
Gene therapy continues to advance rapidly with new technology since 2008. It is a promising therapeutic avenue in medici
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 19, 2019
Videos
Genetic errors can lead to serious health problems, but repairing the genome can be dangerous and challenging. RNA offer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2019
Immunology
Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2 percent of the West
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 15, 2019
Immunology
A new USC and Stanford study, conducted in mice, deepens the mystery, showing that successfully transplanted stem cells
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 07, 2019
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Medicine, demonstrated that grafting of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE)-deriv
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
JAN 07, 2019
Microbiology
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly every case of cervical cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Between 12 and 17% of all breast cancer cases are triple-negative, a highly aggressive type with few therapeutic options
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It's been established that men have slightly higher rates of cancer and a greater likelihood of dying from the disease.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2019
Immunology
Researchers have identified a target gene that allows for premature aging and inflammation. Target drug therapy allows t
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 02, 2019
Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 01, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in Nature Communications, a drug treatment that aided the immune system in eradicating ol
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 30, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers created a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease that has more in common with the human disease than current mod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Videos
The CDC found that at least a dozen people were sickened last year by unapproved stem cell treatments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for Huntington's disease at this time, and the scientists hope that this work will lead to one.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There's nothing particularly striking about planarians on first glance, but they can regrow their whole body from a bit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers at Princeton University have found a virus that can eavesdrop on the communications between bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch