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February 26, 2018, 10:01

Researchers discover novel mechanism linking changes in mitochondria to cancer cell death

To stop the spread of cancer, cancer cells must die. Unfortunately, many types of cancer cells seem to use innate mechanisms that block cancer cell death, therefore allowing the cancer to metastasize. While seeking to further understand cancer cell death, researchers at the University of Notre Dame discovered that the activation of a specific enzyme may help suppress the spread of tumors.

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February 22, 2018, 14:13

Scientists Create Most Sophisticated Human Liver Model Yet

Scientists at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) have developed the most sophisticated mini-livers to date. These organoids can potentially help scientists better understand certain congenital liver diseases as well as speed up efforts to create liver tissue in the lab for transplantation into patients.

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February 22, 2018, 13:51

Clues to Obesity’s Roots Found in Brain’s Quality Control Process

One key to a healthy weight may lie deep inside the brain, in the endoplasmic reticulum of cells that produce the “grandfather” of appetite-regulating hormones.

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February 20, 2018, 14:55

SHERLOCK team advances its CRISPR-based diagnostic tool

A strip of paper can now indicate presence of pathogens, tumor DNA, or any genetic signature of interest. 100-fold greater sensitivity, the ability to detect multiple targets at once, and other new features further enhance SHERLOCK's power for detecting genetic signatures.

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February 20, 2018, 14:00

Induced pluripotent stem cells could serve as cancer vaccine

Priming the immune system with induced pluripotent stem cells prevented or slowed the development of cancer in mice, Stanford researchers found.

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February 19, 2018, 11:10

Huntington's disease provides new cancer weapon

Scientists harness a super assassin gene for new cancer treatment

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February 19, 2018, 10:02

Tiny drug-delivering capsules could sustain transplanted insulin-producing cells for diabetics

A drug-carrying microsphere within a cell-bearing microcapsule could be the key to transplanting insulin-secreting pig pancreas cells into human patients whose own cells have been destroyed by type I diabetes.

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February 16, 2018, 11:39

Using Injectable Self-Assembled Nanomaterials for Sustained Delivery of Drugs

New injectable delivery system can slowly release drug carriers for months

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