Science and Health News

Russian scientists have found new ways of synthesizing substances that block cancerous cell growth, using a cheap and readily available raw material-dill and other parsley family herbs.

ANN ARBOR-Researchers at the University of Michigan have had initial success in mice using nanodiscs to deliver a customized therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of colon and melanoma cancer tumors.

Researchers from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University have developed a synthetic version of a cardiac stem cell.

Eiliton, a Russian company headquartered in the Dubna special economic zone outside Moscow, is developing Russia’s first automatic analyzer for in vitro medical tests. Earlier this year the effort was backed with a $38,000 Moscow Oblast government grant.

A new way to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria by blinding them rather than killing them proved highly effective in a model of burn injuries, UT Southwestern Medical Center research shows.

As swimsuit season wanes and the holiday season edges closer, Americans everywhere should take a moment to enjoy the current state of their waistline. For the average person, the time just before the start of the holiday season is the low point in an annual weight gain pattern that peaks during the holidays and takes nearly half a year to fully shed.

Specialists at the Novosibirsk-based Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Siberia have discovered what they call a universal marker for cancerous stem cells, and have developed a method of destroying such cells, which has reportedly led to successful treatment of two different malignant tumors in lab mice.

Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONVO) («Organovo»), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering scientific and medical breakthroughs using its 3D bioprinting technology, is presenting the first data showing survival and sustained functionality of its 3D bioprinted human liver tissue when implanted into animal models.