Researchers are developing a single injection that could help the heart heal after a heart attack, offering weeks of protection with one dose. The experimental therapy, led by scientists from Texas A&M University, Columbia University…
A leap in canine medicine: Method for reproducible…
A method for producing MSCs has opened up new possibilities in veterinary regenerative medicine. IMAGE: Osaka Metropolitan University Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which can be harvested from fat and bone marrow, have immune-modulating and anti-inflammatory effects…
Mechanism behind life-threatening cancer drug side-effect revealed
New research has uncovered immune changes in cancer patients that could help identify which patients are most at risk of dangerous heart complications from cancer drugs, known as immune checkpoint inhibitors. The study was led…
New way to find “aged” cells marks fresh…
Label-free identification of cell ageing Tokyo— Researchers have created a new way of telling “aged” human cells apart from younger ones using electric fields. While key markers have been found for these “senescent” cells, current…
New research casts doubt on ancient drying of…
The study challenges the idea that the climate of northern Africa dried out around 3 million years ago, a time when the earliest known hominids appear in the fossil record. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [BU] — A study…