3-D gaming gear gives biologists an eye-opening look at cells in action
10/07/2014
For hundreds of years biologists have studied cells through the lens of a microscope.
Safe handling guidelines for administration of antineoplastic drugs not adhered to
10/07/2014
A new National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) study, published online in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, found that recommended safe handling practices...
Barcoding tool for stem cells tracks the origin of blood cells, challenges scientific dogma
10/07/2014
A 7-year-project to develop a barcoding and tracking system for tissue stem cells has revealed previously unrecognized features of normal blood production: New data from Harvard Stem Cell Institute...
New discovery in the microbiology of serious human disease
10/07/2014
Previously undiscovered secrets of how human cells interact with a bacterium which causes a serious human disease have been revealed in new research by microbiologists at The University of...
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a biomarker living next door to the KLK3 gene that can predict which GS7 prostate cancer patients will have a more...
Melanoma studies dominate ESMO
10/07/2014
We report on the European Society for Medical Oncology 2014 meeting, which took place in Spain at the end of September and focused on melanoma studies.
Stochastic variations of migration speed between cells in clonal populations
10/07/2014
Microfluidic tools for precision measurements of cell migration speed reveal that migratory speed of individual cells changes stochastically from parent cells to their descendants, while the...
Factors identified that are associated with childhood brain tumors
10/07/2014
Older parents, birth defects, maternal nutrition and childhood exposure to CT scans and pesticides are increasingly being associated with brain tumors in children, according to new research from the...
13th Report on Carcinogens released by HHS
10/07/2014
Four substances have been added in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 13th Report on Carcinogens, a science-based document that identifies chemical, biological, and physical agents that...
A new look at treating endometrial, colon cancers
10/07/2014
PIK3R1 cancer gene mutations, not cancer gene alone, may stop tumor growthScientists love acronyms.