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Faulty bioelectric signal responsible for facial defects caused by rare genetic disorder
2/11/2016
Discovery may also shed light on fetal alcohol syndrome and other conditions.
Inhibiting age-related inflammation maintains healthy gut microbiota and extends lifespan
2/11/2016
Aging is associated with a wide range of tissue dysfunctions. Among these are metaplasias - conditions in which one kind of tissue is replaced by another type, causing misregulation of regional...
Breast cancer risk higher in women with overactive thyroid
2/11/2016
High levels of thyroid hormone are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women, according to a 36 yearlong study of more than four million women published in the European Journal of...
Nanoparticle reduces targeted cancer drug's toxicity
2/11/2016
In one of the first efforts to date to apply nanotechnology to targeted cancer therapeutics, researchers have created a nanoparticle formulation of a cancer drug that is both effective and nontoxic...
Inhibiting age-related inflammation maintains healthy gut microbiota and extends lifespan
2/11/2016
Aging is associated with a wide range of tissue dysfunctions. Among these are metaplasias - conditions in which one kind of tissue is replaced by another type, causing misregulation of regional...
Hydrogels can put stem cells to sleep
2/10/2016
Unlike normal cells, stem cells are pluripotent -- they can become any cell type, which makes them powerful potential treatments for diseases such as diabetes, leukemia and age-related blindness.
Hydrogels can put stem cells to sleep
2/10/2016
Unlike normal cells, stem cells are pluripotent -- they can become any cell type, which makes them powerful potential treatments for diseases such as diabetes, leukemia and age-related blindness.
Engineering researchers use laser to 'weld' neurons
2/10/2016
Ph.D. student is first ever to connect neurons, in ground-breaking research.
New study finds interruption of radiation therapy risks cancer recurrence
2/10/2016
Missing 2 appointments of radiotherapy may impair tumor control, particularly for head and neck cancers.
Wayne State University researchers discover new source of mutations in cancer
2/10/2016
Mutations are the replacement of DNA bases known as Adenine (A), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G) and Thymine (T) with other bases.