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New automated system behaves as a promising tool to treat human bloodstream infections

When treating patients with acute infections, healthcare professionals must be able to quickly and properly determine which antibiotics are most effective in combating the disease.

20 Apr 2022

Scientists reveal the origins and provide a detailed ID card of pancreatic endocrine stem cells

The pancreas is a key metabolic regulator. When pancreatic beta cells cease producing enough insulin, blood sugar levels rise dangerously — a phenomenon known as hyperglycemia — thus triggering diabetes.

20 Apr 2022

Study provides a deeper understanding of how gene mutations contribute to breast cancer progression

A mutated gene found in more than 20% to 30% of breast cancer recurrences may help tumors become more aggressive and promote metastasis, according to a pair of new studies that uncover mechanisms behind these processes and point to new therapy targets.

From University of Pittsburgh 20 Apr 2022

Rewiring the inner workings of leukemia cells to reverse drug resistance

Researchers from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London have identified a way to reverse resistance to a group of cancer drugs, known as kinase inhibitors, in leukemia cells.

20 Apr 2022

Study shows how peptide inhibitor helps to treat Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, around 11% of the population, comprising 65-year old and above—in the United States has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most prevalent form of dementia that causes memory loss and cognitive impairment.

19 Apr 2022

Researchers analyze the body’s immune cells with blood cancer cells

One in every two people will acquire cancer at some point in their lives, according to the most recent international estimate.

19 Apr 2022

New research shows significant variations in B-cells in women with PPD

Jerry Guintivano, PhD, of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, led an exclusive transcriptome-wide association research that showed substantial changes in B-cells in women with postpartum depression, with pathway observations indicating modified B-cell activation and insulin resistance.

19 Apr 2022

Researchers use CRISPR gene editing tool to analyze globin gene switching

CRISPR gene editing—a form of “molecular scissors”—was used by UNSW researchers to investigate how deletions in one section of the genome might impact the expression of surrounding genes.

From The University of New South Wales (UNSW) 19 Apr 2022

Research associates depressive diseases and deformability of blood cells

For the first time, a study conducted by the TU Dresden and the University of Zurich in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light finds a relationship between depressive disorders and mechanical features of all main blood cell types.

19 Apr 2022

Comprehensive review provides insights on salt-reducing technologies in food production

Sodium is an essential micronutrient, but the amount we need is small. Three slices of bread or one teaspoon of table salt will do it, and chances are your daily sodium intake is far greater.

19 Apr 2022

A new rule book for the design of therapeutic cells with improved specificity and safety

Therapies based on engineered immune cells have recently emerged as a promising approach in the treatment of cancer.

18 Apr 2022

Scientists decipher a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain

Gut microbiota by-products circulate in the bloodstream, regulating host physiological processes including immunity, metabolism and brain functions.

From Institut Pasteur 18 Apr 2022

Immune cell migration contributes to inefficient antitumor immunity, study finds

Mutations in the APC gene cause the production of intestinal polyps in persons suffering from familial adenomatous polyposis, a genetic disease that predisposes them to colon cancer.

From Institut Pasteur 15 Apr 2022

Cell-derived therapy may help treat ventricular arrhythmia

Vesicles secreted from human heart cells may repair damaged tissue and prevent lethal heart rhythm disorders, according to a new study from investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.

13 Apr 2022

Max Planck researchers reveal the structure of kinetochore corona

During cell division in a mother cell, the 23 chromosomes that carry the human genome must be first copied and later delivered to two newly forming daughter cells.

From The Max Planck Institute 11 Apr 2022

Researchers create RNA molecules to address human pancreatic beta cells

Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have created RNA molecules that bind to human pancreatic beta cells, which generate insulin and are destroyed in type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients.

11 Apr 2022

Study shows how biodegradable gel helps immune system to keep cancer away

After tumors are surgically removed, a novel biodegradable gel increases the immune system’s capacity to keep cancer away.

11 Apr 2022

New scalable method to advance maturation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

A Mount Sinai-led team has developed a reproducible and scalable method to advance maturation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs)-;cells that support heart muscle contraction, generated in the lab from human stem cell lines-;which researchers say will improve approaches for disease modeling, regenerative therapies, and drug testing.

8 Apr 2022

Curcumin released from magnetic hydrogels can aid in vascular regeneration

A finding by UC Riverside bioengineers could hasten development of lab-grown blood vessels and other tissues to replace and regenerate damaged tissues in human patients.

7 Apr 2022

Combining organoids and microfluidics to study how the immune system responds to hepatitis C

A vaccine for hepatitis C has eluded scientists for more than 30 years, for several reasons. For one, the virus that causes the disease comes in many genetic forms, complicating the creation of a widely effective vaccine.

7 Apr 2022

Blood News and Research

New automated system behaves as a promising tool to treat human bloodstream infections

Scientists reveal the origins and provide a detailed ID card of pancreatic endocrine stem cells

Study provides a deeper understanding of how gene mutations contribute to breast cancer progression

Rewiring the inner workings of leukemia cells to reverse drug resistance

Study shows how peptide inhibitor helps to treat Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease

Researchers analyze the body’s immune cells with blood cancer cells

New research shows significant variations in B-cells in women with PPD

Researchers use CRISPR gene editing tool to analyze globin gene switching

Research associates depressive diseases and deformability of blood cells

Comprehensive review provides insights on salt-reducing technologies in food production

A new rule book for the design of therapeutic cells with improved specificity and safety

Scientists decipher a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain

Immune cell migration contributes to inefficient antitumor immunity, study finds

Cell-derived therapy may help treat ventricular arrhythmia

Max Planck researchers reveal the structure of kinetochore corona

Researchers create RNA molecules to address human pancreatic beta cells

Study shows how biodegradable gel helps immune system to keep cancer away

New scalable method to advance maturation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

Curcumin released from magnetic hydrogels can aid in vascular regeneration

Combining organoids and microfluidics to study how the immune system responds to hepatitis C

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