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Simple switch turns cells embryonic
15.6.2007 | Press monitoring
Research reported this week by three different groups shows that normal skin cells can be reprogrammed to an embryonic state in mice1, 2, 3. The race is now on to apply the surprisingly straightforward procedure to human cells. If researchers succeed, it will make it relatively easy to produce cells that seem indistinguishable from embryonic...
Fighting bird flu with RNAi
14.6.2007 | Press monitoring
Scientists at CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong have launched a potentially revolutionary research project aimed at reducing the threat of the lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus. Dr John Lowenthal's AAHL research team will explore two different ways of protecting the US$300 billion global poultry industry against...
Stem cells: back to the future
13.6.2007 | Press monitoring
Stem-cell researchers around the world face both religious and secular concerns about the therapeutic use of stem cells from surplus embryos or aborted foetuses.
Antibiotic Use in Infants Linked to Asthma
12.6.2007 | Press monitoring
New research indicates that children who receive antibiotics before their first birthday are significantly more likely to develop asthma by age 7. The study, published in the June issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), reports that children receiving antibiotics in the first year of life were...
Transgenic crops relatively kind to insects
10.6.2007 | Press monitoring
Crops modified to produce insecticides against pests are relatively kind to other insects, an analysis of 42 field experiments suggests. Fields of transgenic cotton and corn contain more non-target insects than those of traditional crops sprayed with insecticides, the study shows. But both have fewer such insects than traditional fields that...
Super Fruit Fly May Lead To Healthier Humans; Aging Slowed With Single Protein
9.6.2007 | Press monitoring
But humans still may get something out of the deal. As reported online in Nature Chemical Biology, the discovery that a single protein can inhibit aging holds implications for human longevity and for treatment of some of the world's most feared diseases.
Biologists Make Skin Cells Work Like Stem Cells
8.6.2007 | Press monitoring
In a surprising advance that could sidestep the ethical debates surrounding stem cell biology, researchers have come much closer to a major goal of regenerative medicine, the conversion of a patient’s cells into specialized tissues that might replace those lost to disease.
Cancer Drug Enhances Long-term Memory
7.6.2007 | Press monitoring
A drug used to treat cancer has been shown to enhance long-term memory and strengthen neural connections in the brain, according to a new study by UC Irvine scientists.
Stem cell therapy for eye disease
6.6.2007 | Press monitoring
UK scientists are attempting to restore vision in people with a leading cause of blindness using stem cells.
Genomic signatures identify targeted therapies for lung cancer
5.6.2007 | Press monitoring
Any number of things can go wrong in the cells of the body to cause cancer -- and clinicians can't tell by just looking at a tumor what exactly triggered the once normal cells to turn cancerous.
