High-tech gene-therapy advances offer hope for patients with hard-to-treat blood disorders (NEW ORLEANS, December 7, 2013) – A series of advancements in genetically engineered cell therapies demonstrate early efficacy and safety in patients ...

Advances in stem cell transplantation strategies show promise to improve availability, success (NEW ORLEANS, December 7, 2013) – Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), once considered an effective yet risky alternative to drug ...

International gene therapy trial for 'bubble boy' disease shows promising early results 8 of 9 children treated doing well, according to data presented to American Society of Hematology (NEW ORLEANS, December 7, 2013) – Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ...

Penn Medicine team reports on study of first 59 leukemia patients who received cell therapy Genetically modified cells produce long-term remissions, persist in patients' bodies for over 3 years NEW ORLEANS – Three and a half years after ...

Decreased diversity of bacteria microbiome in the gut is associated with risk of colorectal cancer Decreased diversity in the microbial community found in the human gut is associated with colorectal cancer, according to a new study published ...

Gut microbes may be a risk factor for colorectal cancer Findings have potential implications for prevention and treatment of the second leading cause of cancer death in the US (New York City) December 6, 2013 -- ...

NIST calibration tools to encourage use of novel medical imaging technique The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed prototype calibration tools for an experimental medical imaging technique that offers ...

Cancer-promoting protein is vital to safe division of tumor cells PKM2 controls mitosis, saving cancer cells from death and promoting brain tumor growth HOUSTON – Researchers have caught a protein they previously implicated in a variety ...

CU researchers may have discovered a plan to disable Meniere's disease AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 6, 2013) Researchers at University of Colorado School of Medicine may have figured out what causes Meniere's disease and how to attack it. According to ...

Atlantic Ocean's system 90L gets an infrared NASA look NASA's infrared instrument called AIRS that flies aboard the Aqua satellite gave scientists another look at the clouds and convection happening in a non-tropical low pressure area that's struggling to organize ...

NASA satellite catches birth of Tropical Cyclone 06B NASA's Aqua satellite provided visible and infrared satellite imagery to forecasters helping confirm the birth of the sixth tropical cyclone of the Northern Indian Ocean cyclone season. Tropical Cyclone 06B, ...

Clinical waste may prove valuable for monitoring treatment response in ovarian cancer Novel device able to isolate, analyze cancer cells from usually discarded abdominal fluid A microchip-based device developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) ...

To improve foster care, add a psychiatric nurse to treatment team Nurses bring fresh perspective to caring for troubled teens, Saint Louis U researcher finds ST. LOUIS -- Psychiatric nurses offer a missing and critical point of view in treating adolescents in foster ...

H7N9 influenza virus not adapted to efficient human-to-human transmission WHAT: The avian H7N9 influenza virus that emerged earlier this year in China is poorly adapted for sustained transmission between humans, suggesting ...

Stanford scientists probe abandoned mine for clues about permanent CO2 sequestration VIDEO: Stanford University Professor Kate Maher is exploring ways to convert carbon ...

Quality of biodiversity, not just quantity, is key Right mix of species is needed for conservation DURHAM, N.C. -- For years, scientists have believed that preserving more species, no matter which ones, is a key component to enhancing how well an ecosystem performs. Not so ...

Linguists to gather in Minneapolis for national conference Research highlights (Washington, DC) – Hundreds of linguistics scholars from across the U.S. and around the world will convene in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the 88th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society ...

LSU researcher shows possibility of cloning quantum information from the past Popular television shows such as "Doctor Who" have brought the idea of time travel into the vernacular of popular culture. But problem of time travel is even more complicated than one ...

New NASA animations show massive rainfall totals from 2013 Philippine Tropical Cyclones Rainfall data from the TRMM satellite was compiled and analyzed for tropical cyclones affecting the Philippines in 2013 and made into a movie. Satellite data showed that almost ...

Who's patenting whose genome? An international project has developed a free and open public resource that will bring much-needed transparency to the murky and contentious world of gene patenting. In a paper from Cambia and Queensland University ...

Study reveals gene expression changes with meditation MADISON - With evidence growing that meditation can have beneficial health effects, scientists have sought to understand how these practices physically affect the body. A new study by researchers in Wisconsin, ...

An important discovery of marine fossils in the upper part of the Permian Linxi Formation, China In a recent study, large numbers of bryozoan and other typical marine fossils were discovered for the first time in the thick limestone layers and lenses of the upper part ...

Propagated sensation along the meridian exists objectively However, as the propagated sensation along the meridian is a subjective feeling, there is no direct evidence for its presence. According to a study published in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 8, No. ...

Aging process accompanied by decreased hippocampal synaptophysin Caveolin-1 may be a new target for interfering with age-dependent decline in synaptic plasticity. To explore the relationship between synaptic plasticity in the aging process and changes in learning ...

Progesterone changes may cause cognitive impairment of Alzheimer's disease patients Steroid hormones and their metabolites within the central nervous system are commonly defined as neuroactive steroids or neurosteroids. Although neuroactive steroids have been shown ...