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No evidence to support stem cell therapy for pediatric optic nerve hypoplasia

2013-10-22
No evidence to support stem cell therapy for pediatric optic nerve hypoplasia US experts report on their independent study of Chinese stem cell treatment protocol in the journal of AAPOS San Francisco, CA, October 22, 2013 – A study performed at Children's Hospital ...

Foot and mouth disease in sub-Saharan Africa moves over short distances, wild buffalo are a problem

2013-10-22
Foot and mouth disease in sub-Saharan Africa moves over short distances, wild buffalo are a problem New research shows that in sub-Saharan Africa the virus responsible for foot and mouth disease (FMD) moves over relatively short distances and the African buffalo ...

Adalimumab reduces inflammation in refractory pediatric uveitis

2013-10-22
Adalimumab reduces inflammation in refractory pediatric uveitis Biologic agent offers new option for steroid-resistant patients, according to study published in the Journal of AAPOS San Francisco, CA, October 22, 2013 – A new study published in the current issue ...

Research offers new insight in quest for single vaccine against multiple influenza strains

2013-10-21
Research offers new insight in quest for single vaccine against multiple influenza strains A study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital identifies new path to a universal influenza vaccine emphasizing production of broadly specific antibodies ...

Physical cues help mature cells revert into embryonic-like stem cells

2013-10-21
Physical cues help mature cells revert into embryonic-like stem cells Berkeley — Bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have shown that physical cues can replace certain chemicals when nudging mature cells back to a pluripotent stage, ...

Shining the soothing light

2013-10-21
Shining the soothing light Almost all patients suffering from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) develop canker sores, a complication resulting from different modalities of treatment, namely stem cell transplantation, chemotherapy, ...

NTU scientists make breakthrough solar technology

2013-10-21
NTU scientists make breakthrough solar technology Unique material is far cheaper to produce and generates almost as much power as today's thin film solar cells In the near future, solar panels will not only be more efficient but also a lot cheaper and affordable ...

Topological light: Living on the edge

2013-10-21
Topological light: Living on the edge Topology -- the understanding of how things are connected -- remains abstract, even with the popular example of doughnuts and coffee cups. This concept, esoteric as it appears, is also neat because it is the basis for creating ultrastable ...

New nanopharmaceutical may help overcome resistance to certain anticancer drugs

2013-10-21
New nanopharmaceutical may help overcome resistance to certain anticancer drugs BOSTON — The nanopharmaceutical drug CRLX101 is showing promise as a potential new treatment for cancers that develop resistance to antiangiogenic drugs and radiation ...

Antibody-drug conjugate may provide new treatment option for pancreatic cancer patients

2013-10-21
Antibody-drug conjugate may provide new treatment option for pancreatic cancer patients BOSTON — Patients with pancreatic cancer may benefit from an investigational member of an emerging class of anticancer drugs called antibody-drug conjugates, ...

New drug combinations may benefit patients with pancreatic cancer

2013-10-21
New drug combinations may benefit patients with pancreatic cancer BOSTON — Two drug combinations that simultaneously block two major signaling pathways downstream of the protein KRAS, which is aberrantly active in most pancreatic cancers, may ...

Tuberculosis and the social lives of badgers

2013-10-21
Tuberculosis and the social lives of badgers Badgers are an important wildlife reservoir for tuberculosis infection, a disease that leads thousands of cattle to slaughter each year. Now, researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on October 21 have found ...

Traffic-related air pollution a substantial public health concern

2013-10-21
Traffic-related air pollution a substantial public health concern Traffic-related air pollution is increasingly shown to have negative health effects according to a growing body of epidemiologic evidence and is a substantial public health concern ...

Infection connections: Badger surveillance project reveals how TB infects their social networks

2013-10-21
Infection connections: Badger surveillance project reveals how TB infects their social networks Researchers at the University of Exeter and the AHVLA's National Wildlife Management Centre have shown that the social lives of badgers are related to their risk of infection ...

Hair regeneration method is first to induce new human hair growth

2013-10-21
Hair regeneration method is first to induce new human hair growth Technique uses a patient's own cells to grow new hair NEW YORK, NY (October, 21, 2013) — Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have devised a hair restoration method ...

CWRU makes nanodiamonds in ambient conditions

2013-10-21
CWRU makes nanodiamonds in ambient conditions Opens door for flexible electronics, implants and more CLEVELAND--Instead of having to use tons of crushing force and volcanic heat to forge diamonds, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have ...

In Nepal, villagers' land uses help people and tigers, study finds

2013-10-21
In Nepal, villagers' land uses help people and tigers, study finds Annapolis, Md – Hopeful signs that humans and tigers can coexist are emerging in rural Nepal, where the government has committed to doubling populations of the critically endangered big cat ...

Study explores the role of uncertainty in infectious disease modelling

2013-10-21
Study explores the role of uncertainty in infectious disease modelling Research by scientists at the University of Liverpool has found that greater consideration of the limitations and uncertainties present in every infectious disease model would improve ...

Targeting cancer's sweet tooth

2013-10-21
Targeting cancer's sweet tooth A study of how cancer cells get energy and raw materials for growth from glucose opens doors to new therapies October 21, 2013, New York, NY– Ludwig researchers have elucidated a key mechanism by which cancer cells ...

Maternal smoking may impair infant immunity, causing a broad range of infections

2013-10-21
Maternal smoking may impair infant immunity, causing a broad range of infections Smoking cessation, even during pregnancy, may reduce infant hospitalizations and death ORLANDO. Fla. – Maternal smoking is associated with both respiratory and non-respiratory ...

NUS scientists identify molecular switch that suppresses development of liver cancer

2013-10-21
NUS scientists identify molecular switch that suppresses development of liver cancer Findings by researchers contribute towards the development and application of therapeutics for liver cancer A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore ...

The Danes do not abandon church Christianity

2013-10-21
The Danes do not abandon church Christianity "We know from numerous international studies within sociology, as well as our own research, that people tend to keep the religious values impressed on them during childhood. If we were in the midst of a spiritual ...

Cleaner and greener cities with integrated transparent solar cells

2013-10-21
Cleaner and greener cities with integrated transparent solar cells High power conversion of new solar cells that are thin, flexible, and transparent makes them ideal for a wealth of new applications Imagine buildings in which the windows ...

The potential of straw for the energy mix has been underestimated

2013-10-21
The potential of straw for the energy mix has been underestimated Study: Straw could supply energy to several millions of households in Germany This news release is available in German. Leipzig. Straw from agriculture could play an important ...

Scientists untangle nanotubes to release their potential in the electronics industry

2013-10-21
Scientists untangle nanotubes to release their potential in the electronics industry VIDEO: Researchers have demonstrated how to produce electronic inks for ...
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