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TH17 Cells Convert from Pro-Inflammatory to Anti-Inflammatory

TH17 Cells Convert from Pro-Inflammatory to Anti-Inflammatory

Greetings, TH17 Cells Convert from Pro-Inflammatory to Anti-Inflammatory New research shows that TH17 cells can convert from pro-inflammatory to anti-inflammatory, revealing a possible therapeutic strategy for inflammation-mediated diseases. A type…

Replacing one serving of sugary drink per day by water or unsweetened tea or coffee cuts risk of type 2 diabetes, study shows

Replacing one serving of sugary drink per day by water or unsweetened tea or coffee cuts risk of type 2 diabetes, study shows

Greetings, Replacing one serving of sugary drink per day by water or unsweetened tea or coffee cuts risk of type 2 diabetes, study shows New research published in Diabetologia (the…

Uncovering new functions of a gene implicated in cancer growth opens new therapeutic possibilities

Uncovering new functions of a gene implicated in cancer growth opens new therapeutic possibilities

Greetings, Uncovering new functions of a gene implicated in cancer growth opens new therapeutic possibilities Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have shown for the first time that a gene previously…

New breast cancer gene identified by scientists

New breast cancer gene identified by scientists

Greetings, New breast cancer gene identified by scientists A new breast cancer gene has been identified in a study led by Women’s College Hospital (WCH) researcher. Credit: © vitanovski /…

Iranian researchers produce anti-cancer nano-drug

Iranian researchers produce anti-cancer nano-drug

Greetings, Iranian researchers produce anti-cancer nano-drug Iran produces anti-cancer nano-drug out of turmeric. (file photo) Iranian researchers have produced a nano-drug which has proven effective in battling treatment resistant cancers.…

Large HIV outbreak hits rural U.S. county, 142 cases reported

Large HIV outbreak hits rural U.S. county, 142 cases reported

Greetings, Large HIV outbreak hits rural U.S. county, 142 cases reported A “large” outbreak of HIV linked to needle-sharing among intravenous drug users has hit a rural county in the…

Five days of eating fatty foods can alter how your body’s muscle processes food

Five days of eating fatty foods can alter how your body’s muscle processes food

Greetings, Five days of eating fatty foods can alter how your body’s muscle processes food Hamburger and french fries (stock image). After just five days of eating a high-fat diet,…

New drug ‘100 percent successful’ in treating previously incurable hepatitis B

New drug ‘100 percent successful’ in treating previously incurable hepatitis B

Greetings, New drug ‘100 percent successful’ in treating previously incurable hepatitis B Australian scientists have used an experimental cancer drug to completely cure hundreds of mice suffering from chronic hepatitis…

Bird flu spreads to 16 U.S. states: USDA

Bird flu spreads to 16 U.S. states: USDA

Greetings, Bird flu spreads to 16 U.S. states: USDA A highly pathogenic form of avian flu called H5N2 is spreading in much of the western and midwestern United States, the…

CyTOF Gives Researchers Greater Insight into the Intricacies of Immune Cells

CyTOF Gives Researchers Greater Insight into the Intricacies of Immune Cells

Greetings, CyTOF Gives Researchers Greater Insight into the Intricacies of Immune Cells Researchers from Yale University are using CyTOF, which stands for cytometry by time-of-flight, to explore mysteries of the…

Russian scientists create ‘bio-cement’ for human bones

Russian scientists create ‘bio-cement’ for human bones

Greetings,  Russian scientists create ‘bio-cement’ for human bones…

Drugs stimulate body’s own stem cells to replace the brain cells lost in multiple sclerosis

Drugs stimulate body’s own stem cells to replace the brain cells lost in multiple sclerosis

Greetings, Drugs stimulate body’s own stem cells to replace the brain cells lost in multiple sclerosis Two FDA approved drugs were found to stimulate stem cells in the brain and…

Newly Discovered Protein ‘Turbo-Charges’ Immune System to Kill All Cancers

Newly Discovered Protein ‘Turbo-Charges’ Immune System to Kill All Cancers

Greetings, Newly Discovered Protein ‘Turbo-Charges’ Immune System to Kill All Cancers In what some are calling a “game-changer” in cancer treatment, scientists at Imperial College in London have discovered a…

5th South Dakota turkey farm infected with bird flu; crews moving to euthanize 66,000 birds

5th South Dakota turkey farm infected with bird flu; crews moving to euthanize 66,000 birds

Greetings, 5th South Dakota turkey farm infected with bird flu; crews moving to euthanize 66,000 birds Article by: KEVIN BURBACH , Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Five commercial turkey…

(Must read “note”)Ebola-Like Virus Safely Destroys Brain Tumors

(Must read “note”)Ebola-Like Virus Safely Destroys Brain Tumors

Greetings, Note: One thing that this recent finding shows us is that American scientists have been in possession of and continue to experiment Ebola like viruses, and are trying to…

Tumor-only genetic sequencing may mislead treatment for cancer patients: study

Tumor-only genetic sequencing may mislead treatment for cancer patients: study

Greetings, Tumor-only genetic sequencing may mislead treatment for cancer patients: study Tumor-only genetic sequencing as currently employed by many doctors may misdirect treatment in a large fraction of cancer patients,…

Gold Nanoparticles Intensify Cancer-Killing Radiation

Gold Nanoparticles Intensify Cancer-Killing Radiation

Greetings, Gold Nanoparticles Intensify Cancer-Killing Radiation Cancer-seeking peptides — pHLIPs — find acidic tumor cells. By attaching gold nanoparticles to pHLIPs, cancer cells receive “antennas” for radiation therapy. Cancer cells…

Alzheimer’s disease may be linked to misfiring immune system, study reveals

Alzheimer’s disease may be linked to misfiring immune system, study reveals

Greetings, Alzheimer’s disease may be linked to misfiring immune system, study reveals Researchers have found that some immune cells designed to protect the brain from infection start consuming an amino…

New Approach Halts the Growth of a Very Aggressive Form of Melanoma

New Approach Halts the Growth of a Very Aggressive Form of Melanoma

Greetings, New Approach Halts the Growth of a Very Aggressive Form of Melanoma An illustration of T Lymphocytes on a Cancer Cell. By stimulating both major branches of the immune…

Heart cells regenerated in mice….What does this mean for heart patients

Heart cells regenerated in mice….What does this mean for heart patients

Greetings, Heart cells regenerated in mice Two neonatal cardiomyocytes (stained red) undergoing cell division after treatment with NRG1 are shown. Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science When a heart attack strikes,…

Biologists Map the Habits of Cancer Cells

Biologists Map the Habits of Cancer Cells

Greetings, Biologists Map the Habits of Cancer Cells Yale University researchers are mapping the habits of cancer cells, determining which cues cause cancer cells to disperse and metastasize, how these…

New generation of antibodies highly effective against HIV

New generation of antibodies highly effective against HIV

Greetings, New generation of antibodies highly effective against HIV A new generation of antibodies can significantly reduce the number of strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the blood of…

Biologists Identify Vulnerability in Brain Cancer Cells

Biologists Identify Vulnerability in Brain Cancer Cells

Greetings, Biologists Identify Vulnerability in Brain Cancer Cells The top two panels show tumors produced by cancer cells. The outer ring of cells (blue) has enough oxygen to survive, but…

A First Human Trial Shows Promise for a New HIV-Fighting Antibody

A First Human Trial Shows Promise for a New HIV-Fighting Antibody

Greetings, A First Human Trial Shows Promise for a New HIV-Fighting Antibody HIV gets its power through adaptation. It’s easy enough to hurt the virus, give it a wicked black…

National Geographic: Newly discovered mass mortality in sea creatures along California coast — Body parts falling off, animals ‘wasting away’ — Researchers fear sea star epidemic has spread (PHOTOS)

National Geographic: Newly discovered mass mortality in sea creatures along California coast — Body parts falling off, animals ‘wasting away’ — Researchers fear sea star epidemic has spread (PHOTOS)

Greetings, National Geographic: Newly discovered mass mortality in sea creatures along California coast — Body parts falling off, animals ‘wasting away’ — Researchers fear sea star epidemic has spread (PHOTOS)…

Fish oil helps unborn children develop immunity: Australian study

Fish oil helps unborn children develop immunity: Australian study

Greetings, Fish oil helps unborn children develop immunity: Australian study An Australian study has found evidence that women taking fish oil capsules during pregnancy helps their babies develop strong immunity…

U.S. researchers separate cancer cells from blood using sound waves

U.S. researchers separate cancer cells from blood using sound waves

Greetings, U.S. researchers separate cancer cells from blood using sound waves A simple blood test may one day replace invasive biopsies thanks to a new device that uses sound waves…

Vigorous activity may help avoid early death: study

Vigorous activity may help avoid early death: study

Greetings, Vigorous activity may help avoid early death: study Even small amounts of vigorous activity, the kind that makes you breathe harder and sweat, could help reduce your risk of…

Literally…Print Your Heart Out

Literally…Print Your Heart Out

Greetings,       Print Your Heart Out Organovo’s 3D-printed liver tissue contains three different types of cells. The dominant cells, stained blue, are roughly 20 μm in diameter. Credit:…

3D-Printed Kidney Tissue Is Here

3D-Printed Kidney Tissue Is Here

Greetings,   3D-Printed Kidney Tissue Is Here Just like you would hope, something very cool was revealed at the 2015 Experimental Biology conference in Boston: the biomedical company Organovo showed…