Researchers restore vision with human adult stem cells

Researchers restore vision with human adult stem cells

Boston researchers have reported that they have successfully regrown human corneal tissue from adult stem cells. Loss of this tissue is one of the...
USC scientists examine the impact of a very specific defect in DNA replication

USC scientists examine the impact of a very specific defect in DNA replication

USC researchers peering deep inside a living cell have discovered something surprising: Its system for preventing genetic damage linked to diseases can fail so...

Study: Why our sense of smell declines in old age — (Details)

In mammals, generation of new neurons (neurogenesis) is mainly limited to early childhood and occurs in adulthood only in a few regions of...

Study: Plant compound shuts down tumor growth — (Details)

A natural plant compound exploits a newly identified Achilles' heel in a cancer of the eye, uveal melanoma. In human cancer cells growing...
Millions of people are killed yearly from poor air quality

Millions of people are killed yearly from poor air quality

The quality of air on the planet earth is becoming poorer and poorer from pollution and this poor air quality is killing a lot...

Study: A closer look at microtubules — (Details)

Microtubules help to regulate cell structure throughout our bodies. A group of Japanese researchers have used cryo-electron microscopy to shed light on how...
Esophageal function is implicated in life-threatening experiences in infants

Esophageal function is implicated in life-threatening experiences in infants

Esophageal function is implicated in life-threatening experiences in infants, a new study suggests. About one percent of all emergency room visits are prompted by...
Sarcoidosis suffers hear it all the time: ‘You don’t look sick!’

Sarcoidosis suffers hear it all the time: ‘You don’t look sick!’

Sufferers of the autoimmune disease Sarcoidosis and many other autoimmune diseases do not all rear their ugly heads by painting a sad face on...

Study: Scientists develop swallowable self-inflating capsule to help tackle obesity — (Details)

A team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National University Health System (NUHS) has developed a self-inflating weight management capsule...

Research: Scientist develops app to reach Black community with Coronavirus information

Photo: Donald Lynch, MD, is shown at the University of Cincinnati College of...

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