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Europeans have a growing appetite for plant-based foods, but Danes lag behind other countries

A major new survey on meat consumption in Europe reports that Europeans have a growing appetite for plant-based foods and that meat consumption has dipped. While this applies to Denmark as well, Danes lag behind the other countries in the survey.

10 Nov 2021

Research reveals pathways controlling osteocyte development

Osteocytes are seen within bone tissue. They are cells with tree-like projections known as dendrites vital for receiving communication from other cells.

4 Nov 2021

Study identifies genes involved in people with osteoarthritis

The major cause of pain and disability globally is osteoarthritis.

1 Nov 2021

New approach to cut off cancer cells’ food supply and kill them

Inositol is a sugar required for cells to survive. Most cells either get it from the bloodstream or make it themselves. Since there is plenty of inositol available, some cancer cells decide to stop making it.

28 Oct 2021

Consecutive irradiation with two lasers results in increased stem cell proliferation and differentiation

Stem cell therapy needs a lot of human cells, of a specific type. Shining a near-infrared laser on adult stem cells derived from human body fat, makes the stem cells replicate 54% faster.

27 Oct 2021

Pioneering gene therapy has long-lasting effects on children with deadly immune disorder

Over a decade ago, UCLA physician-scientists began using a pioneering gene therapy they developed to treat children born with a rare and deadly immune system disorder. They now report that the effects of the therapy appear to be long-lasting, with 90% of patients who received the treatment eight to 11 years ago still disease-free.

18 Oct 2021

Scientists show how skin T cells can damage other organs in stem cell transplant patients

More than 40,000 allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants are carried out worldwide every year, mostly for patients suffering from leukemia or other diseases of the hematopoietic system.

15 Oct 2021

New technology efficiently delivers immune checkpoint inhibitors for treating brain tumors

Multi-institutional researchers have succeeded in efficiently delivering an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) into the mouse brain, confirming its high efficacy and specificity in treating orthotopically transplanted mice with glioblastoma (GBM). The research was published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

12 Oct 2021

$Mesenchymal stem cells with enhanced fracture healing abilities identified$

Mesenchymal stem cells with enhanced fracture healing abilities identified

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are anticipated to harbor great potential in the area of regenerative medicine, which aims at restoring damaged tissues.

8 Oct 2021

Study explores molecular mechanism behind cell homing

Research reveals how stem cells slow down their rolling inside the circulatory system by developing long tethers that bind to the inner surfaces of blood vessels.

8 Oct 2021

Study sheds light on blood and immune systems development in prenatal bone marrow

Researchers carried out the first extensive investigation of the formation of the blood and immune systems in the prenatal bone marrow.

4 Oct 2021

Delta opioid receptor agonists modulate immune responses to ameliorate colonic inflammation

Opioids are a class of substances that control sensations such as pain and emotions in animals. While plant-derived opioid narcotics such as morphine are the most well-recognized, other opioid molecules like endorphins can also be synthesized by the body or artificially developed in laboratories.

From Tokyo University of Science 1 Oct 2021

Study pinpoints means to restore the efficacy of drugs for acute myeloid leukemia

Researchers elucidate why certain drugs, in clinical trials, for treating a kind of acute myeloid leukemia often fail and revealed a means to restore their efficacy.

1 Oct 2021

Changes in epigenome responsible for reduced stem cell function upon aging

The bones become thinner with age, resulting in frequent fractures and making them susceptible to bone diseases like osteoporosis.

From The Max Planck Institute 20 Sep 2021

New Cornell study finds potential treatment for MRSA ‘superbug’

A new Cornell study has found the antimicrobial properties of certain stem cell proteins could offer a potential treatment to reduce infection in skin wounds.

17 Sep 2021

Scientists discover how thousands of tiny anchors help the cells stay put and resist disruptions

Most of the cells in our bodies – be they bone, muscle or pancreas cells – are locked into the right place with the help of tiny anchors (called 'focal adhesions').

From The University of New South Wales (UNSW) 14 Sep 2021

Stem cell transplantation leaves no scars in the DNA of transplanted cells

Stem cell transplants do not lead to changes in the DNA of the donor cells. That's according to a new study, which provides important evidence for the safety of this procedure.

8 Sep 2021

Genetically engineered cells deliver drugs in response to inflammation

With a goal of developing rheumatoid arthritis therapies with minimal side effects, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have genetically engineered cells that, when implanted in mice, will deliver a biologic drug in response to inflammation.

2 Sep 2021

UMSOM study suggests a genetic basis behind instantaneous human compatibility

Have you ever met someone you instantly liked, or at other times, someone who you knew immediately that you did not want to be friends with, although you did not know why?