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Collaborative Agreement to Aid in Setting Guidelines for Evaluating Potential Ebola Therapy

Cooperation between an Israeli biopharmaceutical company and medical branches of the US government is designed to set ground rules for continued evaluation of an experimental therapy for Ebola virus disease. More...
25 Jul 2016

Sartorius Acquires US Start-up ViroCyt

Sartorius AG (Göttingen, Germany), a pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment provider, has acquired ViroCyt Incorporated (Broomfield, CO, USA), a start-up in the field of rapid virus quantification, in a deal valued at approximately USD 16 million. More...
22 Jul 2016
Image: The green-labeled cells show a basal cell carcinoma in mouse tail epidermis derived from a single mutant stem cell and expanding out of the normal epidermis stained in red (Photo courtesy of Adriana Sánchez-Danés, Université Libre de Bruxelles).

Stem Cells Not Progenitors Can Trigger Skin Cancer Growth

Cancer researchers have discovered that stem cells can initiate development of malignant skin tumors, while progenitor cells are limited to triggering only benign growths. More...
21 Jul 2016
Image: A normal muscle (left) is compared to a muscle lacking beta1-integrin (right) (Photo courtesy of Chen-Ming Fan, Michelle Rozo / Carnegie Institution for Science).

Age-Related Lack of Attachment Proteins Diminishes Regenerative Ability of Muscle Tissue

The cellular attachment proteins fibronectin and beta1-integrin have been linked to age-related changes that limit the ability of muscle tissue to regenerate and in the reduced maintenance of muscle stem cells. More...
20 Jul 2016
Image: A crystal structure model of the surface of the AAV-2 serotype of adeno-associated virus (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Gene Replacement Therapy Cures Emphysema in Mouse Model

A virus-like vector loaded with the gene for production of the enzyme alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) successfully established production of the protein in the lungs of mice serving as a model for human emphysema. More...
19 Jul 2016
Image: Three microfluidic devices filled with food color dyes. The device, about the size of a credit card, is designed for the 3D growth of breast, lung, and other types of cancer cells while being exposed to an electric field (Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Novel 3D Growth Chamber Designed for Investigating Effects of Electric Fields on Cancer

A team of bioengineers designed and manufactured a novel microfluidic device for use in studying the effects of an electric field on the growth and spread of cancer cells. More...
19 Jul 2016
Image: A photomicrograph of a human neuron in culture (Photo courtesy of Shelley Halpain, University of California, San Diego).

Exosome-Derived Biomarker Predicts Likelihood of Developing Alzheimer's Disease

Neurological disease researchers have developed a method for using a biomarker in the blood to predict the likelihood of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) progressing into full-blown Alzheimer's disease (AD). More...
18 Jul 2016
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