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Image: Hair follicle (blue) being attacked by T cells (green) (Photo courtesy of Christiano Lab/Columbia University Medical Center).

Hair Restoration Method Clones Patients’ Cells to Grow New Hair Follicles

Researchers have developed of a new hair restoration approach that uses a patient’s cells to grow new hair follicles. In addition, the [US] Food and Drugs Administration recently approved a new drug found to restore hair in patients with Alopecia areata.  More...
09 Sep 2014
Image: Illustration comparing a normal blood vessel and partially blocked vessel due to atherosclerotic plaque build-up (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Mutation Reducing Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Activity Lowers Heart Attack Risk

A team of Finnish cardiovascular disease researchers found that a mutation generating a low-expression variant of fatty acid-binding protein 4, reduced the risk of heart attack and stroke.    More...
08 Sep 2014

Nanotechnology Provides an Armory of Imaging and Therapeutic Applications

Scientists have created dynamic nanoparticles that could provide a range of applications to diagnose and treat cancer. Built on a simple-to-construct polymer base, these particles can be utilized as contrast agents to illuminate tumors for MRI and PET scans or deliver chemo and other therapies to kill tumors.  More...
08 Sep 2014
Image: H2AX foci following gamma irradiation for measurement of DNA (Photo courtesy of the [US] National Institutes of Health).

New ELISA Kit Measures Drug-Induced DNA Breaks

A gamma H2AX pharmacodynamic assay kit for the study of double strand DNA breaks through the detection of the phosphorylated histone, gamma-H2AX, is now available for drug developers as well as biotech and other life science researchers.  More...
07 Sep 2014

Bladder Tissue Regeneration Strategy Developed Using Anti-inflammatory Nanomolecules

New nanotechnology has been developed that may protect the body against inflammatory reactions.  More...
07 Sep 2014
Image: Ball-and-stick model of the naphthalene molecule, as determined from X-ray crystallographic data (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Naphthalene-Dipeptide Hydrogels Destroy Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Biofilms

Novel hydrogels derived from self-assembling dipeptides conjugated to naphthalene were shown to dissolve bacterial biofilms, which indicated considerable promise for use in constructing bacteria-resistant nanomaterial structures, biomaterials, and drug delivery devices.  More...
03 Sep 2014
Image: Co-Lead author of the study, Livia Eberlin, PhD, operating a DESI-MS system (Photo courtesy of Purdue News Service).

Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging Guides Removal of Brain Tumors

US researchers have developed an imaging system that rapidly and accurately detects a molecular marker found in brain gliomas. The technology has the potential to optimize the precision of these difficult surgeries by enabling the total removal of the tumor, while reducing residual damage to brain tissue and neural function.  More...
03 Sep 2014
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