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Image: Lung tissue from cIAP2-deficient mice showing effects on epithelial cells of influenza infection (Photo courtesy of McGill University).

Protein Protects Lung Tissues from Influenza Virus

Researchers studying how the body responds to influenza infection have found that the protein called "cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2" protects the lungs against pulmonary tissue necrosis during virus infection to promote host survival.  More...
28 Jan 2014
Image: According to a new study, the ability of Tianqi, a Chinese herbal medicine, to reduce the risk of developing diabetes, is similar to that of diabetes drugs, metformin and acarbose (Photo courtesy of the University of Chicago).

Traditional Chinese Herbs Found to Suppress Progression of Diabetes

Traditional Chinese herbal medicines have the potential for slowing the progression from prediabetes to a clinical diabetes diagnosis, according to new research.  More...
28 Jan 2014
Image: Replicating human beta cells. In cells where p57 was successfully inhibited, beta cells could undergo DNA replication. Pink: nucleus that has undergone DNA replication. Green: Insulin. Blue: Nuclei counterstained for DNA. White: p57 (Photo courtesy of Dr. Klaus Kaestner, University of Pennsylvania).

Blocking a Cell Cycle Inhibitor Stimulates Replication of Insulin-Producing Beta Cells

Diabetes researchers have found that they could stimulate replication of mature pancreatic beta cells by blocking the activity of the cell cycle inhibitor protein p57Kip2.  More...
27 Jan 2014
Image: Engineers developed the first tiny, synthetic machines that can swim by themselves, powered by beating heart cells (Photo courtesy of Alex Jerez Roman, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology).

Swimming Bio-Bots Designed to Traverse Biologic Aquatic Environments

Scientists have devised synthetic, tiny self-propelled swimming bio-bots that are able to move through the aquatic fluids of the body.  More...
27 Jan 2014

Human Genetics Research Initiative to Accelerate Drug Discovery, Development

A new collaboration of a pharmaceutical company and health system in the United States has been established with the goal of enhancing patient care and accelerating new drug discovery and developments.  More...
27 Jan 2014
Image: The structure of the nanoparticle (left) and how the nanoparticles home in on a tumor and shrink it (right) (Photo courtesy of North Carolina State University).

Nanoparticle Co-Delivery of a Membrane-Associated Protein and a Small-Molecule Anticancer Drug Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy in a Mouse Model

Combining two anticancer drugs within a novel targeted nanoparticle overcomes their shortcomings and forms the basis for a new therapeutic agent with improved inhibition of tumor growth in a mouse xenograft- tumor model.   More...
23 Jan 2014
Image: Cellular uptake of nanoparticles encapsulating both dye and luteolin (Photo courtesy of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University).

Luteolin Nanocapsules Demonstrate Effective Anticancer Activity in Mouse Model

Nanocapsules containing the natural antioxidant luteolin were found to be significantly more effective than natural luteolin in inhibiting growth of cancer cells both in culture and in a mouse xenograft model.  More...
23 Jan 2014
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