Technical challenges at the annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) meeting led to at least one lively exchange of stem cell jokes in the chat box as the audience waited for talks to resume, including stem cell parental advice: “You can be anything you want when you grow up!”
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: A focused approach to imaging neural activity in the brain; International study discovers 3 potential new targets for treating epilepsy; New genetic mutations linked to ASD; Alzheimer’s study finds higher risk of disease in women vs. men due to hormones.
BioWorld looks at translational medicine, including: A Tau-sand forms of tau?; P53 ‘glue’ gums up cancer cells; Shock and kill with less toxicity; Placental attachment theory.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Border detection algorithm for melanoma; Predicting future suicide risk; Multiracial study gives new diabetes insights; Patient genetic variants linked to wound microbiomes.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Nuclear softening allows cells to move into dense tissue, encouraging injury repair; 3D X-ray reveals secrets from inside bones; Fantastic muscle proteins and where to find them.
By targeting chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to a senescence marker, researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have developed a CAR T cell that had beneficial effects in mouse models of both liver fibrosis and lung cancer.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: Focused ultrasound may help thwart glioblastoma; Manipulating the macrophage for cancer therapy; FDA’s oncology center initiates patient voice program; FDA’s oncology center initiates patient voice program; Sedentary behavior predictive of cancer mortality.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: App helps to detect fluid in the lungs in HF patients; Connection between opioids and heart surgery; 3D map of heart’s neurons.
By targeting chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to a senescence marker, researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have developed a CAR T cell that had beneficial effects in mouse models of both liver fibrosis and lung cancer.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: High-resolution 3D model reveals similarity in Alzheimer's, diabetes; New MRI test shows promise in detecting CTE in football players; Neuropointdx reports metabolic biomarker found in children with ASD.
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