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Scientists unveil biological process that spurs blood vessels growth
Washington, Sept 15 (ANI): In a novel study, scientists from University of North Carolina and the College of Arts and Sciences have identified a novel mechanism that triggers blood vessel growth.
They have found that vascular networks form and expand by “sprouting” similar to the way trees grow new branches.
The process allows fresh [...]
Master gene that switches on disease-fighting cells identified
London, Sep 14 (ANI): British scientists have identified the master gene, called E4bp4, that causes blood stem cells to turn into disease-fighting ‘Natural Killer’ (NK) immune cells.
The discovery, by researchers at Imperial College London, UCL and the Medical Research Council’s National Institute for Medical Research, could one day help scientists boost the body’s production of [...]
Missing protein in rare genetic brain disorder restored
Washington, Sep 7 (ANI): By using protease inhibitors, researchers at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) have restored to normal levels a key protein that is involved in early brain development, and causes the rare brain disorder lissencephaly.
Reduced levels of the protein called LIS1 have been shown to cause lissencephaly, which is characterized by brain [...]
Meet the dog that survived despite eating 1000 magnets!
Melbourne, Aug 31 (ANI): A dog ate almost 1000 magnets, but is still alive after an emergency surgery.
The X-ray of Polly’s stomach showed a clump of magnets in it, when its owner Cathy James took it to vet Dr. Glen Hastie at Sunbury Animal Hospital, after it fell seriously ill.
The owner of the blue heeler [...]
Gerard Butler takes to playing ‘cat and mouse game’ with paparazzi
Washington, Aug 31 (ANI): Scottish actor Gerard Butler is so harried by the paparazzi following him that he has taken to playing a cat and mouse game with them.
Butler, 39, has become a well-known star, and with rumours of a romance with actress Jennifer Aniston, he has become the hot target for celebrity photographers.
But [...]
Novel method to make safer human stem cells uses just one gene
London, Aug 29 (ANI): Inching closer to curing diseases like Parkinson’s using cells generated from a patient’s own body, researchers have successfully reprogrammed human nerve cells back to an embryo-like state by using just a single gene.
It is known that embryonic stem cells are pluripotent – they can develop into any of the body’s cell [...]
Mice living in sandy hills quickly evolved lighter coloration
Washington, August 28 (ANI): Scientists at Harvard University have found that deer mice living in Nebraska’s Sand Hills quickly evolved lighter coloration after glaciers deposited sand dunes atop what had been much darker soil some 10,000 years ago.
Co-authors Catherine R. Linnen and Hopi E. Hoekstra show that the different [...]
Meet the dog who thinks he’s a cat!
London, August 25 (ANI): In a bizarre case of identity crisis, a dog who shared his home with 40 cats, and has a feline for his best friend, has been offered for adoption.
Chippy was tagged as an “honorary” feline by the Cats Protection League, after he failed to learn how to be a dog.
The charity [...]
‘Thick’ blood causes as well as protects from heart attack, stroke
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Animal studies carried out by researchers at Heidelberg University Hospital have shown that “thick” blood can not only cause heart attack and stroke, but also prevent them.
In their study report, the scientists say that mice with a greater tendency to form blood clots have larger plaques in their vessels, but they [...]
Potential target to treat patients with deadly lung disease identified
London, Aug 24 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a potential target that could help treat patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a deadly lung disease.
They found that targeting of a novel gene utilizing genetic and pharmacologic strategies was successful in treating pulmonary fibrosis in mice and will be developed for future testing [...]
Epilepsy linked to disruption of brain development during early childhood
London, August 24 (ANI): Scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) say that a form of partial epilepsy, which is associated with auditory and other sensory hallucinations, may result from the disruption of brain development during early childhood.
The researchers claim that their findings provide the first genetic link between childhood brain development and a [...]
Gene discovery sheds light on a critical protein’s function in hearing
Washington, August 22 (ANI): Scientists have identified a new protein that protects sensory cells in the ear.
University of Iowa researchers, who carried out this work with collaborators from Kansas State University, attribute the new finding to the discovery of a deafness-causing [...]
New discovery may help treat drug-resistant colon cancer
Washington, Aug 18 (ANI): Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have identified potential therapeutic target for drug-resistant colon cancer.
The researchers aim at blocking a molecule found on the surface of cells.
Drugs that target the epidermal growth factor receptor, [...]
Scientists unveil delinquent duo that exacerbate Alzheimer’s symptoms
Washington, August 15 (ANI): Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that when alpha-7, a key nicotine receptor that plays a role in cognitive processes, encounters beta amyloid, the toxic protein found in the hallmark plaques [...]
High-fat diets ‘make us lazy, forgetful’
Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): Eating hotdogs and French fries might be a great treat, however, these high fat diets can significantly reduce our exercising ability and lead to short term memory loss, reveals a new study.
The research conducted using mouse model showed that in less than 10 days of eating a high-fat diet, rats had [...]
Strep throat bacteria-associated antibodies linked to obsessive compulsive disorder
London, August 12 (ANI): A study on mice suggests that paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome and/or tic disorder may develop from an inappropriate immune response to the bacteria causing common throat infections.
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health’s Center for Infection and Immunity say that their findings support the view that this [...]
New discovery may lead to improved Alzheimer’s drugs
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Scientists from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a new class of compounds that can help develop Alzheimer’s drugs.
The new class of molecules is capable of blocking the formation of specific protein clumps that are [...]
Scientists harness toxin in bee venom to kill tumour cells in mice
Washington, August 11 (ANI): Washington University researchers have harnessed the toxin in bee venom to kill tumour cells.
The researchers have revealed that they did so by attaching the major component of bee venom to nano-sized spheres they call nanobees.
Experimenting on mice, the researchers found that nanobees delivered the bee toxin melittin to tumours, while protecting [...]
Scientists identify gene involved in common birth defect in the brain
London, Aug 10 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Chicago and University of Alberta have identified a gene that appears to be critically involved in a common birth defect which causes mental retardation, motor delays, and sometimes autism.
The gene called FOXC1 is believed to contribute to Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM), a brain defect that occurs in [...]
Tumour suppressor p53 also controls somatic cell reprogramming
London, August 10 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the tumour suppressor p53 not only stops cells that could become cancerous in their tracks, but it also controls somatic cell reprogramming.
Scientists have made significant advances in learning how to reprogram adult human cells such as skin cells into so-called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), [...]
