NIGMS funds new stem cell centers
...ying virtually any cellular process. Despite their promise for research and therapeutic purposes, stem cells are difficult to grow in the laboratory and scientists do not know how to reliably direct them to become a specific cell type. "If we are to realize the tremendous potential of stem cells, we urgently...Researchers devise new technique for creating human stem cells
... reason, many researchers believe stem cells offer promise for creating populations of specialized cells that...ogy." Eggan added that the most realistic current promise of the fusion technique is in studying the machinery of genetic reprogramming of somatic cells by em...Green catalyst destroys pesticides and munitions toxins, finds Carnegie Mellon University
...ater pH conditions." Fe-TAMLs already have shown promise in killing a simulant of a biological warfare agent (anthrax), reducing fuel pollutants, treating pulp and paper processing byproducts, and detoxifying pesticides. A major goal is to develop Fe-TAMLs as a safe, cost-effective means of global water de...Novel compounds show promise as safer, more potent insecticides
...w classes of broad-spectrum insecticides that show promise as a safer and more effective way to fight pest insects that damage food crops. The insecticides, which represent the first synthetic compounds designed to activate a novel insecticide target called the ryanodine receptor, may also help tackle the gr...New chemistry method uses 'test tubes' far smaller than the width of a hair
...test tube. But he believes the process holds great promise for future chemical and biological research. "We're still trying to develop the process and to understand the chemistry at this small scale, which could be very different from chemistry at the macro scale," he said....Montreal researchers probe the genetic basis of memory
...y, the scientists believe their discovery may hold promise in the treatment of a variety of illnesses linked to memory. "The discovery of the role of GCN2 in long-term memory may help us develop targeted drugs designed to enhance memory in patients with memory loss due to illnesses such as Alzheimer's diseas...Anti-cancer drugs may hold promise for premature aging disorder
...class of experimental anti-cancer drugs also shows promise in laboratory studies for treating a fatal genetic disorder that causes premature aging. In a study published Monday in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Brian Capell and his colleagues at NHGRI reporte...Unusual antibiotics show promise against deadly 'superbugs'
...oped by chemists at University of Notre Dame shows promise in defeating deadly "superbugs" highly drug-resistant staph bacteria that are an increasing source of hospital-based infections. The novel antibiotics, which could some day save lives, were described today at the 230th national meeting of the Americ...International stem cell meeting in Kobe, Japan
... or age. It is a dynamic research field with great promise and hopes, delivering many new and, at the same ti... from such fundamental studies already shows great promise in clinical applications as well, and the CDB will continue to work toward fulfilling its dual missi...Researchers find drug that blocks spread of lung cancer in mice
...rn Medical Center have found a compound that shows promise as a way to block the spread, or metastasis, of lung cancer. The researchers found that the compound blocks an enzyme that is known to keep cells immortal and that is implicated in almost all human cancers. From results in mice, they determined that...UT Southwestern researchers develop screening test for cells that activate immune system
...compounds activate immune-response cells that hold promise for future cancer-fighting vaccines. The new screening technique can scan thousands and even millions of compounds to identify those that activate dendritic cells, which are on constant recon patrol throughout the body to scout out cancerous or infec...Old drug shows new promise for Huntington's Disease
...al to human use is not good." Clioquinol has shown promise as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease in recent studies in mice and humans. Apparently through chelation, it interferes with the creation of beta-amyloid plaque in the brain, which has been implicated in the progression of Alzheimer's symp...Gladstone Institutes assists with Exploratorium stem cell exhibit
...and molecular pharmacology at UCSF. "They hold the promise of new knowledge and treatments for a variety of human diseases. It's been very rewarding developing an exhibit of this kind designed to educate the general public about stem cell research." Adds Charles Carlson, the Exploratorium's head of life scie...Purdue scientists treat cancer with RNA nanotechnology
...n mice and lab-grown human cells. "RNA has immense promise as a therapeutic agent against cancer, but until n...ted through a variety of RNA forms that have shown promise for disease treatment and found three that could perform each of the desired tasks. One example is "...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...hus, amphibian-derived antimicrobial peptides show promise as topical inhibitors of mucosal HIV transmission and provide novel tools to understand the complex biology of HIV capture by DC's." (S.E. VanCompernolle, R.J. Taylor, K. Oswald-Richter, J. Jiang, B.E. Youree, J.H. Bowie, M.J. Tyler, J.M. Conlon, D. ...Adult human neural stem cell therapy successful in treating spinal cord injury
...mprove mobility in mice. The findings point to the promise of using this type of cells for possible therapies to help humans who have spinal cord injuries. Study results appear online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition. In their study, Brian Cummings, Aileen Anderson and col...Aloe vera coating may prolong freshness, safety of fruits and vegetables
...t appear to affect food taste or appearance, shows promise as a safe, natural and environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional synthetic preservatives that are currently applied to produce after harvesting, the researchers say. Although a number of edible coatings have been developed to preserve food...Nanowires can detect molecular signs of cancer, scientists find
...curacy and sensitivity, the minuscule devices also promise to pinpoint the exact type of cancer present with a speed not currently available to clinicians. A paper describing the work will appear in October in the journal Nature Biotechnology and is now posted on the journal's web site. "This is one of the f...Human beta-cell line offers hope for type 1 diabetes breakthrough
...nsulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells shows great promise as a treatment for type 1 diabetes, but development of this therapy has been hampered by a severe shortage of donor beta-cells, which are obtained from decreased human donors. In research published in the October issue of Nature Biotechnology, Ji-Won......t-weight/body-weight ratio. For this reason it has promise in reducing some of the organ damage that occurs as a result of high blood pressure. One question that remains is whether the body will accept repeated injections of the viral vector or whether its immune system eventually react against it, said O'M...