Space research could help reverse frailty in old age
Muscle loss in elderly people could be prevented or reversed following experiments to be conducted on the International Space Station.
MS: When good brain cells turn bad
The researchers behind this discovery are from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and they hope that their findings might lead to a new class of multiple sclerosis (MS) therapies.
Iran Is Pioneer in Science and Technologies of Stem Cells in the Region
According to the public relations and information center of the vice presidency for science and technology affairs, the closing of the third national festival and international congress on stem cells and regenerative medicine was held at the Iran International Conference Center on December 1 in which Eshaq Jahangiri,
Sustainable Development is Realized When Scientific Development Be in Priority
According to the public relations and information center of the vice presidency for science and technology affairs, Eshaq Jahangiri, first vice president of the government declared at third national festival and international congress on stem cells and regenerative medicine:
A Good Day of Debuting New Achievements of Stem Cells
In the margin of closing the third national festival and international congress on stem cells and regenerative medicine, the latest achievements of stem cells and medical equipment were debuted with presence of the first vice president and the presidency of vice presidency for science and technology affairs.
Scientists engineer a virus to take out cancer cells and their accomplices
Part of what makes carcinoma cells, the most common kind of cancer cell, so potent and deadly is the helping hand they receive from their neighbors. Known as cancer-associated fibroblasts, these nearby cells aid and abet the sinister machinations of the mutating cancer cells by shielding them from the bodys immune system.
Microgel powder fights infection and helps wounds heal
While making smart glue, a team of engineers discovered a handy byproduct: hydrogen peroxide. In microgel form, it reduces bacteria and virus ability to infect by at least 99 percent.
Understanding epilepsy in pediatric tumors
Pediatric brain tumors are characterized by frequent complications due to intractable epilepsy compared to adult brain tumors. However, the genetic cause of refractory epilepsy in pediatric brain tumors has not been elucidated yet, and it is difficult to treat patients because the tumors do not respond to existing antiepileptic drugs and debilitate childrens development.
New flexible, transparent, wearable biopatch, improves cellular observation, drug delivery
Purdue University researchers have developed a new flexible and translucent base for silicon nanoneedle patches to deliver exact doses of biomolecules directly into cells and expand observational opportunities.
Presence of more than three thousand participants in the international congress on stem cells and regenerative medicine
Following the two previous rounds of the national festival and international congress on stem cells and regenerative medicine, the third round of the event will be held in the presence of a wide range of activists in this field.