Researchers have used cells derived from urine to take the first step in generating an artificial adrenal gland. In a new study, published in Cell Reports, researchers from Queen Mary University of London used cells derived from urine to take the first step in generating an artificial adrenal gland, which could help develop future treatments…
Updated results from a global clinical trial of the CAR T-cell therapy, tisagenlecleucel, a landmark personalized treatment for a high-risk form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), reveal that children and young adults continued to show high rates of durable, complete remission of their disease. Most side effects were short-lived and reversible. Updated results from a…
Research reveals interplay between genes, environment in metastatic prostate disease Researchers have shed new light on the genetic mechanisms that promote metastasis in the mouse model and also implicated the typical Western high-fat diet as a key environmental factor driving metastasis. Prostate tumors tend to be what scientists call “indolent” — so slow-growing and self-contained…
Researchers have developed a new method for the production of medicine. They print medical drugs in QR coded patterns onto an edible material. The production can be tailored to fit each patient and has the potential to protect against wrong medication and fake medicine according to the researchers. For the last 100 years, researchers have…
Self-assembling platform effectively delivers inhibitory RNA molecules to targeted cell populations A new study proposes a novel approach to manipulate genes using a self-assembling platform that delivers nucleic acids to distinct subsets of cells. The new modular platform offers a robust biological approach — and may hold the key to the future of personalized medicine.…
Study by the University of Bonn shows that even after a change to a healthy diet, the body’s defenses remain hyperactive The immune system reacts similarly to a high fat and high calorie diet as to a bacterial infection. This is shown by a recent study led by the University of Bonn. Particularly disturbing: Unhealthy…
DNA methylation, known to enable the activity of genes and be involved in development and metabolism, plays a key role in the link between prenatal famine exposure and body mass index and adult metabolic health, according to researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Leiden University Medical Center While earlier studies using…
New research has found that women who follow a ‘Mediterranean’ diet in the six months before assisted reproductive treatment have a significantly better chance of becoming pregnant and giving birth to a live baby than women who did not. New research has found that women who follow a “Mediterranean” diet in the six months…
Scientists discovered that boosting mice’s cholesterol levels spurred intestinal stem cells to divide more quickly, enabling tumors to form 100 times faster. The study identifies a molecular pathway that could serve as a new drug target for colon cancer treatment. The study New UCLA research could help explain the link between a high-cholesterol diet…
Our first course, the Online Course on Nutrigenomics for professionals of Nutrition is now available. The role of nutrition professionals in the maintenance of human health in the coming years will be the key, as well as the need for training through our courses in Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics. The Course Objectives Throughout the new Online…
An international group of scientists led by the University of Granada (UGR) has demonstrated that the long-term intake of sunflower or fish oils damages the liver and can cause a series of alterations in it, giving rise to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH, which causes inflammation of the liver that is not caused by alcohol abuse,…
An introduction Imagine with me for a moment: Joe, the quirky, astute, dedicated scientist, approaches his laboratory for the day’s research. He opens the large double doors and begins to run routine safety checks. Equipment expiration dates are within range, ventilation systems are adequate, emergency showers and eyewash stations are functional. Joe settles upon himself…