To date, paralysis resulting from spinal cord damage has been irreparable. With a new therapeutic approach, scientists from the Department
Designer cytokine makes paralyzed mice walk again
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Scientists reverse age-related vision loss, eye damage from glaucoma in mice
Harvard Medical School scientists have successfully restored vision in mice by turning back the clock on aged eye cells in
New way to halt leukemia relapse shown promising in mice
Researchers have identified a second path to defeating chronic myelogenous leukemia, which tends to affect older adults, even in the
Diabetic mice improve with retrievable millimeter-thick cell-laden hydrogel fiber
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) results from an irreversible autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells requiring life-long substitution of insulin.
Drug used for liver disease also affects C. diff life cycle, reduces inflammation in mice
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that a commonly used drug made from secondary bile acids can affect
Interactions between bacteria and parasites: Blood flukes and Helicobacter pylori: co-infection changes immune response
A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has completed the first study of the effects of a simultaneous
Dietary zinc protects against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, study finds
Researchers have uncovered a crucial link between dietary zinc intake and protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae, the primary bacterial cause of
Brain protein mutation from child with autism causes autism-like behavioral change in mice: This is a potential mechanistic underpinning — at least in a subset of patients — for the altered behaviors observed in autism
A de novo gene mutation that encodes a brain protein in a child with autism has been placed into the
Yogurt may help to lower pre-cancerous bowel growth risk in men: Observed association strongest for growths highly likely to become cancerous
Eating two or more weekly servings of yogurt may help to lower the risk of developing the abnormal growths (adenomas)
Monkey-infecting virus may provide part of future HIV vaccine: Simian immunodeficiency virus envelope protein elicits desired anti-HIV antibody response in mice
A protein from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), which can infect monkeys and apes, has shown promise as a potential component