Through T cell engineering, researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center show that it’s possible to arrest tumor growth for a variety of cancers and squash the spread of cancer to other tissues. This research will be published in tomorrow’s print edition of Cancer Research. The paper builds on decades of research by study… Read More: Engineering T cells to attack cancer broadly »
Oils and Fats — Examples: nuts and seeds such as almonds, walnuts, brazil nuts, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds; olive oil, flax seed oil, etc. Reducing carbohydrates in the diet is a great way to lose weight and improve health. Someone in the military on a rationed diet will lose weight. My Science Shop Elements Flashcards.… Read More: Do fat cells shrink if you diet? »
Infertility affects one in seven men of reproductive age worldwide. One idea for treating male sterility is spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) therapy. In this approach, sperm stem cells in the testis are transferred to a test tube, cultured and nudged into becoming fully fledged sperm. However, a key bottleneck has been identifying just the right… Read More: Human Sperm Stem Cells Grown in Lab, an Early Step… »
While many of us worry about proteins aggregating in our brains as we age and potentially causing Alzheimer’s disease or other types of neurodegeneration, we may not realize that some of the same proteins are aggregating in our muscles, setting us up for muscle atrophy in old age. University of California, Berkeley, scientists have now… Read More: Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away »