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14 Jul 2017

Experimental Zika vaccines protect foetus against infection

Pregnant women who are infected with the Zika virus but never display any disease symptoms may still give birth to a baby with microcephaly, a birth defect where a baby's head is smaller than expected.

23 Dec 2016

Immune cells key to preventing premature birth identified

In a study that could lead to a new therapeutic approach to preventing premature birth, researchers have discovered the critical function of a type of mother's immune cells -- B lymphocytes -- in resisting pre-term birth triggered by inflammation.

Cancer treatment

05 Jun 2016

Precision medicine can widen cancer care options: Study

Of the 129 participants, 29 patients with a total 12 kinds of advanced cancers responded well to molecules that have not been approved for treatment of these tumors by the FDA.

11 May 2016

Mice experiments show how Zika invades placenta, fetus

In one of the experiments, researchers used pregnant mice that were genetically engineered to lack the ability fight off Zika.

13 Apr 2016

Lab grown beta cells may soon make diabetes history

A team of researchers has brought the end of diabetes closer to reality by announcing a new breakthrough that could lead directly to a cure and not just a treatment for the disease.

09 Apr 2016

Cell therapy may mend damaged hearts: Study

Heart failure patients who are treated with stem cell therapy may have fewer cardiac events, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found.

25 Jan 2016

Gut neurons help our immune system control inflammation

Different populations of macrophages are among the many types of immune cells present in intestinal tissue.

20 Dec 2015

To treat the heart, aim the gut

If replicated in humans, the study could lead to a new strategy for treating and possibly preventing heart disease and stroke the top two causes of death worldwide.

Stanford University

20 Oct 2015

Cells that can help mend a broken heart

By tracking a single cell in a growing heart, Stanford University scientists have discovered a cell type that could repair damaged arteries.

11 Oct 2015

Immune gene tied to Parkinson's disease identified

An estimated seven to ten million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease (PD), which is an incurable and progressive disease of the nervous system affecting movement and cognitive function.

25 Sep 2015

Neural mechanism responsible for fat breakdown

From brain, to fat, to weight loss, a new study has revealed the neural mechanism responsible for fat breakdown.

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