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Investigators from the University’s School of Medicine have found that a protein called NF-Ya activates several genes known to regulate the development of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), or

Investigators from Rice University’s Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) have developed a “smart” beacon hundreds of times smaller than a human cell that is programmed to

The US university is trialing a scheme in which cells can be destroyed by inserting nanotubules inside them and then applying heat. Researchers have successfully destroyed cells in

The recalled over-the-counter products come with syringes that only have a 1.6ml marking, making it difficult to accurately measure smaller doses than this, as may be prescribed for

The gene, called Arf, prevents the accumulation of certain cells, called pericytes, which nurture the growth of blood vessels in the eye during embryonic development. In normal circumstances

Results from the tests reveal that brain cell damage in primates treated with NtCell was five times less likely than in control animals affected by Huntington’s disease; this

The active ingredient of Orapred, prednisolone, is commonly used to reduce inflammation seen in numerous medical conditions including asthma, arthritis and cancer. The new formulation of Orapred, known

Abbott will now stop its co-distribution of the painkilling arthritis drug, Mobic, and the enlarged prostate drug, Flomax, at the beginning of 2006. It will continue to co-distribute

PowderMed has produced an H5N1 vaccine by cloning the H5 gene from the current circulating avian flu strain into its proprietary DNA vaccine backbone. Manufacturing and toxicology studies