HIV Hides In Bone Marrow Say Researchers
March 10, 2010 by biotechconnection.com · Leave a Comment
HIV Hides In Bone Marrow Say Researchers
Researchers in the US have discovered that a latent form of HIV hides in progenitor cells in bone marrow, avoids detection by the immune system and retains the ability to reproduce and spread when the coast is clear (eg when treated people stop taking anti-HIV drugs). The researchers hope [...]
Researchers Create Atlas Of Transcription Factor Combinations
March 8, 2010 by biotechconnection.com · Leave a Comment
Researchers Create Atlas Of Transcription Factor Combinations
In a significant leap forward in the understanding of how specific types of tissue are determined to develop in mammals, an international team of scientists has succeeded in mapping the entire network of DNA-binding transcription factors and their interactions. This global network, indicating which factors can combine to determine [...]
Cyntellect to provide LEAP Cell Processing Workstation to Harvard University and HHMI researchers
March 6, 2010 by biotechconnection.com · Leave a Comment
Cyntellect to provide LEAP Cell Processing Workstation to Harvard University and HHMI researchers
Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance the study of cell biology, stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, has entered into an agreement with Harvard University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to provide their researchers with [...]
Researchers Report Novel Biological Properties Of Fragments Of Thymosin Beta 4
March 3, 2010 by biotechconnection.com · Leave a Comment
Researchers Report Novel Biological Properties Of Fragments Of Thymosin Beta 4
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex:RGN) announced that a university research team has published an article ahead of print in FASEB Journal, a high-impact scientific journal, describing novel biological properties of several Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4) peptide fragments. The researchers summarize related published studies and report [...]
Stem Cell Researchers Discover New Breakthrough That Can Repair Heart Damage After a Heart Attack (animal Research)
March 1, 2010 by biotechconnection.com · Leave a Comment
Stem cells have the promise to treat numerous medical problems from Parkinson’s disease,multiple sclerosis,cancer,and severe burns to Alzheimer’s disease. Now researchers have identified another promising potential use for stem cells-heart disease which is responsible for four out of every ten deaths in the US each year. Bioethical concerns have been raised numerous times about the [...]