Life Sciences/Biotech

Aggressive Cancer Cells Transformed Into Healthy Cells in Breakthrough

NEW YORK - A particularly aggressive form of childhood cancer that forms in muscle tissue might have a new treatment option on the horizon. Scientists have successfully induced rhabdomyosarcoma cells to transform into normal, healthy muscle cells. It's a breakthrough that could see the development of new therapies for the cruel disease, and it could lead

By |2023-08-29T15:54:44-04:00August 29th, 2023|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

CCA Health Michigan Invests $25K To Fight Food Insecurity In Michigan

DETROIT – CCA Health Michigan, a mission-driven healthcare services organization that offers high-quality health plans designed for older adults and individuals with significant needs, today announced $12,500 in philanthropic donations to both the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (FBEM) and Gleaners Community Food Bank. Both organizations are recognized as pillars in their communities, helping to

By |2023-08-09T19:22:46-04:00August 9th, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

New Drug Combo May Reverse Aging In Just One Week

BOSTON - Harvard researchers found a “chemical cocktail” that helped reverse aging in mice within a week by rejuvenating old cells within muscles, tissues, and some organs. Aging and longevity expert David Sinclair, who is a researcher in the Department of Genetics and co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at

By |2023-07-18T17:45:15-04:00July 18th, 2023|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

University Of Detroit Mercy’s New STAR Center Will Create Healthcare Stars

DETROIT—Tucked away in University of Detroit Mercy’s (UDM) College of Health Professions on the McNichols Campus is a facility that looks like a working hospital. Wide hallways and doors accommodate the movement of beds from room to room. Large windows showcase machines that beep vital signs. Patients are treated for trauma while others give birth.

LynxDx Acquires Integra Biosciences’ Pipettes To Combat Prostate Cancer

ANN ARBOR - LynxDx, an Ann Arbor diagnostics laboratory specializing in prostate cancer screening and risk prediction, acquired liquid handling solutions from INTEGRA Biosciences to streamline its sample preparation for high throughput COVID-19 testing. The lab is now in the process of moving these products over to prostate cancer screening, where they are helping to

By |2023-06-06T12:15:29-04:00June 6th, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Youth Gene – Biological Fountain Of Youth – Found By Scientists

NEW YORK - Absence of Chinmo in imaginal cells suppresses wing growth (left) compared to control wing precursor tissue (middle), while overexpression of the Chinmo gene induces tissue overgrowth, as occurs in processes tumors (right). Credit: IBE Researchers discover Chimno, the gene responsible for the juvenile stage in insects. This gene is present in mammals

By |2023-06-03T18:03:29-04:00June 3rd, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Groundbreaking Israeli Cancer Treatment Has 90 Percent Success Rate

JERUSALEM, Israel - An experimental treatment developed at Israel's Hadassah-University Medical Center has a 90% success rate at bringing patients with multiple myeloma into remission. Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem has announced an “unprecedented achievement” in the treatment of multiple myeloma cancer – the second-most common hematological disease. It accounts for one-tenth of all

By |2023-05-30T08:31:51-04:00May 29th, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Scientists Discover Genomic Code That Could Lead To Cancer Cures

BOSTON - Genomic studies of cancer patients have revealed thousands of mutations linked to tumor development. However, for the vast majority of those mutations, researchers are unsure of how they contribute to cancer because there’s no easy way to study them in animal models. In an advance that could help scientists make a dent in

By |2023-05-30T08:31:52-04:00May 28th, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Quantum Biology Could Allow You To Treat Your Disease With Cell Phone

NEW YORK - Imagine using your cellphone to control the activity of your own cells to treat injuries and disease. It sounds like something from the imagination of an overly optimistic science fiction writer. But this may one day be a possibility through the emerging field of quantum biology. Over the past few decades, scientists

By |2023-05-19T08:26:22-04:00May 19th, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Scientists Can Make Damaged Hearts Young Again

DURHAM, N.C. —Researchers at Duke University may one day give countless heart attack patients a second chance for a healthy life. Using rodents, study authors have revealed a potential way to turn back the clock following a heart attack. The human heart is capable of incredible feats, beating over 100,000 times and pumping over 2,000

By |2023-04-23T17:45:09-04:00April 23rd, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|