Researchers identify a new way to promote tissue regeneration
Houston Methodist researchers have identified an immune pathway that promotes the formation of a cell that can develop into new tissues and organs.
Medical research
Mar 9, 2017
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Nanoscale Trojan horses treat inflammation
Nanosized Trojan horses created from a patient's own immune cells have successfully treated inflammation by overcoming the body's complex defense mechanisms, perhaps leading to broader applications for treating diseases characterized ...
Bio & Medicine
May 23, 2016
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Researchers identify key factor for reprogramming adult cells into stem cells
In a new Cell Reports paper, a team led by John P. Cooke, M.D., Ph.D., of the Houston Methodist Research Institute, has identified and characterized a biological factor critical to the transformation of adult somatic cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 21, 2016
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Injectable nanoparticle generator could radically transform metastatic cancer treatment
A team of investigators from Houston Methodist Research Institute may have transformed the treatment of metastatic triple negative breast cancer by creating the first drug to successfully eliminate lung metastases in mice. ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 14, 2016
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Prototype lab in a needle could make real-time, mobile laboratory testing a reality
Researchers at Houston Methodist, along with collaborators at two major Singapore institutions, have developed a lab in a needle device that could provide instant results to routine lab tests, accelerating treatment and diagnosis ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 28, 2015
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Brain tumor cells decimated by mitochondrial 'smart bomb'
An experimental drug that attacks brain tumor tissue by crippling the cells' energy source called the mitochondria has passed early tests in animal models and human tissue cultures, say Houston Methodist scientists.
Biochemistry
Mar 24, 2015
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Moving single cells around—accurately and cheaply
Scientists at the Houston Methodist Research Institute have figured out how to pick up and transfer single cells using a pipette—a common laboratory tool that's been tweaked slightly. They describe this engineering feat ...
Biochemistry
Aug 19, 2014
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