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MicroRNA Diagnostics

Unlike messenger RNAs that encode protein formation, microRNAs bind to mRNA and assist in assembling proteins. Like degraded proteins, [MORE]

“Smart bomb” Chemotherapy for Cancer

Cancerous tumors are made up of both normal and malignant cells, and at the root of their growth are [MORE]

Blood as a Source of iPSCs

Most of the R&D work on induced pluripotent stem cells has been done with skin tissue, but recently, investigators at [MORE]

Osteoarthritis Biomarkers

In studies of twins at St. Thomas Hospital, London, King’s College researchers identified 163 biomarkers in blood that can indicate [MORE]

Nanoparticles Deliver iRNA’s

Cancer researchers and physicians are awaiting clinical outcome data that Mark Davis and colleagues will present at the June [MORE]

MUSING - The Howze Effect

Harvard Professor Clayton Christensen coined “disruptive innovation” in 1997 to signifying something that unexpectedly changes a market.  The glucose meter, [MORE]

Alzheimer’s and Down’s Syndrome: The Same Disease?

Researchers found a link-amyloid beta damage-between Down’s Syndrome and Alzheimer’s two decades ago, but now it appears that the [MORE]