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Developing a contrast agent for stem cell therapies

31 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

A newly developed contrast agent can improve monitor at the cellular level, which is a crucial element in measuring the efficacy of stem cell treatments...

Painkiller celecoxib slows cancer growth rate

26 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

Scientists have found that a widely prescribed painkiller, celecoxib, slows the growth rate of a specific kind of cancer in animal models...

Pathogen busting bacteriophage found in a pond

26 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

A bacteriophage, found in a pond in Connecticut, attacks a common multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogen called Pseudomonas aeruginosa...

Study finds amyloid-beta acts as natural antibiotic

25 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

The findings may lead to new therapeutic strategies and suggest limitations to therapies designed to eliminate amyloid plaques from Alzheimer's patient's brains...