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In a monumental new breakthrough, scientists in Japan have created an immature human egg using stem cells that were created from blood cells. While immature human eggs have been successfully created in the lab before, this marks the first time that researchers have been able to do it using human blood.
Keeping frail older adults in a familiar place with staff and providers who know them
In a report, Bloomberg said that pharma’s “efforts to maximize (financial) gains” has led to the coloring of R&D decisions and creating barriers to the entry of competing medications that can add costs to the health care system.
IUPUI biologist Nick Berbari has received a $1.75 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the connection between obesity and tiny hairlike projections on brain cells called cilia.
Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., a nationally recognized research scientist, research team leader and a New York Times writer and book author, has been selected as Regenstrief Institute’s first-ever vice president for faculty development.
Sexual harassment has been a big focus in the news as of late, but much of this focus has been primarily concerned with the harassment issues in Hollywood and the political sphere. However, the scientific community has long been criticized for being a hostile environment for women as well.
There are plenty of great scientific research stories out this week. Here’s a look at just a few of them.
Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute and Hancock-based FinnZone partnership to host collaborative event
The Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences (MINS) at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce an international call for submissions for its annual Rising Star Award in neuroscience research.
Biomedical engineers from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems launch project focused on 3D printing of tissue models
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