Carlsbad-based Life Technologies has introduced a test to help stem cell scientists quickly determine whether the cells they’re working with are any good.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jun/12/stem-cell-test-pluripotent/
New California Health Insurance Rates Unveiled
Health insurance premiums for Covered California, the state-run marketplace, are slightly lower than expected.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-calif-health-rates-20130524,0,7036553.story
Scripps Research Institute Finds Cow Antibodies Provide New Source of AIDS Treatment
Antibodies from cows may provide a new source of drugs for human diseases such as AIDS, according to a study led by Scripps Research Institute scientists.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jun/10/cow-antibodies-smider-fabrus/
UCSD Discovers New Way to Suppress Tumor Growth
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at the University of Rochester Medical Center, have identified a new mechanism that appears to suppress tumor growth, opening the possibility of developing a new class of anti-cancer drugs.
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/Pages/2013-06-03-new-mechanism-suppresses-tumor-growth.aspx
Judge Orders All Restrictions Lifted on Some ‘Morning-After’ Pills
A federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday ordered that some types of emergency contraceptives be made available for now to women of all ages without a prescription.
World's Top Cancer Specialists Promising New Cancer Drugs
The early success of a new class of cancer drugs, revealed in test results released here over the last several days, has raised hope among the world’s top cancer specialists that they may be on the verge of an important milestone in the fight against the disease.
Growth Protein Responsible for Hair Generation Found - An End to Baldness?
Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have determined the role of a key growth factor, found in skin cells of limited quantities in humans, which helps hair follicles form and regenerate during the wound healing process.
Cancer Drug Shortages Hit 83 Percent of U. S. Oncologists
Eighty-three percent of cancer doctors report that they've faced oncology drug shortages, and of those, nearly all say that their patients' treatment has been impacted, according to a study from researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130603090547.htm
Bioengineered Ears Through 3-D Printing and Injectable Living Cells
Physicians at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) and biomedical engineers at Cornell University have succeeded in building living facsimiles of human ears.
http://www.bioprocessintl.com/journal/2013/May/Bioengineered-Ears-The-Latest-Advance-342709
UCLA Proves Changing Gut Bacteria Through Diet Affects Brain Function
UCLA researchers now have the first evidence that bacteria ingested in food can affect brain function in humans.