Dr. Jane
February 1, 2023
Laboratory mice typically have unlimited access to food at all times. But for these experiments, Sarkar withheld food from the animals for 24 hours, then allowed them to feed freely for 24 hours before another fast of 24 hours. She then analyzed cell division in the animals’ livers after one week and three weeks of the intermittent fasting diet and …
Dr. Jane
November 9, 2022
Further studies by Strober and others, including study co-author and professor of medicine Judith Shizuru, MD, PhD, showed it’s possible to hobble, rather than eliminate, the recipient’s immune system before introducing the donor’s stem cells. The result is a hybrid immune system, made up of both donor and recipient stem cells, and a reduced likelihood of graft-versus-host disease. The hybrid, …
Dr. Jane
November 7, 2022
A Stanford sleep medicine doctor insists that anyone can learn how to wake up earlier—and feel good about it. As an undergraduate student majoring in biology at the University of Puerto Rico, Rafael Pelayo worked three jobs to pay his way through school. To accommodate his employers, he took 7 am classes, getting up at 5:30 in the morning and …
The severe shortage of organs available for human transplant has forced researchers to get creative in generating new ones. Some have pinned their hopes on pigs; others aim to grow organs in a dish — but these efforts have been largely fruitless or plagued by complications. An approach that’s been simultaneously the most promising and the least successful is developing …
The two companies aim to expand the potential uses of mRNA therapeutics to combat a range of diseases. The effective and safe delivery of mRNA into the cell is one of the greatest challenges in expanding the use of mRNA therapeutics to promising areas such as cancer immunotherapy, protein replacement and gene editing. The German company said a polymer-based delivery …
Bay Area Boba Tea Shops prepare for possible shortagesBay Area Boba tea lovers could soon burst their bubbles if a nationwide Boba shortage affects their favorite Taiwanese beverage cafe. Maria Medina reports. (04/14/21) 1 hour ago Windsor Council urges Mayor Dominic Foppoli to resign from sexual assault investigationWindsor City Council members, along with outraged parishioners, called for Mayor Dominic Foppoli …
