A first-of-its-kind trial is testing adult stem cell transplants for advanced dry macular degeneration. Early results show the treatment is safe and can significantly improve vision, even in severely ...

Astellas is preparing to close its Seattle site for its stem cell therapy unit, with around 55 employees set to be affected. The Japanese pharma acquired the site when it bought Seattle-based ...

United wants more people to book its premium seats, so it found a way to make them cheaper — though less flexible.Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images United Airlines is changing how people fly ...

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AstraZeneca’s chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) candidate has hit the mark in a pair of phase 3 trials, delivering broad efficacy with a mechanism that yielded mixed data for Roche and ...

Tatyana Thompson found a successful experimental treatment for the genetic condition at 30 years old Getty Tatyana Thompson was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when she was 2 months old and endured ...

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For the first time, researchers have simulated the full workings of a bacterial cell as it copies its DNA and divides into two. The experiment could help researchers to understand how the interactions ...

A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows cytoplasm (blue cubes), mRNA degradation machinery molecules (pink), and sugar transporters (brown). Right half adds the membrane ...

Looking ahead: A team of battery researchers may have discovered a low-cost way to extend lithium-ion battery life without redesigning existing cells. Using a technique inspired by organic chemistry, ...

Cells have a remarkable housekeeping system: Proteins that are no longer needed, defective, or potentially harmful are labeled with a molecular "tag" and dismantled in the cellular recycling machinery ...