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Dr. Andrew Cohen, Associate Professor at Drexel University, discusses his work on creating new software and programs to track stem cell lineages using time lapse video data.
Resources and Links
Antidepressants plus Blood-Thinners Slow Down Brain Cancer – Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne scientists found that combining antidepressants with anticoagulants slows down brain tumors in mice.
Seasonal Body Clocks Are Controlled By ‘Calendar Cells’: Scientists Identify Proteins that Determine When Mammals Mate – According to this article, experts found that “calendar cells” in a structure called the ‘pars tuberalis’ respond according to how much daylight there is and can change dramatically over the year, driving the seasonal reproductive cycle.
Wine’s Darkest Secret Revealed – It’s All in the Fungi – This article reveals that a type of yeast called Saccharomyces cerevisiae, makes a “small but significant” contribution to a wine’s flavor and taste.
Edges of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Colonies Display Distinct Mechanical Properties and Differentiation Potential – This article describes the results found after the live imaging of the differentiation process of human embryonic stem cells, and reveals that cells on the outer edge of the undifferentiated colony begin to differentiate first and remain on the perimeter of the colony to eventually form a band of differentiation.
Orthostatic Hypotension May Indicate Neurological Disease – According to this article, orthostatic hypotension may be an early warning sign of a serious neurological disease and may be associated with an increased risk of premature death.
Why People in ‘Tall’ Nations Are More Likely to Be Slim – Researchers from Australia looked at nearly 9,500 people in 14 European countries and found a strong connection between genes that boost height and those associated with lower amounts of body fat.
Salsalate Drug Offers New Hope for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease and FTD – Scientists from the Gladstone Institutes discovered that salsalate,