http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- A UCLA study has identified a way to turn off a key signaling pathway involved in physiological processes that can also stimulate the development of cancer and other diseases. The findings may lead to new treatments and targeted drugs using this approach. http://www.physorg.com/news167314425.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:30:01 EST news167314425 A team of scientists led by Dr. Timm Schroeder of Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Germany, has proved the existence of hemogenic endothelial cells. The findings answer the question -- unsolved until now -- of how blood cells are generated during embryonic development and will enable scientists in the future to produce blood cells in the laboratory in a more target-specific manner. http://www.physorg.com/news157814476.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:21:49 EST news157814476 A Boston University School of Medicine-led research team has discovered a more efficient way to create induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells, derived from mouse fibroblasts, by using a single virus vector instead of multiple viruses in the reprogramming process. The result is a powerful laboratory tool and a significant step toward the application of embryonic stem cell-like cells for clinical purposes such as the regeneration of organs damaged by inherited or degenerative diseases, including emphysema, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and Alzheimer's Disease. http://www.physorg.com/news150558593.html Biology Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:49:53 EST news150558593