In the new issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, Singapore scientists report the surprising discovery that a novel transcription factor, Nr5a2, can replace one of the classical reprogramming factors, Oct 4, to significantly increase the efficiency of reprogramming differentiated stem cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells).

A recent evaluation by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that online interventions for problem alcohol use can be effective in changing drinking behaviours and offers a significant public health benefit.

Cohera Medical Inc announced the treatment of the first patient in a study of its lead surgical adhesive product, TissuGlu®. Initiation of the study marks a major milestone in the company’s progression of the lead product toward clinical practice.

Data published online in the medical journal Muscle and Nerve support the use of the six-minute walk test (6MWT) as an outcome measure in PTC Therapeutics, Inc.’s ongoing registration-directed clinical trial of ataluren in patients with nonsense mutation Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (nmDMD/BMD). The study results, which will also be published in an upcoming print issue [...]

You want to go for a run, but you don’t want to run in polluted air that might aggravate your asthma. University of California, San Diego computer scientists are creating a network of environmental sensors that will help you avoid air pollution hot spots that exist exactly when you are planning your route. The system [...]