Infectious Diseases
> Researchers at Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at Ontario-based McMaster University have created a new tuberculosis vaccine based on a genetically modified cold virus. Release
> Investigators at the Ohio State University have discovered a new drug target to treat certain drug-resistant fungal lung infections. Release
Stem Cells
> Israel-based Pluristem ($PSTI) found that in an animal model, its PLacental eXpanded (PLX) cells demonstrated were effective in treating graft-versus-host disease, a complication that can arise following a bone marrow transplantation. Release
Autism Spectrum Disorders
> Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Boston Children's Hospital and the University of California Davis MIND Institute have launched the Preclinical Autism Consortium for Therapeutics to find new treatment options for autism spectrum disorder. Item
Cancer
> An Indiana University cancer researcher and his team have found new therapeutic targets and drugs that may someday benefit people with certain types of leukemia or blood cancer. More