EMBO at Basel Life

A new conference on current and emerging life science research

14-Sep-2017 - EMBO and Basel Life hosted EMBO at Basel Life conference. A committee of leading scientists had organized this international and broad-scope scientific conference on current and emerging life science research to be held as part of Basel Life. “Established and young researchers will present and ...

Targeting a tumor trigger

16-Mar-2017 - Many cancer patients that receive chemotherapy go into remission at first, but relapse after treatment is discontinued. There is increasing evidence that this is due to the presence of cancer stem cells – cells that reproduce indefinitely and may seed new tumors. A research group from Milan, ...

Endocrine disruptors impair human sperm function

13-May-2014 - A plethora of endocrine-disrupting chemicals interfere with human sperm function in a way that may have a negative impact on fertilization. These are the findings of a German - Danish team of researchers from the Center of Advanced European Studies and Research in Bonn, Germany, and the ...

EMBO Gold Medal 2014

25-Apr-2014 - EMBO announced Sophie Martin of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, as the winner of the 2014 EMBO Gold Medal. The award acknowledges her work to understand the molecular events that define the organization and development of the cell. Martin has been working for the past 15 years to ...

Stem cells overcome damage in other cells by exporting mitochondria

17-Jan-2014 - A research team has identified a protein that increases the transfer of mitochondria from mesenchymal stem cells to lung cells. In work published in The EMBO Journal, the researchers reveal that the delivery of mitochondria to human lung cells can rejuvenate damaged cells. The migration of ...

The benefits of bacteria for gut health

22-Oct-2013 - Scientists from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, United States have shown that specific gut bacteria are beneficial for maintaining a healthy intestine in the fruit fly Drosophila and mice and also contribute to the overall health of these organisms. The researchers ...

Pancreatic stem cells isolated from mice

18-Sep-2013 - Scientists have succeeded in growing stem cells that have the ability to develop into two different types of cells that make up a healthy pancreas. The research team led by Dr. Hans Clevers of the Hubrecht Institute, The Netherlands, have isolated and grown stem cells from the pancreases of mice ...

New muscular dystrophy treatment shows promise in early study

11-Sep-2013 - A preclinical study led by researchers in the United States has found that a new oral drug shows early promise for the treatment of muscular dystrophy. The results, which are published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, show that VBP15 decreases inflammation in mice with symptoms similar to those found ...

Alternative target for breast cancer drugs

22-Jul-2013 - Scientists have identified higher levels of a receptor protein found on the surface of human breast tumour cells that may serve as a new drug target for the treatment of breast cancer. The results show that elevated levels of the protein Ret, which is short for “Rearranged during transfection”, ...

New citation indicators needed to measure research performance

14-Feb-2013 - How do you compare the impact of a researcher in chemistry or physics with a molecular biologist who may be working on similar projects? Two experts support the use of citation indicators that are based on percentiles, a statistical parameter that allows for comparisons with a carefully defined ...