Improving treatment for systemic amyloidosis
A potential new approach to treat systemic amyloidosis, invented at UCL and being developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), marks the start of a successful and innovative academic-industry collaboration.
View ArticleNeurons in rat brains responsible for monitoring speed identified
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers working at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has isolated the neurons in the rat brain that are responsible for monitoring speed as rats run,...
View ArticleStar Trek-style skin-healing technology could be the end of chronic wounds
The ability to quickly heal wounds is among the most appealing of all technologies imagined by science fiction. Perhaps most famously, doctors in Star Trek are able to patch up cuts and burns by...
View ArticleScientists discover potential treatment for Parkinson's disease
Scientists from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the United States have found that existing anti-malaria drugs could be a...
View ArticleResearchers develop scar-like culture systems to understand and treat fibrosis
A scar might be a reminder of an accident or surgery, but the fibrous tissue that makes up a scar also forms after a heart attack and arises in solid tumors as well as in chronic diseases such as liver...
View ArticleResearchers use egg yolks to create supplement that could improve lives of...
University of Alberta researchers may have found a way to help people with celiac disease enjoy the wide variety of foods they normally have to shun.
View ArticleNew findings hint toward reversing hearing loss
Unlike birds and amphibians, mammals can't recover lost hearing. In people, the cells of the inner ear responsible for detecting sound and transmitting those signals to the brain form during early...
View ArticleGenetic variants associated with major depressive disorder have been identified
(Medical Xpress)—A very large team of researchers made up mostly of members in China and calling itself the CONVERGE consortium, has identified two genetic variants that appear to be associated with...
View ArticleNon-invasive brain stimulation technique could transform learning
Researchers have discovered a new technique to enhance brain excitability that could improve physical performance in healthy individuals such as athletes and musicians.
View ArticleStudy explains how output of single neurons can predict behavior on...
By analyzing the signals of individual neurons in animals undergoing behavioral tests, neuroscientists at Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Geneva and the University of...
View ArticleImmune cells in lung cancer offer new drug targets
Lung cancers attract circulating immune cells to the tumor mass, where the cancer reprograms them to support its growth and progression, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have found.
View ArticleObserving brain network dynamics to diagnose Alzheimer's disease
Various types of information can be ascertained by the way blood flows through the brain. When a region of the brain has been activated, blood flow increases and oxygenation rises. By observing...
View ArticleCan protein 14-3-3 sigma prevent or kill breast cancer tumors?
Every parent knows the maxim "feed a cold, starve a fever." In cancer, however, exactly how to feed or starve a tumor has not been easy to determine.
View ArticleScientists find mechanism for altered pattern of brain growth in autism...
As early as 1943, when autism was first described by psychiatrist Leo Kanner, reports were made that some, but not all, children with autism spectrum disorder have relatively enlarged heads. But even...
View ArticleResearch finds ovarian hormones play genes like a fiddle
A complex relationship between genes, hormones and social factors can lead to eating disorders in women. Kelly Klump, Michigan State University eating disorder expert, has made monumental strides in...
View ArticleCompounds show potential in fighting brain and breast cancers
Researchers have discovered two chemical compounds that effectively stop the growth of brain cancer cells and breast tumors, opening the way for potential new drugs to be developed.
View ArticleHIV uses the immune system's own tools to suppress it
A Canadian research team at the IRCM in Montreal, led by molecular virologist Eric A. Cohen, PhD, made a significant discovery on how HIV escapes the body's antiviral responses. The team uncovered how...
View ArticleTeam develops breakthrough tools in fight against cryptosporidium
Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed new tools to study and genetically manipulate cryptosporidium, a microscopic parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis. Their...
View ArticleChemists develop novel drug to fight malaria
An international team of scientists—led by researchers from the University of Washington and two other institutions—has announced that a new compound to fight malaria is ready for human trials. In a...
View ArticleHost genetics played a role in vaccine efficacy in the RV144 HIV vaccine trial
New findings published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine show that host genetics played a role in protection against HIV infection in the landmark RV144 vaccine trial conducted in...
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