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KIT researchers prove that neurons regulate blood vessel growth

A team of researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology shake at the foundations of a dogma of cell biology.

10 Jan 2017

SLU expert suggests viewing exercise as daily contribution that offers cumulative health benefits

Have you already faltered on your New Year's resolution to exercise regularly in 2017? Joined a gym, but only worked out two days so far? New workout gear still neatly folded with tags attached? Don't give up your admirable ambition just yet. Instead, consider a new attitude to refocus your approach toward your exercise goal.

10 Jan 2017

Okayama University researchers uncover potential new therapeutic target for invasive bladder cancer

Researchers at Okayama University have uncovered a potential new therapeutic target for invasive bladder cancer. The GTP hydrolysing enzyme (GTPase), called Dynamin2, facilitates the rapid invasion of cancer into surrounding tissues; inhibiting its activity could limit the progression of bladder cancer.

10 Jan 2017

BGU researchers develop new system to assess OSA severity without overnight sleep study

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have developed a new system to assess obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity while a patient is awake and analyze sleep-wake activity, using his or her smartphone.

10 Jan 2017

Study examines role of risk factors in development of ER-positive and ER-negative breast cancers

Karla Kerlikowske, MD, and team recently published a paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that examined the role of common risk factors in the development of ER-positive and ER-negative breast cancers.

10 Jan 2017

Orphan Disease Center establishes new initiative that focuses on ALS

The Orphan Disease Center in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has established a new Program of Excellence for Motor Neuron Disease.

10 Jan 2017

Johns Hopkins researchers identify new biological target for treating spinal muscular atrophy

Johns Hopkins researchers along with academic and drug industry investigators say they have identified a new biological target for treating spinal muscular atrophy.

9 Jan 2017

Scientists gain new insights into molecular mechanisms of breast cancer development

Why does breast cancer develop and how come certain patients are resistant to established therapies? Researchers from the University of Basel have gained new insights into the molecular processes in breast tissue.

9 Jan 2017

Epigenetic changes favor development of fatty liver in humans and mice

Mice with a strong tendency to obesity already exhibit epigenetic changes at six weeks of age, inducing the liver to amplify its production of the enzyme DPP4 and release it into the circulation. Over the long term, this favors the development of a fatty liver.

9 Jan 2017

UI scientists reveal how high-dose vitamin C damages cancer cells

Vitamin C has a patchy history as a cancer therapy, but researchers at the University of Iowa believe that is because it has often been used in a way that guarantees failure.

9 Jan 2017

Research findings may provide new treatment for prevention of cancer metastasis

Breast cancer metastasis, the process by which cancer spreads, may be prevented through the new use of a class of drugs already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

9 Jan 2017

HUB and Dutch health insurance companies to test use of organoid technology for CF treatment

Hubrecht Organoid Technology (HUB), and the health insurance companies CZ, Zilveren Kruis, and Menzis announced today that they will start a €3 million validation trial for use of HUB Organoid Technology to test if it can be used to determine the response of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients to new drug therapies.

9 Jan 2017

Study suggests use of tablet devices as safe, effective way to control agitation among dementia patients

A new pilot study led by McLean Hospital's Ipsit Vahia, MD, medical director of Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services at McLean Hospital, suggests that the use of tablet computers is both a safe and a potentially effective approach to managing agitation among patients with dementia.

9 Jan 2017

Northwestern Medicine scientists identify targeted molecular therapy that halts childhood leukemia

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered the genetic driver of a rare and lethal childhood leukemia and identified a targeted molecular therapy that halts the proliferation of leukemic cells.

6 Jan 2017

Yale study highlights treatment burden experienced by older lung cancer patients

Depending on the type of treatment older lung cancer patients receive, they can spend an average of one in three days interacting with the healthcare system in the first 60 days after surgery or radiation therapy, according to a study by Yale researchers.

6 Jan 2017

Georgia Tech researchers find new way to improve treatment for inflammatory diseases

Is a treatment only making things better or maybe also making some things a little worse? That can be a nagging question in some medical decisions, where side effects are possible.

6 Jan 2017

Study shows promising results for treating lymphoma patients with immune cell therapy

Lymphoma is the most common blood cancer. The disease occurs when immune cells called lymphocytes multiply uncontrollably. Cancerous lymphocytes can travel throughout the body and form lymph node tumors.

6 Jan 2017

Cancers acquire resistance to immunotherapy by eliminating tumor-specific genetic mutations

Results of an initial study of tumors from patients with lung cancer or head and neck cancer suggest that the widespread acquired resistance to immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors may be due to the elimination of certain genetic mutations needed to enable the immune system to recognize and attack malignant cells.

6 Jan 2017

FDA-approved, bioengineered living-cell therapy can shift genomic profile of non-healing wounds

Apligraf - an FDA-approved, bioengineered living-cell therapy from Organogenesis Inc. - has become the first wound-healing therapy to demonstrate a significant change in the genomic profile of a treated non-healing wound, according to new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Translational Medicine.

6 Jan 2017

Researchers develop novel tests that could improve treatment for heart failure patients

For the first time, researchers have developed tests that could improve treatment for heart failure patients by diagnosing the condition with greater accuracy, as well as by detecting the onset of congestive heart failure earlier.

5 Jan 2017

Therapy News and Research

KIT researchers prove that neurons regulate blood vessel growth

SLU expert suggests viewing exercise as daily contribution that offers cumulative health benefits

Okayama University researchers uncover potential new therapeutic target for invasive bladder cancer

BGU researchers develop new system to assess OSA severity without overnight sleep study

Study examines role of risk factors in development of ER-positive and ER-negative breast cancers

Orphan Disease Center establishes new initiative that focuses on ALS

Johns Hopkins researchers identify new biological target for treating spinal muscular atrophy

Scientists gain new insights into molecular mechanisms of breast cancer development

Epigenetic changes favor development of fatty liver in humans and mice

UI scientists reveal how high-dose vitamin C damages cancer cells

Research findings may provide new treatment for prevention of cancer metastasis

HUB and Dutch health insurance companies to test use of organoid technology for CF treatment

Study suggests use of tablet devices as safe, effective way to control agitation among dementia patients

Northwestern Medicine scientists identify targeted molecular therapy that halts childhood leukemia

Yale study highlights treatment burden experienced by older lung cancer patients

Georgia Tech researchers find new way to improve treatment for inflammatory diseases

Study shows promising results for treating lymphoma patients with immune cell therapy

Cancers acquire resistance to immunotherapy by eliminating tumor-specific genetic mutations

FDA-approved, bioengineered living-cell therapy can shift genomic profile of non-healing wounds

Researchers develop novel tests that could improve treatment for heart failure patients

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