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Scientists reveal role of cellular prion protein in development of NF2-related tumors

New research published today, 10th July 2017, online in the journal Oncogene could offer hope to the thousands of, mainly young, people affected by the hereditary condition Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2).

10 Jul 2017

UCLA study: Changes in brain regions may hold key to why some people prefer order and certainty

Why do some people prefer stable, predictable lives while others prefer frequent changes? Why do some people make rational decisions and others, impulsive and reckless ones? UCLA behavioral neuroscientists have identified changes in two brain regions that may hold answers to these questions.

10 Jul 2017

Researchers discover that amount of Epac2A at vesicles controls insulin release

Specialized beta cells in the pancreas release the hormone insulin to control our blood glucose levels, and failure of this mechanism is central to the development of type-2 diabetes.

10 Jul 2017

JAX researchers explore how dendritic cells promote adaptive immunity to virus

A research team led by Jackson Laboratory Professor Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D., in collaboration with a research team at Institut Curie in France led by Dr. Nicolas Manel, have addressed a long-standing puzzle of immunology: How do dendritic cells (DCs) do their job of promoting adaptive immunity to a virus while avoiding getting infected themselves?

7 Jul 2017

New Cornell discovery could lead to effective treatment for tuberculosis

A recent discovery by Cornell University researchers could lead to a new, effective treatment for persistent tuberculosis infections.

7 Jul 2017

$Promising target may open door to new therapies for preventing bone fractures in diabetes patients$

Promising target may open door to new therapies for preventing bone fractures in diabetes patients

Researchers at New York University College of Dentistry have described a new target that may open the door to developing therapies for preventing bone fractures in people with type 2 diabetes.

7 Jul 2017

Scientists develop simple test for early, accurate warning of returning bladder cancer

Scientists have devised a simple test for an earlier and more accurate warning of returning bladder cancer than existing methods, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Friday).

7 Jul 2017

Scientists shed new light on how tau protein transitions from liquid state to solid tangles

While much about Alzheimer's disease remains a mystery, scientists do know that part of the disease's progression involves a normal protein called tau, aggregating to form ropelike inclusions within brain cells that eventually strangle the neurons.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers discover how new molecular scissors unzip and cleave DNA with high accuracy

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), led by the Spanish researcher Guillermo Montoya, have discovered how Cpf1, new molecular scissors unzip and cleave DNA.

6 Jul 2017

Corticosteroids may worsen disease in some patients with severe asthma

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and UPMC have uncovered the molecular mechanism underlying corticosteroid resistance in severe asthma.

6 Jul 2017

Novel diagnostic approach could pave way for earlier detection of Parkinson's disease

Hebrew University doctoral student Suaad Abd-Elhadi has won a Kaye Innovation Award for her work on a new diagnostic approach that could pave the way for early diagnosis of one of the most common and debilitating neurodegenerative disorders.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers find new ways to create, deliver therapies for many immune-medicated neuropathies

Researchers at LSTM are looking at new ways to create and deliver medications for a wide range of immune-medicated neuropathies, by developing new synthetic versions of the treatment currently seen as the last resort option by doctors; intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy.

6 Jul 2017

Neonatal inflammatory pain may contribute to increased food consumption, obesity in females

Inflammatory pain at birth changes how the hippocampus, a part of the brain associated with memory and eating behavior, works later in life, and this pain also causes adult rats to eat more frequently and in larger amounts, according to a study by Georgia State University and the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center.

6 Jul 2017

Scientists provide detailed view of tau protein structures found in Alzheimer's disease

New research by scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom and Indiana University School of Medicine gives the most detailed view yet of tau protein structures found in Alzheimer's disease.

6 Jul 2017

Dmrta2 gene mutation can lead to abnormal brain development in unborn babies

Researchers from Cardiff University and Université Libre de Bruxelles have identified how the function of a key gene significantly impacts nerve stem cell growth, and how it can lead to abnormal brain development in unborn babies if the system goes awry.

6 Jul 2017

Study: Personalized neoantigen vaccine stimulates strong anti-tumor response in melanoma patients

A personal cancer treatment vaccine that targets distinctive "neoantigens" on tumor cells has been shown to stimulate a potent, safe, and highly specific immune anti-tumor response in melanoma patients, report scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

5 Jul 2017

Alzheimer’s disease specific brain deposits photographed for the first time in vivid detail

Scientists from the Britain's Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology have for the first time, clearly pictured what the deposits typically seen in a person with Alzheimer’s disease look like. This is a breakthrough in neurodegenerative diseases. The latest study showing the structure of tau protein was published in the journal Nature.

5 Jul 2017

Breakthrough study opens door to design of whitening compounds for removing skin discolorations

Spots resulting from too much sun exposure and other effects of dysfunctional melanin production may become a thing of the past.

5 Jul 2017

New molecular technique can clone thousands of long DNA sequences at the same time

Scientists at Johns Hopkins, Rutgers, the University of Trento in Italy, and Harvard Medical School report they have developed a new molecular technique called LASSO cloning, which can be used to isolate thousands of long DNA sequences at the same time, more than ever before possible.

5 Jul 2017

New study finds that CRP point-of-care testing reduces antibiotic prescribing for chest infections

A pilot study into the use of near patient diagnostics in general practice, to help GPs and nurse practitioners prescribe antibiotics for chest infections more precisely, has won a national Public Health England Award.

5 Jul 2017

Protein C News and Research

Scientists reveal role of cellular prion protein in development of NF2-related tumors

UCLA study: Changes in brain regions may hold key to why some people prefer order and certainty

Researchers discover that amount of Epac2A at vesicles controls insulin release

JAX researchers explore how dendritic cells promote adaptive immunity to virus

New Cornell discovery could lead to effective treatment for tuberculosis

Promising target may open door to new therapies for preventing bone fractures in diabetes patients

Scientists develop simple test for early, accurate warning of returning bladder cancer

Scientists shed new light on how tau protein transitions from liquid state to solid tangles

Researchers discover how new molecular scissors unzip and cleave DNA with high accuracy

Corticosteroids may worsen disease in some patients with severe asthma

Novel diagnostic approach could pave way for earlier detection of Parkinson's disease

Researchers find new ways to create, deliver therapies for many immune-medicated neuropathies

Neonatal inflammatory pain may contribute to increased food consumption, obesity in females

Scientists provide detailed view of tau protein structures found in Alzheimer's disease

Dmrta2 gene mutation can lead to abnormal brain development in unborn babies

Study: Personalized neoantigen vaccine stimulates strong anti-tumor response in melanoma patients

Alzheimer’s disease specific brain deposits photographed for the first time in vivid detail

Breakthrough study opens door to design of whitening compounds for removing skin discolorations

New molecular technique can clone thousands of long DNA sequences at the same time

New study finds that CRP point-of-care testing reduces antibiotic prescribing for chest infections

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