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Study explores occurrence and treatment of brain metastases in ROS1 lung cancer

Increasingly, doctors are treating lung cancer based on the genetic rearrangements driving the disease. For example, cancers that are driven by changes in the genes ALK, EGFR, and ROS1 can now all be paired with drugs that target these specific changes.

10 Jul 2018

Study reveals how M. tuberculosis escapes death in macrophages

The bacteria that cause the devastating disease tuberculosis have the ability to escape destruction and grow after they are engulfed by lung macrophages, the immune cells that are supposed to destroy pathogens.

10 Jul 2018

Breakthrough technology offers hope for early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

Researchers are developing early detection technology for Type 1 diabetes that can accurately predict if a child is at risk of the chronic disease.

10 Jul 2018

Stem cell study brings scientists closer to understanding schistosomiasis

Scientists have made an important discovery that could lead to the development of new treatments for schistosomiasis, a common parasitic disease.

10 Jul 2018

Scientists discover new way to predict healthy individuals at risk of developing AML

An international team of leukemia scientists has discovered how to predict healthy individuals at risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive and often deadly blood cancer.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers discover mechanism that shuts down cell-to-cell communications pathway

Cellular functions rely on several communications networks that allow cells to rapidly respond to signals affecting the organism.

10 Jul 2018

Study: Mitochondrial DNA in nanovesicles is the alarm that activates antiviral genetic program

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III have provided valuable information about the defense mechanisms of the immune system during the early stages of the response to pathogens such as viruses and bacteria.

10 Jul 2018

New approach could greatly enhance people's long-term tolerance for transplants

Currently, people receiving organ transplants must take drugs to suppress the inflammatory immune response that leads to rejection. Even so, almost all recipients eventually lose their transplant.

10 Jul 2018

Fluorescent zebrafish genes provide clues about neuroblastoma

Researchers have created transgenic zebrafish that could help them understand how neuroblastoma, a common pediatric cancer, develops.

10 Jul 2018

New TSPO-targeted PET imaging more fully evaluates extent of rheumatoid arthritis

A new positron emission tomography imaging method more fully evaluates the extent of rheumatoid arthritis by targeting translocator protein expression in the synovium (joint lining tissue).

10 Jul 2018

Fluorescent fish could help find origins of neuroblastoma

A new type of zebrafish that produces fluorescent tags in migratory embryonic nerve precursor cells could help a Rice University neurobiologist and cancer researcher find the origins of the third-most common pediatric cancer in the U.S.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers develop first comprehensive atlas of lung tumor cells

Researchers from VIB, Leuven University and University Hospital Leuven studied thousands of healthy and cancerous lung cells to create the first comprehensive atlas of lung tumor cells.

10 Jul 2018

Altitude sickness drug may offer significant gains for patients with glioblastoma

A drug used to treat altitude sickness -- as well as glaucoma, epilepsy, heart failure and seizures -- may also offer significant gains for patients with a fast-growing brain tumor known as glioblastoma, according to a study published July 4, 2018, in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

10 Jul 2018

Mice study shows promise for treating genetic conditions during fetal development

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University have for the first time used a gene editing technique to successfully cure a genetic condition in a mouse model.

10 Jul 2018

New trial to evaluate whether fasting can improve MS symptoms

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) can find an abundance of conflicting advice suggesting that special diets – everything from avoiding processed foods to going low-carb – will ease their symptoms. But the evidence is scanty that dietary changes can improve fatigue or other MS symptoms.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers use x-ray crystallography to reveal how curcumin inhibits cancer

Through x-ray crystallography and kinase-inhibitor specificity profiling, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Peking University and Zhejiang University, reveal that curcumin, a natural occurring chemical compound found in the spice turmeric, binds to the kinase enzyme dual-specificity tyrosine-regulated kinase 2 at the atomic level.

10 Jul 2018

Ludwig-developed antibody drug for deadly brain cancer may have broader applications

A Ludwig Cancer Research study explains why a particular mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor, a cell surface protein, results in more aggressive tumors and poorer overall survival of patients diagnosed with the brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme.

10 Jul 2018

Human trial identifies common blood pressure medication as safe, effective therapy for diabetes

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Diabetes Center have discovered a safe and effective novel therapy to reduce insulin requirements and hypoglycemic episodes in adult subjects with recent onset Type 1 diabetes by promoting the patient's own beta cell function and insulin production -- the first such discovery to target diabetes in this manner.

9 Jul 2018

Spread of pancreatic cancer to the liver or lungs depends on plasticity of tumor cells

Pancreatic cancer often spreads, forming metastases in the liver or lungs. The prognosis is better for patients with metastases in the lungs.

9 Jul 2018

Bacteria-powered solar cell can produce energy even when skies are overcast

Researchers have developed a sustainable biogenic solar cell, which uses bacteria to convert light into energy and has generated the strongest current ever.

9 Jul 2018

B Cell News and Research

Study explores occurrence and treatment of brain metastases in ROS1 lung cancer

Study reveals how M. tuberculosis escapes death in macrophages

Breakthrough technology offers hope for early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

Stem cell study brings scientists closer to understanding schistosomiasis

Scientists discover new way to predict healthy individuals at risk of developing AML

Researchers discover mechanism that shuts down cell-to-cell communications pathway

Study: Mitochondrial DNA in nanovesicles is the alarm that activates antiviral genetic program

New approach could greatly enhance people's long-term tolerance for transplants

Fluorescent zebrafish genes provide clues about neuroblastoma

New TSPO-targeted PET imaging more fully evaluates extent of rheumatoid arthritis

Fluorescent fish could help find origins of neuroblastoma

Researchers develop first comprehensive atlas of lung tumor cells

Altitude sickness drug may offer significant gains for patients with glioblastoma

Mice study shows promise for treating genetic conditions during fetal development

New trial to evaluate whether fasting can improve MS symptoms

Researchers use x-ray crystallography to reveal how curcumin inhibits cancer

Ludwig-developed antibody drug for deadly brain cancer may have broader applications

Human trial identifies common blood pressure medication as safe, effective therapy for diabetes

Spread of pancreatic cancer to the liver or lungs depends on plasticity of tumor cells

Bacteria-powered solar cell can produce energy even when skies are overcast

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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