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Genetic study on liver iron content may pave way for better treatment

High levels of iron in the liver are linked to a number of serious health conditions including cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular as well as liver disease. But measuring liver iron is difficult and until recently could only be done through an invasive biopsy.

17 Jun 2019

Scientists create 'mini-brain' for studying sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

National Institutes of Health scientists have used human skin cells to create what they believe is the first cerebral organoid system, or "mini-brain," for studying sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

16 Jun 2019

New discovery could improve therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A new multi-institution study spearheaded by researchers at Florida State University and the University of California, Los Angeles suggests a tiny protein could play a major role in combating heart failure related to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common lethal genetic disorder among children.

16 Jun 2019

Novel insight could improve vaccines that protect pregnant women and newborns

A team led by Duke Health scientists has identified a cellular process that could lead to the development of safer and more effective vaccines that protect pregnant women as well as their newborns from dangerous infections.

16 Jun 2019

Researchers find characteristics related to better outcomes in HPV-linked oropharyngeal cancer

Using a new blood test that's in development, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers identified characteristics that could be used to personalize treatment for patients with a type of head and neck cancer linked to HPV infection.

16 Jun 2019

Vitamin D metabolite may stop mechanism by which cancer cells become drug-resistant

What's good for our bones may also help stop cancer cells that develop resistance to multiple chemotherapy drugs.

14 Jun 2019

Mutant bacterial receptor could help identify therapeutic compounds that inhibit quorum sensing

Researchers have developed a new mutant version of a receptor used by a bacterial pathogen for a chemical communication process called quorum sensing, according to a study published June 13 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Bonnie Bassler of Princeton University, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 14 Jun 2019

Virus employs powerful strategy to inhibit natural killer cell function

The virus responsible for chickenpox and shingles employs a powerful strategy of immune evasion, inhibiting the ability of natural killer cells to destroy infected cells and produce molecules that help control viral infection, according to a study published June 13 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Allison Abendroth of the Discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology in the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 14 Jun 2019

Mutations in fetal genome may contribute to premature birth

Mutations in the gene that codes for SLIT2, a protein expressed in fetal cells in placentas and involved in directing the growth of the fetal nervous system, may contribute to premature births, possibly by activating the mother’s immune system.

From PLOS ONE 14 Jun 2019

Researchers uncover new mechanism by which cells communicate in inflammatory processes

A research group from MedUni Vienna and CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences has discovered a new mechanism by which cells communicate in inflammatory processes.

14 Jun 2019

Researchers identify effective drug combinations for malignant brain tumor in mice

Usually, scientists study the molecular biology of cancer to find new treatments, but sometimes, it is the other way round: when trying to find new treatments, scientists find key information on cancer biology.

14 Jun 2019

Study identifies risk factors for cardiotoxicity with relapsed multiple myeloma therapy

More than half of patients with relapsed multiple myeloma treated with carfilzomib experienced cardiac issues during treatment, according to a multi-institutional study published June 12 in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

14 Jun 2019

Roswell Park physician leads effort to compile new multiple myeloma imaging guidelines

Just as newer drugs have significantly improved outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma in the past decade, newer imaging techniques are upgrading detection of the disease, leading to earlier treatment.

14 Jun 2019

Combining expansion microscopy with VR allows researchers to 'step inside' biological data

A combined research team from Carnegie Mellon University and Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason is pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality technology to create a method that allows researchers to "step inside" their biological data.

14 Jun 2019

Cell News and Research

Genetic study on liver iron content may pave way for better treatment

Scientists create 'mini-brain' for studying sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

New discovery could improve therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Novel insight could improve vaccines that protect pregnant women and newborns

Researchers find characteristics related to better outcomes in HPV-linked oropharyngeal cancer

Vitamin D metabolite may stop mechanism by which cancer cells become drug-resistant

Mutant bacterial receptor could help identify therapeutic compounds that inhibit quorum sensing

Virus employs powerful strategy to inhibit natural killer cell function

Mutations in fetal genome may contribute to premature birth

Researchers uncover new mechanism by which cells communicate in inflammatory processes

Researchers identify effective drug combinations for malignant brain tumor in mice

Study identifies risk factors for cardiotoxicity with relapsed multiple myeloma therapy

Roswell Park physician leads effort to compile new multiple myeloma imaging guidelines

Combining expansion microscopy with VR allows researchers to 'step inside' biological data

Better education and communication critical for increasing blood donation among minorities

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FAU scientists develop rapid, reliable method to continuously monitor sickle cell disease

Research identifies new approach to staving off the detrimental effects of aging

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