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Maternal grandmother’s smoking in pregnancy increases risk of ASD in grandchildren

Scientists from the University of Bristol have looked at all 14,500 participants in Children of the 90s and found that if a girl's maternal grandmother smoked during pregnancy, the girl is 67% more likely to display certain traits linked to autism, such as poor social communication skills and repetitive behaviors.

27 Apr 2017

Scientists announce ‘outstanding’ results of new blood cancer study

Scientists have described new results of a blood cancer study as 'outstanding' in tackling previously untreatable forms of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

27 Apr 2017

Unstable chromosomes in lung tumors increase risk of cancer relapse, study reveals

The New England Journal of Medicine and Nature has published the first findings from the Cancer Research UK-funded Tracking Cancer Evolution through Treatment (Rx), TRACERx, lung cancer study, which reveals the increase in the risk of cancer relapse when lung tumors have unstable chromosomes.

27 Apr 2017

Understanding and predicting tumor resistance may open door to additional treatment options

A collaborative Cleveland Clinic, University of Oxford and Moffitt Cancer Center team of researchers has proven the theory that, while resistance to targeted treatment in cancer is truly a moving target, there are opportunities to overcome the resistance that develops.

27 Apr 2017

Researchers aim to test asthma drug for treating patients with heart disease

Researchers at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have launched an innovative new trial which aims to improve the recovery of patients with serious heart conditions.

27 Apr 2017

Study provides preliminary evidence that Parkinson's disease may start in the gut

Parkinson's disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve, according to a study published in the April 26, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The vagus nerve extends from the brainstem to the abdomen and controls unconscious body processes like heart rate and food digestion.

27 Apr 2017

Findings could lead to new treatments for people who overdose on popular pain reliever

Results from a new study show that after an acetaminophen overdose the p53 protein plays a key role in preventing the progression of liver damage and signaling the liver to repair itself.

27 Apr 2017

Researchers take important step toward using transplanted fetal cells to treat liver failure

In a new study, researchers demonstrate successful transplantation of fetal rat liver cells to an injured adult rat liver. The work is an important step toward using transplanted cells to treat liver failure, which currently requires an organ transplant.

26 Apr 2017

Study underscores need for genetic screening to improve safety of experimental stem cell treatments

Regenerative medicine using human pluripotent stem cells to grow transplantable tissue outside the body carries the promise to treat a range of intractable disorders, such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease.

26 Apr 2017

Removing senescent cells from joints could reverse progression of osteoarthritis

In a preclinical study in mice and human cells, researchers report that selectively removing old or 'senescent' cells from joints could stop and even reverse the progression of osteoarthritis.

26 Apr 2017

Unique microscope reveals clues to destructive autoimmune disease

Using a unique microscope capable of illuminating living cell structures in great detail, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found clues into how a destructive autoimmune disease works, setting the stage for more discoveries in the future.

26 Apr 2017

Obesity amplifies effects of three risk alleles linked to NAFLD

An international study based at UT Southwestern Medical Center revealed a striking genetic-environmental interaction: Obesity significantly amplifies the effects of three gene variants that increase risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by different metabolic pathways.

26 Apr 2017

FDA warns 14 companies for illegal promotion and selling of cancer cure products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters today to 14 companies based out of U.S., who are selling more than 65 products illegally making false claims to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure cancer.

26 Apr 2017

Study provides new insights on molecular mechanisms that impair muscle stem cells during aging

Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have identified a previously unrecognized step in stem cell-mediated muscle regeneration.

26 Apr 2017

Abnormal levels of specific gut bacteria linked to chronic fatigue syndrome

Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health have discovered abnormal levels of specific gut bacteria related to chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS, in patients with and without concurrent irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS.

26 Apr 2017

Epigenetic changes detectable at birth linked to risk of obesity

These changes, known as epigenetic modifications, control the activity of our genes without changing the actual DNA sequence. One of the main epigenetic modifications is DNA methylation, which plays a key role in embryonic development and the formation of different cell types, regulating when and where genes are switched on.

26 Apr 2017

Study provides new understanding of molecular mechanisms that impact intellectual disability

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have shown that a protein helps balance nerve cell communication.

25 Apr 2017

Researchers use novel phage therapy to treat patient infected with multidrug-resistant bacterium

Scientists and physicians at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, working with colleagues at the U.S. Navy Medical Research Center - Biological Defense Research Directorate, Texas A&M University, a San Diego-based biotech and elsewhere, have successfully used an experimental therapy involving bacteriophages -- viruses that target and consume specific strains of bacteria -- to treat a patient near death from a multidrug-resistant bacterium.

25 Apr 2017

Research shows how TET2 protein loss can open door for mutations that drive blood cancers

Imagine this scenario on a highway: A driver starts to make a sudden lane change but realizes his mistake and quickly veers back, too late. Other motorists have already reacted and, in some cases, collide. Meanwhile, the original motorist - the one who caused the problem - drives on.

25 Apr 2017

MedCision and TrakCel to present clinical cell thawing technologies at ISCT

MedCision, LLC, world leader in the automation of pre-clinical and clinical cell thawing, today announced the company’s participation in the 2017 International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) Annual Meeting.

25 Apr 2017

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Maternal grandmother’s smoking in pregnancy increases risk of ASD in grandchildren

Scientists announce ‘outstanding’ results of new blood cancer study

Unstable chromosomes in lung tumors increase risk of cancer relapse, study reveals

Understanding and predicting tumor resistance may open door to additional treatment options

Researchers aim to test asthma drug for treating patients with heart disease

Study provides preliminary evidence that Parkinson's disease may start in the gut

Findings could lead to new treatments for people who overdose on popular pain reliever

Researchers take important step toward using transplanted fetal cells to treat liver failure

Study underscores need for genetic screening to improve safety of experimental stem cell treatments

Removing senescent cells from joints could reverse progression of osteoarthritis

Unique microscope reveals clues to destructive autoimmune disease

Obesity amplifies effects of three risk alleles linked to NAFLD

FDA warns 14 companies for illegal promotion and selling of cancer cure products

Study provides new insights on molecular mechanisms that impair muscle stem cells during aging

Abnormal levels of specific gut bacteria linked to chronic fatigue syndrome

Epigenetic changes detectable at birth linked to risk of obesity

Study provides new understanding of molecular mechanisms that impact intellectual disability

Researchers use novel phage therapy to treat patient infected with multidrug-resistant bacterium

Research shows how TET2 protein loss can open door for mutations that drive blood cancers

MedCision and TrakCel to present clinical cell thawing technologies at ISCT

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