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Blue Ridge Poison Center explains safe and proper way to dispose medicine

In 2015, nearly 57 percent of all poison exposure cases nationwide involved prescription or over-the-counter medicines.

25 Mar 2017

Combination of high-intensity ultrasound and immunotherapy may be effective in treating cancer

In a new study published today in JCI Insight, UC Davis researchers have shown that combining high-intensity focused ultrasound with two immunotherapies (a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor and TLR9 agonist) can produce excellent response rates in mouse models of epithelial cancer.

25 Mar 2017

Major grant funds research effort that seeks to understand complexity of invasive cancer

A $9.5 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will fund an intensive multidisciplinary research effort that seeks to better understand how cancer cells reach an aggressive state and begin to damage surrounding tissue.

25 Mar 2017

Immunotherapy drug becomes first FDA-approved treatment for metastatic MCC

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday granted accelerated approval to the checkpoint inhibitor Bavencio (avelumab) for the treatment of patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), including those who have not received prior chemotherapy.

25 Mar 2017

Stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in mouse model of COPD and cystic fibrosis

A new study has found that stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in an animal model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. Although, still at a pre-clinical stage, these findings have important potential implications for the future treatment of patients.

25 Mar 2017

Multipronged study of schizophrenia-associated syndrome receives $3.1 million NIH grant

A research team at Emory University is embarking on a multipronged study of 3q29 deletion syndrome, a genetic mutation associated with a 40-fold increased risk for schizophrenia and a range of other neuropsychiatric conditions including mild to moderate intellectual disability, autism and anxiety.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers pinpoint Jumonji protein as key to Ewing's Sarcoma spread

By the time Ewing's Sarcoma is diagnosed, primarily in teens and young adults, it has often spread from its primary site to other parts of the body, making it difficult to treat.

24 Mar 2017

Scientists discover potential role for 'jumping genes' in ALS

By inserting an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-linked human gene called TDP-43 into fruit flies, researchers at Stony Brook University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory discovered a potential role for 'transposons' in the disease.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers develop nanoparticle to deliver potential new drug to breast cancer cells

The research, a collaborative project between Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University, began at the Queen's Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology in 2014, and was led by Professor Mohamed El-Tanani.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers show shared genetic origin between ALS/MND and schizophrenia

Researchers have shown for the first time that Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and schizophrenia have a shared genetic origin, indicating that the causes of these diverse conditions are biologically linked.

24 Mar 2017

Virus hydrophobicity could help in vaccine purification

A person doesn't have to get sick to catch a virus. Researchers hope to catch viruses for detection and vaccinations by understanding their sticky outer layers.

24 Mar 2017

New high-speed computational software could reveal deeper insights into neuronal function

Unlike experimental neuroscientists who deal with real-life neurons, computational neuroscientists use model simulations to investigate how the brain functions.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers develop new lab-on-a-chip platform that aims to improve pathogen detection

Nuclear amplification testing is commonly used for pathogen detection; however, the process is currently manually intensive and complex, and requires dedicated equipment. This prevents its use in some settings, and pathogen detection in individual samples.

24 Mar 2017

Berkeley researchers search for cancer clues in sample of blood

One day, patients may be able to monitor their body's response to cancer therapy just by having their blood drawn. A new study, led by bioengineers at UC Berkeley, has taken an important step in that direction by measuring a panel of cancer proteins in rare, individual tumor cells that float in the blood.

24 Mar 2017

New method using gold microstructures could effectively deliver drugs or DNA into cells

The ability to deliver cargo like drugs or DNA into cells is essential for biological research and disease therapy but cell membranes are very good at defending their territory.

24 Mar 2017

Review provides new understanding of cytokine mediated effects on inflammatory disorders

Researchers studying chronic inflammation that can lead to the development of lung diseases such as asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, and cancer, are focusing on the role cytokines play in regulating the behavior of fibroblast cells and the extracellular matrix.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers develop new way to assemble genome of an organism from scratch

A team spanning Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, Texas Children's Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has developed a new way to sequence genomes, which can assemble the genome of an organism, entirely from scratch, dramatically cheaper and faster.

24 Mar 2017

Cell News and Research

Blue Ridge Poison Center explains safe and proper way to dispose medicine

Combination of high-intensity ultrasound and immunotherapy may be effective in treating cancer

Major grant funds research effort that seeks to understand complexity of invasive cancer

Immunotherapy drug becomes first FDA-approved treatment for metastatic MCC

Stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in mouse model of COPD and cystic fibrosis

Multipronged study of schizophrenia-associated syndrome receives $3.1 million NIH grant

Researchers pinpoint Jumonji protein as key to Ewing's Sarcoma spread

Scientists discover potential role for 'jumping genes' in ALS

Researchers develop nanoparticle to deliver potential new drug to breast cancer cells

Researchers show shared genetic origin between ALS/MND and schizophrenia

Virus hydrophobicity could help in vaccine purification

New high-speed computational software could reveal deeper insights into neuronal function

Researchers develop new lab-on-a-chip platform that aims to improve pathogen detection

Berkeley researchers search for cancer clues in sample of blood

New method using gold microstructures could effectively deliver drugs or DNA into cells

Review provides new understanding of cytokine mediated effects on inflammatory disorders

Researchers develop new way to assemble genome of an organism from scratch

New research reveals surprising culprit involved in self-destruction of axons

Scientists achieve closest view of working nerve synapses using custom-built microscope

MSK scientists discover epigenetic mechanism promoting breast cancer

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