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Bern researchers find new way to influence the endocannabinoid system

Endogenous cannabinoids (endocannabinoids) play an important role in the brain and immune system. Bern researchers from the National Centre of Competence in Research "TransCure" have now found a new way to influence the endocannabinoid system.

6 Jun 2017

Study shows effectiveness of 3 months of chemotherapy in colon cancer patients after surgery

After surgery for lymph-node positive colon cancer (stage III), some patients may only need half of the long-standing standard course of chemotherapy.

5 Jun 2017

Testicular cancer survivors with low testosterone more likely to have chronic health problems

In a large study, 38% of 491 testicular cancer survivors had low testosterone levels, known as hypogonadism.

5 Jun 2017

OIST researchers identify new toxic mechanism behind Parkinson’s disease

OIST researchers have identified the precise toxic mechanism at work during an overabundance of the protein alpha-synuclein in neurons—the protein is a key causative agent in the development of Parkinson's disease.

5 Jun 2017

Study underlines significance of microglia for homeostasis in the brain

The role of microglial cells in neurodegenerative disease is not fully understood. But new results from researchers in Munich and Basel suggest that stimulation of this arm of the immune system might well delay the onset of such disorders.

2 Jun 2017

Scientists discover unexpected mechanism behind chronic nerve pain

It has long been assumed that chronic nerve pain is caused by hypersensitivity in the neurons that transmit pain.

1 Jun 2017

Insilico Medicine launches personalized drug discovery platform to develop new treatments for ALS

Today, Insilico Medicine, Inc., a company applying the latest advances in deep learning to biomarker development, drug discovery and aging research, launched ALS.AI, a personalized drug discovery and biomarker development platform utilizing the latest advances in deep learning.

1 Jun 2017

Chronic pain may occur when receptors migrate from nerve cell's surface to inner chambers

A study led by Columbia University Medical Center has shown that chronic pain may occur when pain receptors migrate from the nerve cell's surface to the cell's inner chambers, out of the reach of current pain medications.

1 Jun 2017

Key metabolic enzyme fuels molecular machinery to turn on memory genes after learning

Understanding how memories are made, retrieved, and eventually fade over a lifetime is the stuff of poems and song. To medical researchers, solving the mysteries of memory is even more elusive.

1 Jun 2017

TSRI professor receives $2 million grant to study neurofibromatosis type I

Assistant Professor Seth Tomchik of the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has received $2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

31 May 2017

Collaborative effort to develop rare disease patient registries

The Orphan Disease Center in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will collaborate with Pulse Infoframe Inc., a medical informatics company, to develop rare disease patient registries aimed at enabling international collaboration to better understand these diseases, as well as accelerate and improve clinical studies to develop new therapies.

31 May 2017

Sugar sponges could one day serve as treatment for diabetes

Many diabetes patients must inject themselves with insulin, sometimes several times a day, while others take medications orally to control blood sugar.

31 May 2017

Researchers make significant advance in treatment of bowel cancer

New research led by Queen's University Belfast has discovered how a genomic approach to understanding bowel (colorectal) cancer could improve the prognosis and quality of life for patients.

31 May 2017

World’s first Percutaneous Injectable Anchor System receives CE Mark approval

Freedom Neuro BV, a medical device distributor for Stimwave Technologies Incorporated, today announced CE Mark approval for the world's first Percutaneous Injectable Anchor System.

27 May 2017

Study suggests Zika virus poses wider threat in human pregnancies

Zika virus infection passes efficiently from a pregnant monkey to its fetus, spreading inflammatory damage throughout the tissues that support the fetus and the fetus's developing nervous system, and suggesting a wider threat in human pregnancies than generally appreciated.

25 May 2017

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Bern researchers find new way to influence the endocannabinoid system

Study shows effectiveness of 3 months of chemotherapy in colon cancer patients after surgery

Testicular cancer survivors with low testosterone more likely to have chronic health problems

OIST researchers identify new toxic mechanism behind Parkinson’s disease

Study underlines significance of microglia for homeostasis in the brain

Scientists discover unexpected mechanism behind chronic nerve pain

Insilico Medicine launches personalized drug discovery platform to develop new treatments for ALS

Chronic pain may occur when receptors migrate from nerve cell's surface to inner chambers

Key metabolic enzyme fuels molecular machinery to turn on memory genes after learning

TSRI professor receives $2 million grant to study neurofibromatosis type I

Collaborative effort to develop rare disease patient registries

Sugar sponges could one day serve as treatment for diabetes

Researchers make significant advance in treatment of bowel cancer

World’s first Percutaneous Injectable Anchor System receives CE Mark approval

Study suggests Zika virus poses wider threat in human pregnancies

Study unravels mystery of how nerve cells are damaged in neurodegenerative diseases

Cluster headaches: searching for effective therapies

BGU researchers redesign portion of FDA-approved drug into new molecule to treat ALS

New study identifies 16 additional genetic markers linked to psoriasis

Study findings could lead to quick and new way for predicting efficacy of cancer treatments

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

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