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Scientists suggest potential approach of lowering tau levels to thwart Alzheimer's disease

Taking a pill that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer's disease, according to scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

21 Oct 2016

Researchers suggest benefits of using lasers in oral debridement to prevent dental problems

Researchers have developed computer simulations showing how lasers attack oral bacterial colonies, suggesting that benefits of using lasers in oral debridement include killing bacteria and promoting better dental health.

21 Oct 2016

UA neuroscientists receive $10.3 million grant to find cause for heightened risk of Alzheimer's in women

Why do more women than men get Alzheimer's disease? In their quest to find the answer, neuroscientist Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, and her collegues in the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, have been awarded a $10.3 million five-year Program Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

21 Oct 2016

Cedars-Sinai receives FDA approval to examine safety of combination stem cell-gene therapy in ALS patients

Cedars-Sinai regenerative medicine investigators have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to test a combination stem cell-gene therapy they developed to stall the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurological disease that causes progressive paralysis and ultimately death.

21 Oct 2016

Computer-adaptive tests to measure health-related quality of life in Huntington's disease patients

Huntington's disease is an inherited disease that leads to problems with movement, thinking and mood which can negatively affect an individual's quality of life.

21 Oct 2016

Yale researchers develop new mouse model to understand multiple myeloma

Understanding how multiple myeloma develops and responds to therapies may be easier using a new mouse model developed at Yale University School of Medicine.

21 Oct 2016

Study reveals promising new strategy to treat birth defect in boys

A study published in Scientific Reports describes a potential new strategy that may be utilized to correct hypospadias, a birth defect which occurs when boys are born with a urinary opening on the underside of the penis, found in up to one in every 200 boys.

21 Oct 2016

Study shows how damage to RNA-binding protein contributes to ALS

Although only 10 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases are hereditary, a significant number of them are caused by mutations that affect proteins that bind RNA, a type of genetic material.

21 Oct 2016

RAC1 protein plays crucial role in proper development of mammalian lung

A study by researchers from The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles reveals a promising therapeutic target for improving lung function in infants.

21 Oct 2016

UCSF researchers find active HIV in tissue samples of patients treated with antiretrovirals

While successful treatment of HIV with antiretroviral medications leads to undetectable levels of virus in the blood, controls the disease and leads to much longer lifespans, scientists know that HIV continues to reside in tissues.

21 Oct 2016

Esperite's business unit develops therapy for Crohn's disease perianal fistulas

Esperite's business unit The Cell Factory in collaboration with Women's and Children's Health Department of the University of Padua and the Padua University Hospital are developing therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using extracellular vesicles (EVs).

21 Oct 2016

Study sheds new insights on immune cells involved in fighting dengue virus infection

India suffers from the highest number of dengue infections in the world, but there are few studies, if any, to understand the immune cells involved in fighting the virus.

21 Oct 2016

Research could lead to new therapeutic targets for suppressing tumor growth

A new study has identified a mechanism used by tumors to recruit stem cells from bone and convert them into cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) that facilitate tumor progression.

21 Oct 2016

Researchers identify genomic regions linked to ulcerative colitis in African-Americans

In the first genome-wide association study of genetic risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease in African Americans, a research team has identified two regions of the genome (loci) associated with ulcerative colitis only in people of African descent.

20 Oct 2016

Japanese researchers develop miniaturized imaging probes for intraocular use during eye surgery

To provide a better view of difficult to see tissue, Japanese researchers have miniaturized an imaging probe to fit inside a needle that can be inserted into the eye during eye surgery.

20 Oct 2016

Targeting TASINs can be viable approach for preventing colon cancer, research reveals

A small molecule called TASIN-1 can selectively kill cells with a mutation that is considered to be a precursor to colon cancer, while sparing related normal cells, UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer biologists have demonstrated.

20 Oct 2016

Two leading non-profit organizations sign strategic affiliation to hasten drug development

The Scripps Research Institute and the California Institute for Biomedical Research - two leading non-profit research organizations - today announced the signing of a strategic affiliation that combines the two organizations into a new biomedical research entity with the tools and know-how to rapidly translate its scientific discoveries into life-saving medicines for the public benefit.

20 Oct 2016

Workplace weight management program linked to lower healthcare costs, better QOL

Employees who participate in a workplace weight management program—even those without significant weight loss—have reduced health care costs and improved quality of life (QOL), reports a study in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

20 Oct 2016

Zika virus infections modify viral and human genetic material, research finds

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that Zika virus infection leads to modifications of both viral and human genetic material.

20 Oct 2016

Yale researchers identify chemical inhibitor that limits growth of lung tumor cells

A recently published Yale study may offer a new solution to fighting lung cancer.

20 Oct 2016

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Scientists suggest potential approach of lowering tau levels to thwart Alzheimer's disease

Researchers suggest benefits of using lasers in oral debridement to prevent dental problems

UA neuroscientists receive $10.3 million grant to find cause for heightened risk of Alzheimer's in women

Cedars-Sinai receives FDA approval to examine safety of combination stem cell-gene therapy in ALS patients

Computer-adaptive tests to measure health-related quality of life in Huntington's disease patients

Yale researchers develop new mouse model to understand multiple myeloma

Study reveals promising new strategy to treat birth defect in boys

Study shows how damage to RNA-binding protein contributes to ALS

RAC1 protein plays crucial role in proper development of mammalian lung

UCSF researchers find active HIV in tissue samples of patients treated with antiretrovirals

Esperite's business unit develops therapy for Crohn's disease perianal fistulas

Study sheds new insights on immune cells involved in fighting dengue virus infection

Research could lead to new therapeutic targets for suppressing tumor growth

Researchers identify genomic regions linked to ulcerative colitis in African-Americans

Japanese researchers develop miniaturized imaging probes for intraocular use during eye surgery

Targeting TASINs can be viable approach for preventing colon cancer, research reveals

Two leading non-profit organizations sign strategic affiliation to hasten drug development

Workplace weight management program linked to lower healthcare costs, better QOL

Zika virus infections modify viral and human genetic material, research finds

Yale researchers identify chemical inhibitor that limits growth of lung tumor cells

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