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Early life adversity and high levels of FKBP5 protein amplify anxiety-like behavior

Researchers continue to dig for molecular clues to better understand how gene-environment interactions influence neuropsychiatric disease risk and resilience.

11 Jun 2019

Study shows how SIRT1 plays key role in maintaining the regenerative potential of leukemic stem cells

Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia can be treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. While these effective drugs lead to deep remission and prolonged survival, primitive leukemia stem cells resist elimination during the remission and persist as a major barrier to cure.

11 Jun 2019

Study suggests therapeutic solutions for pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration

The scientific research team from the Universidad Pablo de Olavide led by doctor José Antonio Sánchez Alcázar has published a new study in the international magazines Molecular Neorubiology and Neural Regeneration Research.

11 Jun 2019

Tart cherry reduces joint pain and sore muscles in some breast cancer patients, study shows

Tart cherry reduces the musculoskeletal effects of aromatase inhibitors in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer, according to new findings from a clinical trial by researchers at Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center.

10 Jun 2019

Elevated estrogen levels associated with more severe disease in scleroderma

Estrogen is the quintessentially female hormone. It is surprising, then, that a Medical University of South Carolina study found that a type of estrogen, estradiol, was more abundant in older men with scleroderma than in postmenopausal women with the disease.

6 Jun 2019

Researchers develop NO-scavenging hydrogel for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Nitric oxide (NO) prevents high blood pressure and artery plaque build-up in our body. However, its duplicity is shown when it causes serious inflammatory disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus, Cronh's disease, and rheumatoid arthritis.

4 Jun 2019

Scientists 'on the right track' toward universal flu vaccine

New research could bring scientists a step closer to developing an effective, universal flu vaccine.

4 Jun 2019

Study reveals novel indicator of protection against influenza virus infection

A study of influenza virus transmission in Nicaraguan households reveals new insights into the type of immune responses that may be protective against influenza virus infection, report investigators.

4 Jun 2019

Antihypertensive drug use linked with reduction in dementia risk

Various clinical trials indicate what effects can be expected from standardized intervention programs on the basis of existing evidence.

3 Jun 2019

Brush your teeth and use floss to slow down Alzheimer's

The researchers have determined that gum disease (gingivitis) plays a decisive role in whether a person develops Alzheimer´s or not.

3 Jun 2019

Study searches for the origins of depressive symptoms in Huntington's disease

About 40% of the affected patients with Huntington's disease -a neurodegenerative pathology- show depression symptoms, even in early stages before the apparition of the typical motor symptoms of the disease.

31 May 2019

Scientific discovery may lead to a treatment for lupus

A team of scientists has uncovered the structure of a regulatory complex that is involved in the release of cytokines and can be inhibited to treat lupus.

31 May 2019

Study sheds light on design of pharmacological strategies to treat depression in Huntington's disease

About 40 % of the affected patients with Huntington's disease -a neurodegenerative pathology- show depression symptoms, even in early stages before the apparition of the typical motor symptoms of the disease.

31 May 2019

IDT releases new ultra-high performance CRISPR Cas12a enzyme

As an advocate for the needs of researchers working at the forefronts of genomic research, Integrated DNA Technologies releases its latest CRISPR enzyme Alt-R® Cas12a Ultra.

From Integrated DNA Technologies 31 May 2019

Research identifies new target that may help develop new treatments for common STD

Research led by Ashok Aiyar, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has identified a target that may lead to the development of new treatments for the most common sexually transmitted infection in the US.

31 May 2019

UAB study reveals how enzyme lipoxygenase drives heart failure after heart attacks

Heart failure after a heart attack is a global epidemic leading to chronic heart failure pathology. About 6 million people in the United States and 23 million worldwide suffer from this end-stage disease that involves dysfunction of the heart, a change that clinicians call cardiac remodeling.

31 May 2019

Enzyme News and Research

Early life adversity and high levels of FKBP5 protein amplify anxiety-like behavior

Study shows how SIRT1 plays key role in maintaining the regenerative potential of leukemic stem cells

Study suggests therapeutic solutions for pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration

Tart cherry reduces joint pain and sore muscles in some breast cancer patients, study shows

Elevated estrogen levels associated with more severe disease in scleroderma

Researchers develop NO-scavenging hydrogel for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Scientists 'on the right track' toward universal flu vaccine

Study reveals novel indicator of protection against influenza virus infection

Antihypertensive drug use linked with reduction in dementia risk

Brush your teeth and use floss to slow down Alzheimer's

Study searches for the origins of depressive symptoms in Huntington's disease

Scientific discovery may lead to a treatment for lupus

Study sheds light on design of pharmacological strategies to treat depression in Huntington's disease

IDT releases new ultra-high performance CRISPR Cas12a enzyme

Research identifies new target that may help develop new treatments for common STD

UAB study reveals how enzyme lipoxygenase drives heart failure after heart attacks

Researchers unveil clues into how breast cancer cells spread around the body

Unsupportive parenting may have negative health implications for children, study suggests

Newly discovered mechanism of enzyme links circadian clock and fat metabolism

Researchers find new molecular targets for fighting autoimmunity

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