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Researchers discover how type 2 diabetes drug metformin actually works

Researchers from St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, in collaboration with researchers at McMaster University in Canada, are reportedly the first to discover how the type 2 diabetes drug metformin actually works, providing a molecular understanding that could lead to the development of more effective therapies. Mass spectrometry technologies from AB SCIEX, a global leader in analytical technologies, played a critical role in the analysis that led to this breakthrough finding.

25 Nov 2013

Study shows X-ray lasers can generate complete 3-D model of protein from scratch

A study shows for the first time that X-ray lasers can be used to generate a complete 3-D model of a protein without any prior knowledge of its structure.

25 Nov 2013

New documentary reveals how antiretroviral therapy transformed lives of HIV people in Africa

A new documentary produced by the University of East Anglia reveals how the lives of people with HIV in Africa have been transformed by antiretroviral therapy and highlights the crucial need for continued funding of the lifesaving treatment.

22 Nov 2013

Study compares prevalence, impact of chronic pain amongst different ethnic groups in Tower Hamlets

A new study in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, funded by medical research charity Arthritis Research UK, may help improve GPs’ understanding of chronic musculoskeletal pain amongst different ethnic groups and develop better strategies for self-management as a result

20 Nov 2013

NSU researchers selected to participate in DoD Gulf War Illness Research Program Consortium

Nova Southeastern University President and CEO George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., recently announced that a NSU research team led by Mariana Morris, Ph.D., and Nancy Klimas, M.D., was selected by the U.S. Department of Defense as one of two DoD Gulf War Illness Research Program Consortium awardees.

20 Nov 2013

Researchers discover new genetic risk factor for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder

Investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered a new genetic risk factor for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder called NDST3. The findings are published online in Nature Communications.

20 Nov 2013

Study finds patients treated with varespladib drug more likely to experience cardiovascular events

Patients with acute coronary syndrome who were treated with the experimental drug varespladib were more likely to experience additional cardiovascular events - including sudden death, heart attack and stroke - than those treated with placebo, according to research from the Cleveland Clinic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research (C5Research).

19 Nov 2013

Research advances in search for biomarkers that may predict lung cancer

The professor of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Valencia Carlos Camps has participated in a research that advances in the search for biomarkers that may predict lung cancer.

19 Nov 2013

6MWT does not reflect activity in primary care COPD patients

Researchers have found that functional exercise capacity does not reflect physical activity among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients treated in primary care.

18 Nov 2013

Scientists describe interplay of four molecules that trigger, govern antibody production in immune cells

Australian scientists have described an exquisitely balanced interplay of four molecules that trigger and govern antibody production in immune cells. As well as being an important basic science discovery, it helps explain why people with mutations in any one of the associated genes cannot fight infection effectively, and develop rare and crippling immunodeficiency disorders.

18 Nov 2013

Scientists discover gene associated with high risk of severe childhood asthma.

An international scientific team has discovered a gene associated with a high risk of severe childhood asthma. The specific gene variant may be an actual cause of this form of asthma, a leading cause of hospitalization in young children.

17 Nov 2013

Heidelberg scientists identify protein motifs that influence gene silencing

Bioscientists at Heidelberg University have studied the function of certain proteins, known as Argonaute (Ago) proteins, in the process of gene regulation. They sought to understand why only the Ago2 protein is able to target and directly turn off genes in humans, while the closely related Ago3 protein is not.

16 Nov 2013

Researchers explain new function of 2 key molecules involved in tumor progression

Researchers from IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) lead by Dr. Sandra Peir- have described a new function for two key molecules involved in tumor progression.

16 Nov 2013

New center launched to increase efficacy, reduce costs at four health care providers across Indiana

In response to rising national health care costs, the Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute have launched a new center to increase efficacy and reduce costs at four major health care providers across Indiana.

14 Nov 2013

Stem cells from Wolfram syndrome patients used to elucidate beta-cell failure pathway in diabetes

Scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute and Columbia University Medical Center have used stem cells created from the skin of patients with a rare form of diabetes—Wolfram syndrome—to elucidate an important biochemical pathway for beta-cell failure in diabetes. The findings by Linshan Shang and colleagues were published today in Diabetes.

13 Nov 2013

Sanford-Burnham scientists receive grant to assess potential toxicity of large collections of chemicals

A bicoastal group of scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) was recently awarded a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of the Air Force to assess the potential toxicity of large collections of chemicals.

13 Nov 2013

HIV/AIDS experts awarded over $5M to foster health and medical research skills in India, Africa

Experts in HIV/AIDS at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine and the university's Bloomberg School of Public Health have been awarded more than $5 million by the Fogarty International Center's HIV Research Training Program to foster health and medical research skills in India, Uganda, Ethiopia and Malawi.

13 Nov 2013

Study provides new evidence underlining the significance of bitter taste perception

It's no coincidence that the expression "to leave a bitter taste in one's mouth" has a double meaning; people often have strong negative reactions to bitter substances, which, though found in healthful foods like vegetables, can also signify toxicity. For this reason, the ability to sense bitterness likely played an important role in human evolution.

12 Nov 2013

Australian scientists unravel mystery behind immune system memory

While the principle of immune memory has been known for decades, the exact molecular mechanisms underpinning it have remained a mystery. Australian scientists have now unraveled part of that mystery, identifying the role of a gene called STAT3, which acts as a kind of roundabout, directing chemical messenger molecules to various destinations.

12 Nov 2013

Professor from LSUHSC receives Professor Miroslaw Medal from Polish Academy of Sciences

Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence, has been awarded the Professor Miroslaw M. Mossakowski Medal by the Polish Academy of Sciences.

11 Nov 2013

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Researchers discover how type 2 diabetes drug metformin actually works

Study shows X-ray lasers can generate complete 3-D model of protein from scratch

New documentary reveals how antiretroviral therapy transformed lives of HIV people in Africa

Study compares prevalence, impact of chronic pain amongst different ethnic groups in Tower Hamlets

NSU researchers selected to participate in DoD Gulf War Illness Research Program Consortium

Researchers discover new genetic risk factor for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder

Study finds patients treated with varespladib drug more likely to experience cardiovascular events

Research advances in search for biomarkers that may predict lung cancer

6MWT does not reflect activity in primary care COPD patients

Scientists describe interplay of four molecules that trigger, govern antibody production in immune cells

Scientists discover gene associated with high risk of severe childhood asthma.

Heidelberg scientists identify protein motifs that influence gene silencing

Researchers explain new function of 2 key molecules involved in tumor progression

New center launched to increase efficacy, reduce costs at four health care providers across Indiana

Stem cells from Wolfram syndrome patients used to elucidate beta-cell failure pathway in diabetes

Sanford-Burnham scientists receive grant to assess potential toxicity of large collections of chemicals

HIV/AIDS experts awarded over $5M to foster health and medical research skills in India, Africa

Study provides new evidence underlining the significance of bitter taste perception

Australian scientists unravel mystery behind immune system memory

Professor from LSUHSC receives Professor Miroslaw Medal from Polish Academy of Sciences

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