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In-depth tumor sequencing reveals key molecular drivers of metastatic cancers

Five hundred cancer patients are getting an in-depth look at their genomes as part of a new clinical study that is revealing some of the key molecular drivers of metastatic cancers.

3 Aug 2017

Tiny molecule in the immune system could help develop cure for common cold

A tiny molecule found in the immune systems of humans and animals could be used to develop a cure for the common cold, new research suggests.

3 Aug 2017

Animal robots could bring positive benefits for people with dementia, Griffith study shows

Using animal robots in the care of people with dementia has a modest but significant benefit, a new Griffith University study has revealed.

3 Aug 2017

Study shows new method for repairing disease-causing mutation in human embryos

Scientists have demonstrated an effective way of using a gene-editing tool to correct a disease-causing gene mutation in human embryos and stop it from passing to future generations.

3 Aug 2017

Researchers deliver knock-out blow to different types of cancer

Targeting healthy cells that have been hijacked by cancer cells could help treat many different types of the disease, according to research funded by Cancer Research UK and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute today (Thursday).

3 Aug 2017

Mango intake exerts beneficial effects in progression and severity of IBD

Initial results of a study by researchers in the department of nutrition and food science at Texas A&M University in College Station show mango consumption has a positive impact on people with inflammatory bowel disease.

3 Aug 2017

UCLA research in sarcoma provides much-needed roadmap for personalizing therapies

Sarcoma is a rare and deadly form of cancer occurring in the bones and connective tissue that affects individuals of all ages.

3 Aug 2017

Breast cancer patients treated with targeted radiotherapy experience fewer side effects

Breast cancer patients who have radiotherapy targeted at the original tumour site experience fewer side effects five years after treatment than those who have whole breast radiotherapy, and their cancer is just as unlikely to return, according to trial results published in The Lancet today (Wednesday).

3 Aug 2017

Ebola virus RNA can persist in semen of survivors two years after infection, researchers say

Ebola virus RNA can persist in the semen of survivors more than two years after the onset of infection researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found.

2 Aug 2017

UM SOM researchers to study adaptive immune responses of infants with HIV exposure in utero

The University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute for Global Health and the Institute of Human Virology have been awarded a $2 million five-year grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the impact exposure to HIV has on the immune systems of infants in utero and how those changes impact the ability of infants to fight off infections after birth.

2 Aug 2017

Researchers develop new scoring method to predict bleeding risk after stroke

A new scoring method may help predict who is at high risk of serious bleeding after a stroke, according to a study published in the August 2, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

2 Aug 2017

Music therapy helps strengthen muscle activity in people with Parkinson's disease

Elizabeth Stegemöller arranged a circle of metal folding chairs around a piano as clients started arriving for a weekly music therapy class for people with Parkinson's disease.

2 Aug 2017

Researchers ferreting out patients most likely to become resistant to cancer treatment

According to the National Cancer Institute, the number of people beating a cancer diagnosis reached nearly 14.5 million in 2014 and is expected to rise to almost 19 million by 2024. Now, that's good news, but it doesn't mean that cancer researchers - in the lab or clinic - are resting on any laurels.

2 Aug 2017

Anti-allergy medicines may be effective treatment for deadly blood clots in the legs

Common anti-allergy medicines could prove to be an effective treatment for potentially fatal blood clots in the legs, according to new research by the University of Birmingham.

2 Aug 2017

Scientists reveal new method to reprogram specific T cells

When the immune system is imbalanced, either due to overly-active cells or cells that suppress its function, it causes a wide range of diseases, from psoriasis to cancer.

2 Aug 2017

Stowers researchers solve 3D structure of critical protein complex using microscopy techniques

Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have solved the three-dimensional structure of a complex that is essential for the correct sorting of chromosomes into eggs and sperm during reproductive cell division or meiosis.

2 Aug 2017

Kitchen sponges - play house for millions of bacteria - fresh study reports

Scientists in Germany have looked into the minute pores of a common kitchen sponge and found dreaded bacteria that could make us very ill. This is the first comprehensive study to do so. The study was published this week in Scientific Reports. Researchers write that humans spend most of their time in built environments or BE and the microbial presence in these environments is termed BE microbiome. These microbes may have a great impact on human health and wellbeing.

2 Aug 2017

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In-depth tumor sequencing reveals key molecular drivers of metastatic cancers

Tiny molecule in the immune system could help develop cure for common cold

Animal robots could bring positive benefits for people with dementia, Griffith study shows

Study shows new method for repairing disease-causing mutation in human embryos

Researchers deliver knock-out blow to different types of cancer

Mango intake exerts beneficial effects in progression and severity of IBD

UCLA research in sarcoma provides much-needed roadmap for personalizing therapies

Breast cancer patients treated with targeted radiotherapy experience fewer side effects

Ebola virus RNA can persist in semen of survivors two years after infection, researchers say

UM SOM researchers to study adaptive immune responses of infants with HIV exposure in utero

Researchers develop new scoring method to predict bleeding risk after stroke

Music therapy helps strengthen muscle activity in people with Parkinson's disease

Researchers ferreting out patients most likely to become resistant to cancer treatment

Anti-allergy medicines may be effective treatment for deadly blood clots in the legs

Scientists reveal new method to reprogram specific T cells

Stowers researchers solve 3D structure of critical protein complex using microscopy techniques

Kitchen sponges - play house for millions of bacteria - fresh study reports

Research shows great potential of embryonic gene editing to prevent inherited diseases

Vanderbilt researchers unravel how bacterial toxin prevents DNA replication

UC sociologists explore how condemned prisoners get dressed for death

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