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TSRI scientists receive $1.8 million grant to develop drug candidates for multiple diseases

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have been awarded approximately $1.8 million from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to develop a series of drug candidates for a number of diseases, including heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis and several neurodegenerative disorders.

24 Jan 2017

Edible and medicinal mushrooms show potential to mitigate neurodegenerative diseases

Certain edible and medicinal mushrooms contain bioactive compounds that may enhance nerve growth in the brain and protect against neurotoxic stimuli such as inflammation that contribute to neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

24 Jan 2017

Dementia patients may often struggle to manage drug regime, study reveals

New research funded by Pharmacy Research UK published on 19 January, reveals people with dementia may struggle with managing their medication - exposing them to side-effects, medication errors and an increased risk of non-adherence to drug treatment.

24 Jan 2017

Immigration fears among Latina mothers linked to lower birth weight babies

With deportation and discrimination fears currently on the minds of many in the United States, a University of Michigan study shows that the stress from an historic immigration raid is associated with Latina mothers delivering babies with lower birth weights, and sometimes early.

24 Jan 2017

Natural compound could reduce risk of developing triple-negative breast cancer metastasis

More than 100 women die from breast cancer every day in the United States. Triple-negative breast cancers, which comprise 15 to 20 percent of all breast tumors, are a particularly deadly type of breast disease that often metastasize to distant sites.

24 Jan 2017

New therapy to treat spinal cord injuries shows improvements in motor function

A new therapy to treat spinal cord injuries in people who have lost all motor and sensory function below the injury site shows additional motor function improvement at 6-months and 9-months following treatment with 10 million AST-OPC1.

24 Jan 2017

Scientists decipher mechanism of CA-MRSA that plays role in development of skin infections

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most feared, multi-resistant pathogens. The bacterium often causes life-threatening infections, particularly in people with a weakened immune system.

24 Jan 2017

Study: Half of women treated for early stage breast cancer report severe side effects

Nearly half of women treated for early stage breast cancer reported at least one side effect from their treatment that was severe or very severe, a new study finds.

24 Jan 2017

New drugs that target neighbour proteins may help halt cancer progression

Cancer is caused by an accumulation of genetic changes in a cell, that overcome the normal checks and balances leading to uncontrolled growth. A complex, interacting network of proteins controls all of a cell's processes, from metabolism to growth and division.

24 Jan 2017

Adelaide researchers find new driver for breast density linked to cancer risk

Adelaide researchers are one step closer to breast cancer prevention after finding a new driver for breast density, an identified risk factor for breast cancer.

24 Jan 2017

Researchers provide new insight into the brain mechanisms underlying dyslexia

Researchers have provided new insight into the brain mechanisms underlying a condition that causes reading and writing difficulties.

24 Jan 2017

Penn researchers unravel missing steps involved in movement of cellular cargo

Every time a hormone is released from a cell, every time a neurotransmitter leaps across a synapse to relay a message from one neuron to another, the cell must undergo exocytosis.

24 Jan 2017

UMD study explores how racial factors may influence vaccine attitudes and behaviors

African American adults are less likely than Whites to get an annual flu shot (39% vs. 47%), and public health efforts to address this racial disparity have had little impact on increasing vaccination rates to date.

24 Jan 2017

Study suggests two-pronged approach to improving health care for Indigenous Canadians

In Canada, rates of Type 2 diabetes are three to five percent higher in Indigenous peoples when compared to non-Indigenous peoples. Not only this, but Indigenous Canadians typically have poorer health outcomes during treatment of diabetes.

24 Jan 2017

Researchers reveal central role of new key players in meiosis

Where would we be without meiosis and recombination? For a start, none of us sexually reproducing organisms would be here, because that's how sperm and eggs are made. And when meiosis doesn't work properly, it can lead to infertility, miscarriage, birth defects and developmental disorders.

24 Jan 2017

Chemists show that synthetic nanoparticles can achieve structural complexity of biomolecules

Chemists at Carnegie Mellon University have demonstrated that synthetic nanoparticles can achieve the same level of structural complexity, hierarchy and accuracy as their natural counterparts - biomolecules.

24 Jan 2017

Changes to maternal diet impact milk microbiome and oligosaccharide composition, study finds

In a study to be presented Thursday, Jan. 26, in the oral plenary session at 1:15 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, researchers with Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas and University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, will present their findings on a study titled, Maternal Diet Structures the Breast Milk Microbiome in Association with Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Gut-Associated Bacteria.

24 Jan 2017

Functional MRI technique may help predict risk of long-term post-concussive symptoms

For concussion sufferers, even those who never lost consciousness, physicians may now be able to predict early on who is more likely to continue experiencing symptoms months or years after the head-jarring event, using a new non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging method devised by a consortium of researchers led by UC San Francisco scientists.

24 Jan 2017

High security Mettler Toledo moisture analyzers eliminate mistakes in the lab

METTLER TOLEDO’s firmware version 2.20 for its Excellence Moisture Analyzers HX204 and HS153 allows individual methods assignment to ensure users follow SOPs and avoid mistakes. This added level of security saves time and helps to eliminate costly rework.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 24 Jan 2017

Infants with flat head syndrome may be at increased risk of developmental delays, study finds

Babies with flat head syndrome may be at heightened risk of developmental delays, a new study has found.

24 Jan 2017

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TSRI scientists receive $1.8 million grant to develop drug candidates for multiple diseases

Edible and medicinal mushrooms show potential to mitigate neurodegenerative diseases

Dementia patients may often struggle to manage drug regime, study reveals

Immigration fears among Latina mothers linked to lower birth weight babies

Natural compound could reduce risk of developing triple-negative breast cancer metastasis

New therapy to treat spinal cord injuries shows improvements in motor function

Scientists decipher mechanism of CA-MRSA that plays role in development of skin infections

Study: Half of women treated for early stage breast cancer report severe side effects

New drugs that target neighbour proteins may help halt cancer progression

Adelaide researchers find new driver for breast density linked to cancer risk

Researchers provide new insight into the brain mechanisms underlying dyslexia

Penn researchers unravel missing steps involved in movement of cellular cargo

UMD study explores how racial factors may influence vaccine attitudes and behaviors

Study suggests two-pronged approach to improving health care for Indigenous Canadians

Researchers reveal central role of new key players in meiosis

Chemists show that synthetic nanoparticles can achieve structural complexity of biomolecules

Changes to maternal diet impact milk microbiome and oligosaccharide composition, study finds

Functional MRI technique may help predict risk of long-term post-concussive symptoms

High security Mettler Toledo moisture analyzers eliminate mistakes in the lab

Infants with flat head syndrome may be at increased risk of developmental delays, study finds

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How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

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