Medical Research News

RSS

Researchers find that stem cell treatment may reduce cognitive impairment related to dementia with Lewy bodies

Neural stem cells transplanted into damaged brain sites in mice dramatically improved both motor and cognitive impairments associated with dementia with Lewy bodies, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists with the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders.

19 Oct 2015

BET protein family plays key role in regulation of normal neuronal development and function

Regulation of a family of brain proteins known as bromodomain and extra-terminal domain containing transcription regulators (BETs) plays a key role in normal cognition and behavior, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published advanced online on September 21 and in print October 19 in The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

19 Oct 2015

Special CD4+ T cells appear to inhibit cancer growth, enhance tumor-killing powers of other immune cells

The key to immune-based cancer therapies lies in the ability to exploit some weakness within the tumor and its environment or to elude cancer's offenses. Writing in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers led by a group from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute Center for Immunotherapy have shared new insights about a subset of T cells that appear to do both those things, inhibiting cancer growth at the same time that they enhance the tumor-killing powers of other immune cells.

19 Oct 2015

ToMMo constructs Japanese population reference panel from genome information of 1,070 individuals

A research group at Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) has successfully constructed a Japanese population reference panel (1KJPN), from the genome information of 1,070 individuals who had participated in the cohort studies of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project.

19 Oct 2015

Primary care physicians often under- or over-estimate stroke and bleeding risk in AF patients

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk for stroke and are often prescribed oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy. OAC therapy can prevent disastrous strokes, but at the expense of increased bleeding risks. There are now well-established guidelines to assess the risk of stroke and bleeding in AF patients to determine whether OAC is needed.

19 Oct 2015

CNIO researchers identify molecular mechanisms that determine cancer predisposition in DBA patients

Researchers from the Tumour Suppression Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, headed by Manuel Serrano, have discovered the molecular mechanisms that determine cancer predisposition in patients with Diamond-Blackfan anaemia (DBA).

18 Oct 2015

Researchers explain how incurable type of blood cancer develops

Researchers in the West Midlands have made a breakthrough in explaining how an incurable type of blood cancer develops from an often symptomless prior blood disorder. The findings could lead to more effective treatments and ways to identify those most at risk of developing the cancer.

18 Oct 2015

New UCL study highlights genes associated with schizophrenia and obesity

Genes involved in schizophrenia and obesity have been highlighted in a new UCL study, which could lead to a better understanding of the DNA variants which affect risk of these conditions and aid the development of improved strategies for prevention and treatment.

18 Oct 2015

New zebrafish study provides insights into causes of congenital heart defects

Researchers working with zebrafish at New Zealand's University of Otago have published a study providing new insights into the causes of the congenital heart defects associated with a rare developmental disorder.

16 Oct 2015

Study could help mitigate effects of ageing on blood stem cells, promote new therapies for anaemia

A research conducted by Juan Méndez, Head of the DNA Replication Group of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), sheds light on the molecular mechanisms of ageing of the stem cells responsible for regenerating blood cells and opens up a new avenue for reducing their progressive functional decline with age.

16 Oct 2015

New research raises hope for novel cancer immunotherapy

New research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists raises the prospect of cancer therapy that works by converting a tumor's best friends in the immune system into its gravest enemies.

16 Oct 2015

Antibiotic resistance potentially threatens the safety and efficacy of surgical procedures and immunosuppression therapies

This week The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal published the strongest evidence to date that increasing antibiotic resistance could have disastrous consequences for patients undergoing surgery or cancer chemotherapy. Based on a review of published literature, researchers predict that a 30% reduction in the efficacy of the prophylactic antibiotics routinely given when these procedures are performed could result in 120,000 more infections and 6300 infection-related deaths every year in the USA alone.

16 Oct 2015

Glutamate imaging may guide surgery in ‘nonlesional’ epilepsy

Glutamate imaging may be capable of identifying the focus of epileptic seizures in patients who appear to have nonlesional epilepsy on standard imaging techniques, researchers report in Science Translational Medicine.

16 Oct 2015

Seizure control improves for TSC patients undergoing more extensive surgery

Children with the genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) often need epilepsy surgery for severe, uncontrollable seizures. A new study finds that seizure control is improved for patients undergoing more extensive surgery, reports the October issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, published by Wolters Kluwer.

16 Oct 2015

Study: Young Latinos in rural areas face discrimination when obtaining health care services

Young Latinos living in rural areas say they face discrimination when they obtain health care services - a factor that could contribute to disparities in their rates for obtaining medical care and in their health outcomes, a new study from Oregon State University has found.

16 Oct 2015

Hiroshima University researchers demonstrate how Sendai virus escapes host immune system

A research group at Hiroshima University demonstrated the mechanism by which the Sendai virus (SeV) escapes the host immune system. The researchers examined the crystal structure of the complex of SeV C protein and transcription factor STAT1, and found that SeV C protein inhibits the signal transduction pathway of interferon gamma.

16 Oct 2015

Medical Research News

Researchers find that stem cell treatment may reduce cognitive impairment related to dementia with Lewy bodies

BET protein family plays key role in regulation of normal neuronal development and function

Special CD4+ T cells appear to inhibit cancer growth, enhance tumor-killing powers of other immune cells

ToMMo constructs Japanese population reference panel from genome information of 1,070 individuals

Primary care physicians often under- or over-estimate stroke and bleeding risk in AF patients

CNIO researchers identify molecular mechanisms that determine cancer predisposition in DBA patients

Researchers explain how incurable type of blood cancer develops

New UCL study highlights genes associated with schizophrenia and obesity

New zebrafish study provides insights into causes of congenital heart defects

Study could help mitigate effects of ageing on blood stem cells, promote new therapies for anaemia

New research raises hope for novel cancer immunotherapy

Antibiotic resistance potentially threatens the safety and efficacy of surgical procedures and immunosuppression therapies

Glutamate imaging may guide surgery in ‘nonlesional’ epilepsy

Seizure control improves for TSC patients undergoing more extensive surgery

Study: Young Latinos in rural areas face discrimination when obtaining health care services

Hiroshima University researchers demonstrate how Sendai virus escapes host immune system

Study reveals gene mutation that increases risk of SUDEP in patients with mild forms of disease

WSU scientist wins federal grant to explore metabolism pathways, tobacco carcinogens

Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data reveals new genes linked to chronic lymphocytic leukemia

New breakthrough advances our understanding of how brain detects, prevents dehydration

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

Latest News