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MGH researchers identify potential molecular targets for ALD drug development

Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a deadly condition affecting more than 150 million people worldwide with no treatment available besides transplant.

19 May 2020

DZD researchers discover additional genetic cause for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

In Germany about 18 million people suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver. The causes of this disease are manifold and include environmental as well as genetic factors.

19 May 2020

Experts define TRAF7 syndrome-associated phenotype spectrum

An international multicentre study describes a rare disease characterized by a series of recognizable facial features, cardiac defects and intellectual disability, which they propose to name as TRAF7 syndrome -according to the name of the gen that causes this pathology.

19 May 2020

Gene variants can increase risk of schizophrenia, shows study

Variants in a gene of the human immune system cause men and women to have different vulnerabilities to the autoimmune diseases lupus and Sjögren's syndrome, according to findings published in the journal Nature.

19 May 2020

New approach for real-time monitoring of calcium phosphate mineralization

Cutting-edge technology allows for real-time monitoring of biomineralization as an important process of bone formation.

19 May 2020

Study: Certain inflammatory demyelinating diseases belong to different category than multiple sclerosis

An antibody appears to make a big difference between multiple sclerosis and other disorders affecting the protective myelin sheath around nerve fibers, report Tohoku University scientists and colleagues in the journal Brain.

19 May 2020

New UV disinfection technology is effective for deactivating SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces

Surfaces contaminated with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, pose a grave threat to the safety of healthcare workers, patients, frontline responders, military service members, cruise line passengers, hotel guests and people everywhere.

19 May 2020

A new treatment option for activating cellular defenses against neurodegenerative disease

Talk about motherly instincts: Biologists at the University of Iowa have learned that female roundworms can alert their future offspring of dangers they will encounter when born, and the mothers pass on these warnings even before the offspring have been conceived.

19 May 2020

Study shows how cancer protein changes may accelerate tumorigenesis and metastasis

Understanding the genetic mutations and protein changes that take place in the progression of cancer is key to its treatment. Mutations in the gene TP53 and concomitant mutant p53 proteins in cancer cells have become notorious over the course of multiple studies of several different types of cancers.

18 May 2020

CU researchers identify new way that nerve cells regenerate and repair after damage

Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have identified a new way that cells in the central nervous system regenerate and repair following damage.

18 May 2020

New vaccine appears to be highly protective against Ebola infection in mice

As the world focuses on finding a COVID-19 vaccine, research continues on other potentially catastrophic pandemic diseases, including Ebola and Marburg viruses.

18 May 2020

AI helps unravel mysteries of sleep health

Algorithms and deep learning has enabled Flinders University sleep researchers to dive deep into one of the mysteries of sleep health.

18 May 2020

Neuroscientists trace brain-to-gut pathways

Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute have traced neural pathways that connect the brain to the stomach, providing a biological mechanism to explain how stress can foster ulcer development.

18 May 2020

People with Hepatitis D have up to three times the risk of developing fatal liver cancer

Of all the hepatitis viruses, D is the most poorly known. This small virus, which can only infect people already infected with Hepatitis B, has so far been little studied.

18 May 2020

Atrial fibrillation risk not linked to the amount of body fat, study shows

In a recently published study, researchers from Aarhus University document that the risk of atrial fibrillation is not linked to the amount of body fat, but instead to large muscle mass, or more precisely, a high fat-free weight.

18 May 2020

Novel microRNA biomarker could help detect lymph node metastases in pancreatic cancer patients

For years, surgeons have operated on pancreatic cancer patients to remove what they thought was a localized tumor only to discover that the disease had spread to other, inoperable parts of the body. Now, a City of Hope molecular scientist thinks he may have found a way to prevent ineffective surgeries and prolong the lives of these patients.

18 May 2020

SMART researchers awarded NMRC funding to develop rapid paper-based COVID-19 tests

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, has received a grant from the National Medical Research Council COVID-19 Research fund for the acceleration of research and development of rapid paper-based serological and diagnostic tests for COVID-19.

18 May 2020

Medical Science News

MGH researchers identify potential molecular targets for ALD drug development

DZD researchers discover additional genetic cause for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Experts define TRAF7 syndrome-associated phenotype spectrum

Gene variants can increase risk of schizophrenia, shows study

New approach for real-time monitoring of calcium phosphate mineralization

Study: Certain inflammatory demyelinating diseases belong to different category than multiple sclerosis

New UV disinfection technology is effective for deactivating SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces

A new treatment option for activating cellular defenses against neurodegenerative disease

Study shows how cancer protein changes may accelerate tumorigenesis and metastasis

CU researchers identify new way that nerve cells regenerate and repair after damage

New vaccine appears to be highly protective against Ebola infection in mice

AI helps unravel mysteries of sleep health

Neuroscientists trace brain-to-gut pathways

People with Hepatitis D have up to three times the risk of developing fatal liver cancer

Atrial fibrillation risk not linked to the amount of body fat, study shows

Novel microRNA biomarker could help detect lymph node metastases in pancreatic cancer patients

SMART researchers awarded NMRC funding to develop rapid paper-based COVID-19 tests

Cancer biologists identify important drivers of tumor resistance

Cross-neutralization of SARS and COVID-19 coronaviruses by a monoclonal antibody

Researchers develop a low-cost system to track flexible surgical robots inside the body

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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