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Repeated action can train the brain to form good habits, shows study

You can hack your brain to form good habits - like going to the gym and eating healthily - simply by repeating actions until they stick, according to new psychological research involving the University of Warwick.

29 Jan 2019

New approach identifies epigenetic changes in leukemia cells for patients undergoing ibrutinib treatment

Many new anti-cancer drugs inhibit proteins that are essential for the proliferation of cancer cells. One example is ibrutinib, an innovative therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia first approved in 2014.

29 Jan 2019

EZH2 mutations can be used as marker for diagnosing different types of cancers

Inside the cell, DNA is tightly wrapped around proteins and packed in a complex, 3D structure that we call "chromatin".

29 Jan 2019

Annual RegenMed SA Conference to focus on future of stem cells

Doctors regularly perform stem cell transplants, also known as bone marrow transplants, to replace cells damaged by chemotherapy.

29 Jan 2019

New study may help develop corrective mechanisms for neurodegenerative diseases, ischemia

In the last decade, there has been a growing body of experimental data confirming that neural networks are the minimal functional unit of the nervous system.In the last decade, there has been a growing body of experimental data confirming that neural networks are the minimal functional unit of the nervous system.

29 Jan 2019

NIH grants awarded to Nanoscope to recruit talent and develop optogenetic delivery platforms

Retinal dystrophies such as Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are a major cause of vision loss in aging populations. National Eye Institute (NEI) estimates that the prevalence of advanced AMD will grow to nearly 3 million by 2020.

29 Jan 2019

EU research project is studying the effect of endocrine disruptors on metabolism

January 2019 saw the launch of the EU research project EDCMET, in which scientists from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) are also involved.

28 Jan 2019

Genetically modified chickens could soon lay eggs containing certain medications

In breakthrough research, a team of scientists from University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, have genetically modified chicken to lay eggs that contain medications for arthritis and some cancers.

28 Jan 2019

GW researchers engineer nanoimmunotherapy to treat cancer

A team from the George Washington University Cancer Center has engineered a nanoimmunotherapy that combines the advantages of nanotechnology and immunotherapy to treat cancer.

28 Jan 2019

Discovery reveals how to 'slim down' fat-carrying particles to reduce spread of 'bad' cholesterol

The enzyme that 'loads up' fat-carrying particles in the liver before they are transported around the body has been identified for the first time by scientists at the University of Warwick.

28 Jan 2019

Stress and paradoxical sleep associated with pathways of brain cell death and survival

The first and most distinct consequence of daily mild stress is an increase in rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, a new study in the journal PNAS reports. The research also demonstrated that this increase is associated with genes involved in cell death and survival.

28 Jan 2019

Mechanism of inflammation initiation through NLRP3 inflammasome activation revealed

Inflammation is the response of our immune system to infection and harmful environmental effects. On one hand, it is beneficial as it defends our body against microbes. On the other hand, excessive inflammation leads to serious diseases.

28 Jan 2019

Researchers discover immune regulator that appears to dictate glioblastoma

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered an immune regulator that appears to dictate glioblastoma progression by shutting down immune surveillance, indicating a potential new area of therapeutic investigation.

28 Jan 2019

Researchers develop new tool that images blood flow through tiny capillaries

More than 40 billion capillaries -- tiny, hair-like blood vessels -- are tasked with carrying oxygen and nutrients to the far reaches of the human body.

28 Jan 2019

Examining components of theory of mind may help better understand autism

Theory of mind is complex and involves multiple neural processes. A team of researchers has now developed a new test to examine these components and has found that people with autism--a group known to have trouble understanding the thoughts, plans, and point of view of others--have disproportionate difficulties in one particular process.

28 Jan 2019

'Antibiotic-Resistant Genes' found in one of the last pristine places on earth

Antibiotic-Resistant Genes that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the last 'pristine' places on earth, a new study has shown.

28 Jan 2019

Targeting Sirt-1 enzyme shows promise in controlling graft-vs-host disease

Bone marrow transplant offers patients with leukemia and lymphoma a potentially curative treatment. Bone marrow from the donor contains healthy immune cells, whose mission is to protect the body from invaders.

28 Jan 2019

Injection of genetically modified virus effectively treats metastatic melanoma patients

Injection of a genetically modified virus that induces the body's own immune cells to attack metastatic melanoma effectively treated almost 40 percent of patients with tumors that could not be surgically removed, according to researchers from three prominent cancer centers in a study published as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website in advance of print publication.

28 Jan 2019

Study: Prolonged presence of precursor cells in thymus may give rise to leukemia

Acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia is a rare type of blood cancer that affects mostly children. This blood cancer appears from the precursor cells that produce T lymphocytes.

28 Jan 2019

Low doses of anti-HIV drug appear to reduce tau protein in neurons of Alzheimer’s patients

The accumulation of amyloid beta plaques and tangles of a protein called tau in the brain are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.

27 Jan 2019

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Repeated action can train the brain to form good habits, shows study

New approach identifies epigenetic changes in leukemia cells for patients undergoing ibrutinib treatment

EZH2 mutations can be used as marker for diagnosing different types of cancers

Annual RegenMed SA Conference to focus on future of stem cells

New study may help develop corrective mechanisms for neurodegenerative diseases, ischemia

NIH grants awarded to Nanoscope to recruit talent and develop optogenetic delivery platforms

EU research project is studying the effect of endocrine disruptors on metabolism

Genetically modified chickens could soon lay eggs containing certain medications

GW researchers engineer nanoimmunotherapy to treat cancer

Discovery reveals how to 'slim down' fat-carrying particles to reduce spread of 'bad' cholesterol

Stress and paradoxical sleep associated with pathways of brain cell death and survival

Mechanism of inflammation initiation through NLRP3 inflammasome activation revealed

Researchers discover immune regulator that appears to dictate glioblastoma

Researchers develop new tool that images blood flow through tiny capillaries

Examining components of theory of mind may help better understand autism

'Antibiotic-Resistant Genes' found in one of the last pristine places on earth

Targeting Sirt-1 enzyme shows promise in controlling graft-vs-host disease

Injection of genetically modified virus effectively treats metastatic melanoma patients

Study: Prolonged presence of precursor cells in thymus may give rise to leukemia

Low doses of anti-HIV drug appear to reduce tau protein in neurons of Alzheimer’s patients

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