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Miniature tumor organoids could help guide treatment decisions for people with rare cancers

UCLA scientists have developed a new method to quickly screen hundreds of drugs in order to identify treatments that can target specific tumors.

26 Feb 2019

Researchers outline targeted therapeutic strategy for triple-negative breast cancer

New findings put forth by the University of Maryland Fischell Department of Bioengineering and researchers from four other academic institutions outline a targeted therapeutic strategy to treat triple-negative breast cancer - a potential first for the particularly aggressive form of breast cancer.

26 Feb 2019

New protein 'switch' could stop progression of blood-poisoning and increase chances of survival

Scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new protein "switch" that could stop the progression of blood-poisoning, or sepsis, and increase the chances of surviving the life-threatening disease.

26 Feb 2019

Pitt engineer wins $500,000 NSF CAREER award to study impact of harmful man-made chemicals

Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances are man-made chemicals that are useful in a variety of industries because of their durability, but do not naturally break down in the environment or human body.

26 Feb 2019

New study analyzes impulsivity in Parkinson's patients treated with Deep Brain Stimulation

Promises of food, sums of money or entertaining pastimes: it does not matter what the temptation is, a new study shows that patients suffering from Parkinson's disease who are treated with Deep Brain Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus are not more impulsive than others when making decisions about a stimulus that they find particularly appealing.

26 Feb 2019

Immunologists uncover the immune system's unknown messenger

A novel messenger which alarms nearby cells when the immune system recognizes infections has been uncovered by immunologists from Aarhus University, Denmark. This knowledge will help fighting infections and autoimmune diseases.

26 Feb 2019

Researchers pinpoint a set of enzymes involved in colon cancer growth

University of Massachusetts Amherst food science researchers have pinpointed a set of enzymes involved in tumor growth that could be targeted to prevent or treat colon cancer.

26 Feb 2019

New microfluidic device can isolate individual cancer cells from blood samples

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Queensland University of Technology of Australia, have developed a device that can isolate individual cancer cells from patient blood samples. The microfluidic device works by separating the various cell types found in blood by their size.

26 Feb 2019

Killer T cells may explain inability of immune cells to destroy cancer tumors

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a defect in immune cells known as "killer T cells" that explains their inability to destroy cancer tumors. The researchers believe that repairing this defect could make the cells much better cancer killers.

26 Feb 2019

Scientists discover puzzle piece that plays key role in development of epilepsies

When an epileptic seizure occurs in the brain, the nerve cells lose their usual pattern and fire in a very fast rhythm. The cause is a complex interplay of various factors.

25 Feb 2019

New research finds how cancer cells acquire resistance to molecular-targeted drugs

Although molecular-targeted drugs have been known to show high efficacy to lung cancer patients, they also have limitations due to acquiring resistance to the drug used.

25 Feb 2019

Researchers observe brain's ability to reconstruct facts from clues

What's an s-shaped animal with scales and no legs? What has big ears, a trunk and tusks? What goes 'woof' and chases cats? The brain's ability to reconstruct facts - 'a snake', 'an elephant' and 'a dog' - from clues has been observed using brain scanning by researchers at Aalto university.

25 Feb 2019

Cocktail of chemicals in the mother inhibits child growth

For the first time, researchers have shown that a combination of perfluorinated substances in the mother significantly inhibits child growth.

25 Feb 2019

Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene that may predict pancreatic cancer risk in diabetic patients

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a gene called "UCP-1" that may predict the development of pancreatic cancer in people with Type 2 diabetes. Their findings are published in Gastroenterology.

25 Feb 2019

Researchers discover new and rare skeletal disease

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new and rare skeletal disease. In a study published in the journal Nature Medicine they describe the molecular mechanism of the disease, in which small RNA molecules play a role that has never before been observed in a congenital human disease.

25 Feb 2019

Specific gene variation associated with ADHD could be tied to substance addiction

Some variations in the gene LPHN3 -associated with the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kids and adults- could favor likelihood to smoke, consume alcohol, cannabis and other addictive substances, according to an article published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, from the Nature Publishing Group.

25 Feb 2019

Study findings can help develop new drugs for ischemia

Russian scientists investigated the role of opioid receptors in protecting the heart from coronary disease: the lack of its blood supply.

25 Feb 2019

Researchers discover origin of resistance to lung cancer

For treating cancer, drugs based on molecules known as tyrosine kinase inhibitors are sometimes used. One such tyrosine kinase inhibitor, called osimertinib, has been used to treat EGFR-mutated lung cancer with a certain degree of efficacy.

25 Feb 2019

Scientists identify cause of devastating pediatric brain disorder

An international effort led by physician-scientists at Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, in collaboration with a team at the Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre, has identified the cause of a devastating pediatric brain disorder paving the way for the first step in developing potential therapies for this rare neurodegenerative condition.

25 Feb 2019

Fat cells exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, study finds

Fat cells in the human body have their own internal clocks and exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, new research in the journal Scientific Reports, finds.

25 Feb 2019

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Miniature tumor organoids could help guide treatment decisions for people with rare cancers

Researchers outline targeted therapeutic strategy for triple-negative breast cancer

New protein 'switch' could stop progression of blood-poisoning and increase chances of survival

Pitt engineer wins $500,000 NSF CAREER award to study impact of harmful man-made chemicals

New study analyzes impulsivity in Parkinson's patients treated with Deep Brain Stimulation

Immunologists uncover the immune system's unknown messenger

Researchers pinpoint a set of enzymes involved in colon cancer growth

New microfluidic device can isolate individual cancer cells from blood samples

Killer T cells may explain inability of immune cells to destroy cancer tumors

Scientists discover puzzle piece that plays key role in development of epilepsies

New research finds how cancer cells acquire resistance to molecular-targeted drugs

Researchers observe brain's ability to reconstruct facts from clues

Cocktail of chemicals in the mother inhibits child growth

Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene that may predict pancreatic cancer risk in diabetic patients

Researchers discover new and rare skeletal disease

Specific gene variation associated with ADHD could be tied to substance addiction

Study findings can help develop new drugs for ischemia

Researchers discover origin of resistance to lung cancer

Scientists identify cause of devastating pediatric brain disorder

Fat cells exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, study finds

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