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Treating aged mice with natural product appears to have positive effects on health and lifespan

Previous research published earlier this year in Nature Medicine involving University of Minnesota Medical School faculty Paul D. Robbins and Laura J. Niedernhofer and Mayo Clinic investigators James L. Kirkland and Tamara Tchkonia, showed it was possible to reduce the burden of damaged cells, termed senescent cells, and extend lifespan and improve health, even when treatment was initiated late in life.

3 Oct 2018

Presence of high-risk HPV in cervical cancer diagnosis linked to improved prognosis

The presence of the human high-risk papillomavirus in the diagnosis of invasive cervical cancer is linked to a greatly improved prognosis compared with if high-risk HPV cannot be identified in the tumor, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in the scientific journal PLOS Medicine.

3 Oct 2018

New molecular interaction governs formation of specific connections between neurons

Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have uncovered a new molecular interaction that governs the formation of specific functional connections between two types of neurons.

3 Oct 2018

Study finds link between vitamin D insufficiency and early death in Thai men

Previous studies on the association between blood levels of vitamin D and survival have come from high-income countries. A new Geriatrics & Gerontology International study has now found that vitamin D insufficiency is linked with earlier death in community-dwelling Thai older men.

3 Oct 2018

Combination approach appears to improve chemotherapy response, boost anti-tumor immunity

Scientists at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy have seen remarkable success combining tumor modulating nanoparticles with doxorubicin to enhance chemotherapy response in pre-clinical model breast cancer.

3 Oct 2018

Gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes may predispose people to have lower body weight

A research team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health found that a well-known gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes, called transcription Factor-7 like 2 gene, may also predispose someone to being leaner, or having a lower body weight.

3 Oct 2018

Study identifies camelid nanobodies capable of blocking EGF in cancer cells

The natural world often provides the answer to unsolved medical problems. On this occasion, the solution to a challenge posed by cancer has come about from the immune system of camelids.

3 Oct 2018

Understanding immune system's balancing act could help in prevention, treatment of IBD

Australian researchers have uncovered clues in the immune system that reveal how the balance of 'good' gut bacteria is maintained. This information could help in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

3 Oct 2018

Hopkins gastroenterologists use endoscopic procedure to deliver therapeutic genes to the liver

Fixing or replacing faulty genes has emerged as a key to unlocking cures for numerous devastating diseases. But if the new, engineered genes can't find their way into the patient's genomic sequence, they won't help.

3 Oct 2018

Aggressive breast cancer hijacks normal protective physiological process to survive

A member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive, metastatic breast cancer, scientists report.

3 Oct 2018

Neuroscientists use brain lesion network mapping to identify anatomical origins of free will

Long the domain of philosophy and religion, free will has also been defined by scientists as a combination of two cognitive processes - the desire to act (or volition) and the sense of responsibility for our actions (or agency.)

3 Oct 2018

Researchers find human milk oligosaccharides in amniotic fluid

Human milk oligosaccharides are complex carbohydrates that are highly abundant and unique to human milk.

3 Oct 2018

Researchers decode anti-inflammatory mechanism of vitamin E and its metabolites

Vitamin E's positive effects often fail to manifest themselves as strongly as expected, but sometimes administering vitamin E actually has detrimental effects. An international team has now found a possible cause for this.

3 Oct 2018

A promising new approach for repairing cleft palate in infants

A technique using umbilical cord blood stem cells could be a promising new approach for repair of cleft palate in infants, reports a paper in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

3 Oct 2018

Researchers discover how nerve cells control movement

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new way in which nerve cells can control movement. In a study on zebrafish published in the journal PNAS they show that the contact between neurons and muscles is more dynamic than previously thought.

3 Oct 2018

NIH Director's New Innovator Award for Vanderbilt professor

Reyna Gordon, PhD, assistant professor of Otolaryngology and director of the Music Cognition Lab in the Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's New Innovator Award of $2.3 million in total costs for her project, "Biomarkers of Rhythmic Communication: Integrating Foundational and Translational Approaches."

3 Oct 2018

Natural nanoscopic particles identified as possible diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's

Exosomes are natural nanoscopic particles released by most cell types, and are currently the focus of research because they represent a possible tool for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's. These particles are not so easy to isolate, and nanotechnology may help in this process.

3 Oct 2018

Carnegie professor receives NIH Director's New Innovator Award

Kathryn Whitehead, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, has been awarded a 2018 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's New Innovator Award for her project titled "Fate, Function, and Genetic Engineering of Breast Milk Cells for Infant Therapy."

3 Oct 2018

Some people can avoid depression by maintaining serotonin level throughout the year

Some people can adjust to environmental stressors to avoid depression. Women need to do this more than men to avoid getting depressed.

3 Oct 2018

Alnylam reports further progress on broadening the therapeutic potential of RNAi

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today further progress on the Company's platform efforts in extrahepatic delivery of novel siRNA conjugates, including central nervous system (CNS) and ocular delivery in rat and non-human primates (NHPs).

3 Oct 2018

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Treating aged mice with natural product appears to have positive effects on health and lifespan

Presence of high-risk HPV in cervical cancer diagnosis linked to improved prognosis

New molecular interaction governs formation of specific connections between neurons

Study finds link between vitamin D insufficiency and early death in Thai men

Combination approach appears to improve chemotherapy response, boost anti-tumor immunity

Gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes may predispose people to have lower body weight

Study identifies camelid nanobodies capable of blocking EGF in cancer cells

Understanding immune system's balancing act could help in prevention, treatment of IBD

Hopkins gastroenterologists use endoscopic procedure to deliver therapeutic genes to the liver

Aggressive breast cancer hijacks normal protective physiological process to survive

Neuroscientists use brain lesion network mapping to identify anatomical origins of free will

Researchers find human milk oligosaccharides in amniotic fluid

Researchers decode anti-inflammatory mechanism of vitamin E and its metabolites

A promising new approach for repairing cleft palate in infants

Researchers discover how nerve cells control movement

NIH Director's New Innovator Award for Vanderbilt professor

Natural nanoscopic particles identified as possible diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's

Carnegie professor receives NIH Director's New Innovator Award

Some people can avoid depression by maintaining serotonin level throughout the year

Alnylam reports further progress on broadening the therapeutic potential of RNAi

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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