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Poor communication between brain's visual networks may increase risk of mental illness

Individual regions of the brain have to team up to get things done. And like in any team, the key to working together is communication.

9 May 2018

£4 million project seeks to find new therapies for promoting tissue repair

Stem cell scientists are to join forces with doctors to investigate methods of promoting tissue repair in the liver, lungs and joints.

9 May 2018

Study: The brain processes emotion differently in patients with OCD than their unaffected siblings

A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reports that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) feel more distress when viewing images to provoke OCD-related emotions than their unaffected siblings.

9 May 2018

Johns Hopkins researchers identify protein clumps in diseased hearts

Similar to how protein clumps build up in the brain in people with some neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, protein clumps appear to accumulate in the diseased hearts of mice and people with heart failure, according to a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers.

9 May 2018

Disruption of the body's circadian rhythm linked to increased risk of breast cancer

For years, doctors have associated the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations with an increased risk of breast cancer.

9 May 2018

Tissue-engineered islets used to treat sudden-onset type 1 diabetes in mice

Researchers tissue-engineered human pancreatic islets in a laboratory that develop a circulatory system, secrete hormones like insulin and successfully treat sudden-onset type 1 diabetes in transplanted mice.

9 May 2018

Research findings could lead to new therapies to curb ovarian cancer metastasis

In order to spread their destruction, ovarian cancer cells must break free from their tumor home, travel through the fluid in the peritoneal cavity and attach to the outside of the abdominal organs--surfaces that are, by necessity, not sticky.

9 May 2018

Potential stem cell treatment aids regeneration of heart muscle cells following heart attack

New research published in The Journal of Physiology has indicated a potential new stem cell treatment following a heart attack, by encouraging the regeneration of heart muscle cells. The low retention and survival rate of stem cells implanted in the heart had previously proven a sticking point for stem cell therapy following a heart attack.

9 May 2018

ONC201 disrupts mitochondrial function and kills breast cancer cells, reveals study

TRAIL, a member of the TNF family of ligands, causes caspase-dependent apoptosis through activation of its receptors, death receptor 4 and DR5.

9 May 2018

Researchers uncover the cause of scarring in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is one of the most challenging and frustrating diseases that pulmonologists face.

9 May 2018

Allen Institute for Cell Science launches first predictive and comprehensive, 3D model of live human cell

The Allen Institute for Cell Science today launched the first predictive and comprehensive, 3D model of a live human cell, the Allen Integrated Cell.

9 May 2018

New findings point to potential therapeutic avenues for leukemia

Scientists have known for decades that the Hox family of transcription factors are key regulators in the formation of blood cells and the development of leukemia.

9 May 2018

Centrosome amplification may contribute to initiation of cancers, research suggests

Cells begin to accumulate centrosomes - organelles that play a vital role during cell division - before they transform into cancer cells, according to a new study of patients with Barrett's esophagus condition, which is associated with esophageal cancer.

8 May 2018

New microfluidic device captures tumor-specific EVs to guide cancer diagnosis and treatment

Precision cancer treatment relies on obtaining molecular information about the tumor to guide effective treatment decisions.

8 May 2018

Scientists discover how potential new drug targets spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that can leave infants with weak muscles and trouble breathing. Many with the disease die before age two. To help these patients, doctors need therapies that target the genetic mutation and stop its progression.

8 May 2018

New drug-based treatment to promote weight loss in young patients with genetic obesity

In a new study researchers from the Institute for Experimental Pediatric Endocrinology of the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have successfully treat patients whose obesity is caused by a genetic defect.

8 May 2018

Study finds new molecular mechanism for neurodegeneration in frontotemporal dementia

A new study in Biological Psychiatry reports that dementia-related and psychiatric-related proteins cluster together to form aggregates in the brain, leading to abnormal cell function and behavior.

8 May 2018

Cedars-Sinai study provides new insight into potential negative health effects of air pollution

Prolonged exposure to particulate matter in air pollution in the Los Angeles Basin triggered inflammation and the appearance of cancer-related genes in the brains of rats, a Cedars-Sinai study has found.

8 May 2018

Tradeshow talks with Braun

Newsmed talks to Braun about why they're at Health GB and what they're focusing on.

8 May 2018

Alnylam achieves delivery of novel siRNAs conjugates to the central nervous system

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that the Company has achieved delivery of novel small interfering RNA conjugates to the central nervous system and is planning to advance a pipeline of investigational RNAi therapeutics into clinical development.

8 May 2018

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Poor communication between brain's visual networks may increase risk of mental illness

£4 million project seeks to find new therapies for promoting tissue repair

Study: The brain processes emotion differently in patients with OCD than their unaffected siblings

Johns Hopkins researchers identify protein clumps in diseased hearts

Disruption of the body's circadian rhythm linked to increased risk of breast cancer

Tissue-engineered islets used to treat sudden-onset type 1 diabetes in mice

Research findings could lead to new therapies to curb ovarian cancer metastasis

Potential stem cell treatment aids regeneration of heart muscle cells following heart attack

ONC201 disrupts mitochondrial function and kills breast cancer cells, reveals study

Researchers uncover the cause of scarring in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Allen Institute for Cell Science launches first predictive and comprehensive, 3D model of live human cell

New findings point to potential therapeutic avenues for leukemia

Centrosome amplification may contribute to initiation of cancers, research suggests

New microfluidic device captures tumor-specific EVs to guide cancer diagnosis and treatment

Scientists discover how potential new drug targets spinal muscular atrophy

New drug-based treatment to promote weight loss in young patients with genetic obesity

Study finds new molecular mechanism for neurodegeneration in frontotemporal dementia

Cedars-Sinai study provides new insight into potential negative health effects of air pollution

Tradeshow talks with Braun

Alnylam achieves delivery of novel siRNAs conjugates to the central nervous system

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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