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Researchers discover new warning system in the immune defense

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have discovered a previously unknown warning system that contributes to the body's immune system. Mitochondria in the white blood cells secrete a web of DNA fibers that raises the alarm.

12 Jan 2018

Scientists develop new technique to map electrical circuits in the brain

In a feat of nanoengineering, scientists have developed a new technique to map electrical circuits in the brain far more comprehensively than ever before.

12 Jan 2018

Discovery suggests new approach for targeting most-wanted molecular culprits in cancer

A discovery by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center presents drug developers with an entirely new tack in targeting one of the most-wanted molecular culprits in cancer.

12 Jan 2018

Researchers use novel PET tracer to assess myelin damage in mouse models of MS

The loss or damage of myelin, a cellular sheath that surrounds and insulates nerves, is the hallmark of the immune-mediated neurological disorder multiple sclerosis.

12 Jan 2018

Exposure to estrogen-mimicking compounds may reverse effects of breast cancer treatment

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that two estrogen-mimicking compounds found in many foods appear to potently reverse the effects of palbociclib/letrozole, a popular drug combination for treating breast cancer.

12 Jan 2018

Evidence suggests two patterns of early symptoms precede and predict later BD risk

Two patterns of antecedent or "prodromal" psychiatric symptoms may help to identify young persons at increased risk of developing bipolar disorder (BD), according to a new analysis in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

12 Jan 2018

Prostate cancer’s gene-determined ‘immune landscape’ dictates tumor progression

The field of immunotherapy - the harnessing of patients' own immune systems to fend off cancer - is revolutionizing cancer treatment today. However, clinical trials often show marked improvements in only small subsets of patients, suggesting that as-yet unidentified variations among tumors result in distinct paths of disease progression and response to therapy.

12 Jan 2018

Genetic analysis can enhance outcomes of depression treatment

The failure of drugs such as SSRIs, used to treat depression, can be a result of genetic variations in patients.

12 Jan 2018

FAU researchers show that fiber-rich diet has positive effect on inflammatory joint diseases

It is well known that healthy eating increases our general sense of wellbeing. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have now discovered that a fiber-rich diet can have a positive influence on chronic inflammatory joint diseases, leading to stronger bones.

12 Jan 2018

Study finds overall pattern of commonality between Huntington's and Parkinson's

A new study strongly suggests that the brains of people who have died of Huntington's disease (HD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) show a similar response to a lifetime of neurodegeneration, despite being two very distinct diseases.

12 Jan 2018

Worsening of anxiety symptoms may be early indicator of Alzheimer's disease

A new study suggests an association between elevated amyloid beta levels and the worsening of anxiety symptoms. The findings support the hypothesis that neuropsychiatric symptoms could represent the early manifestation of Alzheimer's disease in older adults.

12 Jan 2018

Humanitarian program decreases stress hormone levels in adolescents affected by war

A new study shows that a humanitarian program to improve the mental health of adolescents affected by the Syrian war has decreased levels of cortisol (a hormone associated with stress) in participants by a third.

12 Jan 2018

New drug candidates may offer breakthrough in treatment of COPD

The study was a cooperative effort between the team headed by assistant professor Dr Jürgen Knobloch from the Medical Clinic III for Pneumology, Sleep and Respiratory Medicine at the Bergmannsheil University Hospital in Bochum, Germany, and Prof Dr Andrea Koch, member of the German Center for Lung Research, previously in Bochum, now at the Medical Clinic V for Pneumology at the LMU University Hospital in Munich, as well as a team from the company RespiVert Ltd, a subsidiary of Janssen Biotech Inc., and Prof Dr Erich Stoelben from the Lung Clinic in Köln-Merheim.

12 Jan 2018

Study suggests shared genetic susceptibility to epilepsy and mood disorders

Mood disorders, including depression, are the most common comorbid conditions in individuals with epilepsy, but the cause remains unclear, according to a latest study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Rutgers University.

12 Jan 2018

Research provides insights into mechanisms governing healthy longevity

Keio University Global Research Institute, Tokyo publishes the January 2018 issue of KGRI Research Frontiers that includes researcher video profiles of Keio University researchers and research highlights from high impact publications including 'Regenerative medicine needs collaboration in and out of science in order to face current and future challenges; ‘Does eating fish protect you from depression?’; ‘Insights into the molecular mechanisms leading to kidney dysfunction in diabetic patients’; and ‘Ageing to 100 and beyond: Insights from demographic, phenotypic and genetic studies.

12 Jan 2018

Novel antifungal shows promise to stave off drug-resistant superbugs

Microscopic yeast have been wreaking havoc in hospitals around the world- creeping into catheters, ventilator tubes, and IV lines- and causing deadly invasive infection.

11 Jan 2018

Mount Sinai study uncovers potential link between Crohn's and Parkinson's in Jewish population

Mount Sinai Researchers have just discovered that patients in the Ashkenazi Jewish population with Crohn's disease (a chronic inflammatory of the digestive system) are more likely to carry the LRRK2 gene mutation.

11 Jan 2018

Insilico Medicine develops new deep-learning based hematological human aging clock

Today, Insilico Medicine, Inc., a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of artificial intelligence for drug discovery, biomarker development and aging research, announced a publication of a research paper titled "Population-specific biomarkers of human aging: a big data study using South Korean, Canadian and Eastern-European patient populations" in The Journal of Gerontology.

11 Jan 2018

Researchers discover new weapon to combat tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease which attacks the lungs, claims someone's life every 20 seconds and 1.5 million lives worldwide every year.

11 Jan 2018

New study shows how the immune system regulates gut fungal population

Immune cells that process food and bacterial antigens in the intestines control the intestinal population of fungi, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.

11 Jan 2018

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Researchers discover new warning system in the immune defense

Scientists develop new technique to map electrical circuits in the brain

Discovery suggests new approach for targeting most-wanted molecular culprits in cancer

Researchers use novel PET tracer to assess myelin damage in mouse models of MS

Exposure to estrogen-mimicking compounds may reverse effects of breast cancer treatment

Evidence suggests two patterns of early symptoms precede and predict later BD risk

Prostate cancer’s gene-determined ‘immune landscape’ dictates tumor progression

Genetic analysis can enhance outcomes of depression treatment

FAU researchers show that fiber-rich diet has positive effect on inflammatory joint diseases

Study finds overall pattern of commonality between Huntington's and Parkinson's

Worsening of anxiety symptoms may be early indicator of Alzheimer's disease

Humanitarian program decreases stress hormone levels in adolescents affected by war

New drug candidates may offer breakthrough in treatment of COPD

Study suggests shared genetic susceptibility to epilepsy and mood disorders

Research provides insights into mechanisms governing healthy longevity

Novel antifungal shows promise to stave off drug-resistant superbugs

Mount Sinai study uncovers potential link between Crohn's and Parkinson's in Jewish population

Insilico Medicine develops new deep-learning based hematological human aging clock

Researchers discover new weapon to combat tuberculosis

New study shows how the immune system regulates gut fungal population

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