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Longevity Biotech receives award to evaluate novel drug candidate for MS in preclinical models

Longevity Biotech, Inc. has received an award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society through Fast Forward, the Society's commercial research funding program, to evaluate LBT-3627 in preclinical models as a potential disease-modifying therapeutic agent.

28 Oct 2017

KTU professor granted award by CNS for paradigm shift in neurology

The paper based on the study undertaken by the team of Lithuanian researchers was bestowed Paper of the Year award by The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA. The paper "Association of Severe TBI Patients' Outcomes with Duration of Cerebrovascular Autoregulation Impairment Events" was awarded in Neurotrauma & Critical Care section.

28 Oct 2017

Chinese scientists establish synthesis of promising compound to fight against pancreatic cancer

Intriguing antitumor activity is found in a very promising class of natural compounds: cyclic depsipeptides, which have a challenging structure that makes their investigation difficult. Now, Chinese scientists have established the synthesis of a member compound, which is especially promising in killing pancreatic cancer stem cells.

28 Oct 2017

University of Colorado’s second shingles vaccine approved by FDA

The Centers for Disease Control's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended new treatment practices Wednesday for shingles based on a vaccine initially developed at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, now the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

28 Oct 2017

New findings offer promising druggable target to root out metastatic pancreatic cancer

Cancer of the pancreas is a deadly disease, with a median survival time of less than six months. Only one in 20 people with pancreatic cancer survives five years past the diagnosis. The reason is the cancer's insidiousness; tumor cells hide deep inside the body, betraying no symptoms until late in the disease, when the cancer has almost invariably spread to other organs.

28 Oct 2017

Discovery may provide insight into how Zika virus gets transmitted from mother to fetus

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil, report that the Zika virus is transmitted from mother to fetus by infected cells that, ironically, will later develop into the brain's first and primary form of defense against invasive pathogens.

27 Oct 2017

Study: HIIT reduces brain glucose metabolism of people with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes

Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, studied how high-intensity interval training (HIIT) alters the brain's glucose metabolism in physically inactive insulin resistant people. Only two weeks of HIIT training reduced glucose metabolism in all areas of the brain.

27 Oct 2017

Novel molecule holds potential to become part of successful HIV vaccine

Researchers at the University of Maryland and Duke University have designed a novel protein-sugar vaccine candidate that, in an animal model, stimulated an immune response against sugars that form a protective shield around HIV. The molecule could one day become part of a successful HIV vaccine.

27 Oct 2017

Novel laboratory model may shine light on development of pediatric high-grade glioma

Pediatric high-grade glioma is the primary cause of cancer death in children. Genesis of these tumors is believed to be driven by mutations in proteins that disrupt fundamental mechanisms governing the development of the human brain.

27 Oct 2017

Newly identified microRNA impedes malignancy of tumor cells and metastasis

Cancer cells can reactivate a cellular process that is an essential part of embryonic development. This allows them to leave the primary tumor, penetrate the surrounding tissue and form metastases in peripheral organs.

27 Oct 2017

Researchers develop artificial intelligence software to assess preterm infant's brain maturity

University of Helsinki researchers have developed artificial intelligence software, which can evaluate the maturity of a preterm infant's brain directly from an EEG.

27 Oct 2017

EPFL scientists show how TMSR affects upper-limb maps in the brains of patients with amputations

Targeted motor and sensory reinnervation (TMSR) is a surgical procedure on patients with amputations that reroutes residual limb nerves towards intact muscles and skin in order to fit them with a limb prosthesis allowing unprecedented control.

27 Oct 2017

Drexel researchers pinpoint new targets for treating chronic lung disease in premature infants

Researchers at Drexel University have revealed that inhibiting the micro-RNA miR-34a significantly reduces bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in mice.

27 Oct 2017

Researchers uncover new molecular binding site that can influence electrical impulses in nerves

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have discovered a previously unknown molecular binding site that can influence electrical impulses in nerves.

27 Oct 2017

Study into killer T-cell activity could provide roadmap for tackling antibiotic resistance

In a study that could provide a roadmap for combatting the rising threat of drug-resistant pathogens, researchers have discovered the specific mechanism the body's T cells use to kill bacteria.

27 Oct 2017

Researchers find link between disrupted energy production and late-onset Alzheimer's disease

A team of investigators from McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, led by Kai C. Sonntag, MD, PhD, and Bruce M. Cohen, MD, PhD, has found a connection between disrupted energy production and the development of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). The findings appear in the current issue of Scientific Reports.

27 Oct 2017

Study reveals how NET intervention can alleviate stress from traumatic cancer-related memories

Patients diagnosed and treated for a long-term potentially fatal diseases such as cancer, can accumulate distressing and traumatic experiences along the way.

27 Oct 2017

‘Precision Medicine’ may not always be so precise when applied to diverse populations, study says

Precision Medicine in oncology, where genetic testing is used to determine the best drugs to treat cancer patients, is not always so precise when applied to some of the world's more diverse populations, according to a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

27 Oct 2017

Sleeper cells in cancerous tumors can be destroyed if they possess specific defects

In many metastasized types of cancer, disseminated tumors grow back despite successful chemotherapy. As a research team under the direction of the University of Bern, Switzerland, has now discovered, this is because of isolated cancer cells that survive the chemotherapy due to a phase of dormancy.

27 Oct 2017

WVU neuroscientist explores need for greater rigor in mindfulness research

The mindfulness movement has grown in popularity over the past two decades, but research on its effectiveness is still catching up. According to a West Virginia University neuroscientist, increasing the precision of mindfulness research can multiply the potential benefits that meditation and similar practices impart.

26 Oct 2017

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Longevity Biotech receives award to evaluate novel drug candidate for MS in preclinical models

KTU professor granted award by CNS for paradigm shift in neurology

Chinese scientists establish synthesis of promising compound to fight against pancreatic cancer

University of Colorado’s second shingles vaccine approved by FDA

New findings offer promising druggable target to root out metastatic pancreatic cancer

Discovery may provide insight into how Zika virus gets transmitted from mother to fetus

Study: HIIT reduces brain glucose metabolism of people with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes

Novel molecule holds potential to become part of successful HIV vaccine

Novel laboratory model may shine light on development of pediatric high-grade glioma

Newly identified microRNA impedes malignancy of tumor cells and metastasis

Researchers develop artificial intelligence software to assess preterm infant's brain maturity

EPFL scientists show how TMSR affects upper-limb maps in the brains of patients with amputations

Drexel researchers pinpoint new targets for treating chronic lung disease in premature infants

Researchers uncover new molecular binding site that can influence electrical impulses in nerves

Study into killer T-cell activity could provide roadmap for tackling antibiotic resistance

Researchers find link between disrupted energy production and late-onset Alzheimer's disease

Study reveals how NET intervention can alleviate stress from traumatic cancer-related memories

‘Precision Medicine’ may not always be so precise when applied to diverse populations, study says

Sleeper cells in cancerous tumors can be destroyed if they possess specific defects

WVU neuroscientist explores need for greater rigor in mindfulness research

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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