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NIH researchers identify molecular mechanisms that may underlie woman's susceptibility to PMDD

National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered molecular mechanisms that may underlie a woman's susceptibility to disabling irritability, sadness, and anxiety in the days leading up to her menstrual period.

3 Jan 2017

Genes influencing social communication skills linked to genes underlying psychiatric disorders

The researchers studied the genetic overlap between the risk of having these psychiatric disorders and measures of social communicative competence - the ability to socially engage with other people successfully - during middle childhood to adolescence.

3 Jan 2017

UM SOM study identifies key Zika proteins as likely suspects for damage

Until it burst onto the scene earlier this year, Zika was an obscure, little-known virus. As a result, scientists know little about how it works.

3 Jan 2017

Biological Psychiatry special issue highlights role of dopamine signaling in schizophrenia

Biological Psychiatry presents a special issue, "The Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia", dedicated to recent advances in understanding the role of dopamine signaling in schizophrenia.

2 Jan 2017

Nanohyperthermia may prove effective as adjuvant cancer treatment with chemotherapy

The mechanical resistance of tumors and collateral damage of standard treatments often hinder efforts to defeat cancers.

2 Jan 2017

Study examines how ApoE gene may function differently in infectious environment

You've likely heard about being in the right place at the wrong time, but what about having the right genes in the wrong environment? In other words, could a genetic mutation (or allele) that puts populations at risk for illnesses in one environmental setting manifest itself in positive ways in a different setting?

30 Dec 2016

Using 'fire to fight fire' approach to battle against disease could increase severity, research shows

A treatment billed as a potential breakthrough in the fight against disease, including cancer, could back-fire and make the disease fitter and more damaging, new research has found.

30 Dec 2016

Massive sequencing and coevolution unveils secrets of human protein interactions

Cells operate like an incredibly well-synchronized orchestra of molecular interactions among proteins. Understanding this molecular network is essential not only to understand how an organism works but also to determine the molecular mechanisms responsible for a multitude of diseases.

30 Dec 2016

Researchers identify possible treatment targets for myelodysplasia syndromes

Cincinnati Children's researchers report in Nature Immunology a new mechanism that controls blood cell function and several possible molecular targets for treating myelodysplasia syndromes (MDS) - a group of pre-malignant disorders in which bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells.

30 Dec 2016

TSRI scientists develop new approach for understanding diverse effects of endocrine-disruptors

Breast cancer researchers from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a novel approach for identifying how chemicals in the environment--called environmental estrogens--can produce infertility, abnormal reproductive development, including "precocious puberty," and promote breast cancer.

30 Dec 2016

Study suggests new options for improving cancer immunotherapy

One of the main reasons cancer remains difficult to treat is that cancer cells have developed a multitude of mechanisms that allow them to evade destruction by the immune system.

30 Dec 2016

Acute stress can lead to delayed, long-term psychological trauma

Mrs. M would never forget that day. She was walking along a busy road next to the vegetable market when two goons zipped past on a bike. One man's hand shot out and grabbed the chain around her neck.

30 Dec 2016

Certain human gut bacteria may make new diets less effective

Your microbiota may not be on your side as you try improving your diet this New Year's. In a study published December 29 in Cell Host & Microbe, researchers explore why mice that switch from an unrestricted American diet to a healthy, calorie-restricted, plant-based diet don't have an immediate response to their new program.

30 Dec 2016

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NIH researchers identify molecular mechanisms that may underlie woman's susceptibility to PMDD

Genes influencing social communication skills linked to genes underlying psychiatric disorders

UM SOM study identifies key Zika proteins as likely suspects for damage

Biological Psychiatry special issue highlights role of dopamine signaling in schizophrenia

Nanohyperthermia may prove effective as adjuvant cancer treatment with chemotherapy

Study examines how ApoE gene may function differently in infectious environment

Using 'fire to fight fire' approach to battle against disease could increase severity, research shows

Massive sequencing and coevolution unveils secrets of human protein interactions

Researchers identify possible treatment targets for myelodysplasia syndromes

TSRI scientists develop new approach for understanding diverse effects of endocrine-disruptors

Study suggests new options for improving cancer immunotherapy

Acute stress can lead to delayed, long-term psychological trauma

Certain human gut bacteria may make new diets less effective

Specific gene pathway appears to regulate growth, structure, and organization of cerebral cortex

A new strategy to fight prostate cancer

New active pharmaceutical ingredient may help against severe forms of testicular cancer

New tool explains how proteins assemble into different liquid and gel-like solid states

Two research studies on new molecules could potentially treat Alzheimer's disease

Physical inactivity in obese mice linked to dopamine signaling defects

Nexmos, Base Pair Biotechnologies create new class of DNA-aptamer based oxidation inhibitors

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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