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Enzyme deficiency in Krabbe's disease may point to new mechanisms underlying Parkinson's disease

A new article suggests that an enzyme deficiency seen in the lysosomal storage disorder Krabbe's disease may point to new mechanisms underlying certain late-onset neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.

19 Sep 2016

Researchers discover new strategy to boost effectiveness of anti-cancer immune therapy

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have identified a strategy to maximize the effectiveness of anti-cancer immune therapy.

19 Sep 2016

Researchers use computer modelling to identify mechanism behind aggressive brain tumours

Researchers at Uppsala University have used computer modelling to study how brain tumours arise.

19 Sep 2016

Transcranial direct current stimulation may activate the human cerebral cortex, study shows

The notion that low levels of electrical stimulation applied to the scalp, barely enough to create a mild tingling sensation, could activate the brain is a relatively new and somewhat controversial idea.

19 Sep 2016

Researchers identify mutant traits in mouse for many human disease genes

About one-third of all genes in the mammalian genome are essential for life. An international, multi-institutional research collaboration identified, for the first time, mutant traits in the mouse for 52 human disease genes, which significantly contributes to the understanding of the genetic bases for some human diseases, including cardiovascular defects, spina bifida, and metabolic disorders, among many others. The study was published this week in Nature.

19 Sep 2016

New less invasive method could detect bacterial infection in young febrile infants

Physicians from Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, UC Davis Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital, in collaboration with 19 other pediatric emergency departments around the country, have established a "proof of principle" for measuring patterns of ribonucleic acid (RNA) expression in the bloodstream that can enable clinicians to distinguish bacterial infections from other causes of fever in infants up to two months old.

19 Sep 2016

Research findings may help better understand genetic origins of Familial Mediterranean Fever

A team of scientists led by Stony Brook University researchers have discovered a new mechanism for a bacterial toxin to inhibit inflammation.

19 Sep 2016

Rensselaer awarded $2.2 million grant to develop ion conductive alkaline membrane materials

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been awarded $2.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to develop innovative ion conduction materials for next-generation renewable energy conversion and storage technology.

19 Sep 2016

Novel therapy offers hope for effective treatment of intractable metastatic cancers

Cancer treatments that mobilize the body's immune system to fight the disease have generated a lot of excitement in the past few years.

19 Sep 2016

Memory of heart attack can be stored in genes through epigenetic changes, study shows

Both heredity and environmental factors influence our risk of cardiovascular disease. A new study, by researches at Uppsala University, shows now that the memory of a heart attack can be stored in our genes through epigenetic changes.

19 Sep 2016

New study finds optimal cryostorage and thawing temperatures of bioengineered liver tissues

A new study determined the optimal temperatures for cryostorage and thawing of bioengineered liver tissue to maximize its viability for use in a bioartificial liver device.

18 Sep 2016

Researchers discover how mineral ion leaked from dying tumour tissue stops work of immune cells

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute in the USA and the Babraham Institute, UK, have discovered how a mineral ion leaked from tumour tissue as it dies acts to stop the work of anti-tumour immune cells.

18 Sep 2016

Study provides deeper understanding of how cells' crowded surfaces induce complex protein behavior

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have brought physics and biology together to further understand how cells' crowded surfaces induce complex protein behavior.

16 Sep 2016

Researchers find switch that helps restore damaged axons

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a switch that redirects helper cells in the peripheral nervous system into "repair" mode, a form that restores damaged axons.

16 Sep 2016

New study shows how increase in medication-resistant bacteria impedes treatment of kidney infections

The increase in illnesses and deaths linked to medication-resistant bacteria has been well-documented by researchers and received extensive public attention in recent years. Now, UCLA-led research shows how these bacteria are making it more difficult to treat a common but severe kidney infection.

16 Sep 2016

Researchers reveal presence of toxic protein aggregates in the human brain

The following factors facilitate the formation of putatively toxic structures in the neuronal nuclei of Alzheimer's patients.

16 Sep 2016

Clinical scientists find new way to treat hypertension

A team of clinical scientists at the University of Bristol have found a new way to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

16 Sep 2016

Researchers develop new model to map links between salmonella and sepsis

Research by industrial engineering and biology researchers at Kansas State University marks a significant milestone in the battle against sepsis, the second highest cause of death in intensive care units in the U.S.

16 Sep 2016

Fat stem cells can lower risk of diabetes in healthy obese individuals

Obesity is responsible for the deaths of over three million people a year worldwide due to its associated diseases such as diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.

16 Sep 2016

Researchers explain novel approach for analyzing diverse immune responses

The response to infection is highly variable from one individual to another. The Milieu Intérieur consortium, coordinated by Prof. Matthew Albert (Immunobiology of dendritic cells Unit, Institut Pasteur / Inserm) and Dr Lluis Quintana-Murci (Human Evolutionary Genetics Unit, Institut Pasteur / CNRS) seek to establish the parameters that characterize the immune system of healthy individuals and its natural variability.

16 Sep 2016

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Enzyme deficiency in Krabbe's disease may point to new mechanisms underlying Parkinson's disease

Researchers discover new strategy to boost effectiveness of anti-cancer immune therapy

Researchers use computer modelling to identify mechanism behind aggressive brain tumours

Transcranial direct current stimulation may activate the human cerebral cortex, study shows

Researchers identify mutant traits in mouse for many human disease genes

New less invasive method could detect bacterial infection in young febrile infants

Research findings may help better understand genetic origins of Familial Mediterranean Fever

Rensselaer awarded $2.2 million grant to develop ion conductive alkaline membrane materials

Novel therapy offers hope for effective treatment of intractable metastatic cancers

Memory of heart attack can be stored in genes through epigenetic changes, study shows

New study finds optimal cryostorage and thawing temperatures of bioengineered liver tissues

Researchers discover how mineral ion leaked from dying tumour tissue stops work of immune cells

Study provides deeper understanding of how cells' crowded surfaces induce complex protein behavior

Researchers find switch that helps restore damaged axons

New study shows how increase in medication-resistant bacteria impedes treatment of kidney infections

Researchers reveal presence of toxic protein aggregates in the human brain

Clinical scientists find new way to treat hypertension

Researchers develop new model to map links between salmonella and sepsis

Fat stem cells can lower risk of diabetes in healthy obese individuals

Researchers explain novel approach for analyzing diverse immune responses

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