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Study offers insight into earliest molecular steps that lead to organ rejection

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have uncovered the first molecular steps that lead to immune system activation and eventual rejection of a transplanted organ.

23 Jun 2017

Tiny biological nanoparticles offer enormous potential for diagnostic and therapeutic applications

Exosomes - tiny biological nanoparticles which transfer information between cells - offer significant potential in detecting and treating disease, the most comprehensive overview so far of research in the field has concluded.

23 Jun 2017

Scientists discover link between sugar metabolism and peroxisomal biogenesis disorders

Meeting a young patient with Zellweger syndrome, a rare, life-threatening genetic disease, started a scientific investigation that culminated with an unexpected discovery.

23 Jun 2017

New biomarker assay improves detection, assessment of neuroblastoma

Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have developed and tested a new biomarker assay for quantifying disease and detecting the presence of neuroblastoma even when standard evaluations yield negative results for the disease.

23 Jun 2017

Researchers identify first definitive risk genes for Tourette Syndrome

An international team that just conducted the largest study of Tourette Syndrome has identified genetic abnormalities that are the first definitive risk genes for the disorder.

23 Jun 2017

Wasp venom provides clues to how genes take on new functions

Amid the incredible diversity of living things on our planet, there is a common theme. Organisms need to acquire new genes, or change the functions of existing genes, in order to adapt and survive.

22 Jun 2017

Memories stored in same neuron can be selectively erased, study suggests

Different types of memories stored in the same neuron of the marine snail Aplysia can be selectively erased, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and McGill University and published today in Current Biology.

22 Jun 2017

Could the mTOR pathway be used to protect against cancer?

The mTOR pathway is probably the main pathway in humans and other animals that drives growth. That is, the accumulation of mass and adding mass to make an organism bigger by both making more cells, and making cells grow and become bigger.

22 Jun 2017

New approach finds statistical evidence that ancient gene variants contribute to autism

The way you measure things has a lot to do with the value of the results you get. If you want to know how much a blueberry weighs, don't use a bathroom scale; it isn't sensitive enough to register a meaningful result.

22 Jun 2017

Genetic factors play significant role in causing ALS, study reveals

Up to 90 percent of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) report that they have no family history of the disease.

22 Jun 2017

Researchers find new evidence that autoimmunity plays role in Parkinson's disease

Researchers have found the first direct evidence that autoimmunity- in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues- plays a role in Parkinson's disease, the neurodegenerative movement disorder.

21 Jun 2017

Study identifies structural changes in genes that increase risk of Tourette syndrome

Researchers have identified structural changes in two genes that increase the risk of developing Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary motor and vocal tics.

21 Jun 2017

Partnership between CASIS and NCATS brings Organs-on-Chips research to orbiting laboratory

Models of human disease are beneficial for medical research, but have limitations in predicting the way a drug will behave within the human body using data from non-human models because of inherent differences between species.

21 Jun 2017

Finnish researchers find accumulation of gene mutations in some patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Gene mutations accumulating in cells are typical of the development of cancer. Finnish researchers found that a similar accumulation of mutations occurs also in some patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

21 Jun 2017

Type I interferons could have role in natural improvement of RA during pregnancy

An international US-Danish team of scientists, led by Damini Jawaheer, Ph.D. at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, has identified a possible link between type I interferons and a natural improvement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during pregnancy.

21 Jun 2017

Vast numbers of peripheral genes can influence diseases, Stanford researchers suggest

A core assumption in the study of disease-causing genes has been that they are clustered in molecular pathways directly connected to the disease. But work by a group of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests otherwise.

20 Jun 2017

Synergistic drug pairing: New approach to combat MDR bacterial infections

Antibiotics were the wonder drug of the 20th century, but persistent use and over-prescription have opened the door that has allowed bacteria to evolve resistance.

20 Jun 2017

Faulty BRCA genes and their linkage to breast and ovarian cancer: Study

A new large scale study has focussed on faulty BRCA genes and their linkage to breast and ovarian cancer. The research could help doctors counsel and advise their patients in a more definitive way in terms of treatment as well as lifestyle changes that could minimize cancer risk.

20 Jun 2017

International team to set how gene therapies in hemophilia should be measured for effectiveness

An international team involving dozens of stakeholders from patients and policy makers to payers and government agencies are getting together to set how gene therapies in hemophilia should be measured for effectiveness.

20 Jun 2017

Researchers identify new disease gene for early-onset axonal neuropathy and mild intellectual disability

Research group from the University of Helsinki, Finland, has identified a new disease gene for early-onset axonal neuropathy and mild intellectual disability through an international research network, which was brought together by "Tinder for geneticists".

20 Jun 2017

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Study offers insight into earliest molecular steps that lead to organ rejection

Tiny biological nanoparticles offer enormous potential for diagnostic and therapeutic applications

Scientists discover link between sugar metabolism and peroxisomal biogenesis disorders

New biomarker assay improves detection, assessment of neuroblastoma

Researchers identify first definitive risk genes for Tourette Syndrome

Wasp venom provides clues to how genes take on new functions

Memories stored in same neuron can be selectively erased, study suggests

Could the mTOR pathway be used to protect against cancer?

New approach finds statistical evidence that ancient gene variants contribute to autism

Genetic factors play significant role in causing ALS, study reveals

Researchers find new evidence that autoimmunity plays role in Parkinson's disease

Study identifies structural changes in genes that increase risk of Tourette syndrome

Partnership between CASIS and NCATS brings Organs-on-Chips research to orbiting laboratory

Finnish researchers find accumulation of gene mutations in some patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Type I interferons could have role in natural improvement of RA during pregnancy

Vast numbers of peripheral genes can influence diseases, Stanford researchers suggest

Synergistic drug pairing: New approach to combat MDR bacterial infections

Faulty BRCA genes and their linkage to breast and ovarian cancer: Study

International team to set how gene therapies in hemophilia should be measured for effectiveness

Researchers identify new disease gene for early-onset axonal neuropathy and mild intellectual disability

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