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Research sheds light on key genes essential to pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori

Professor Frédéric Veyrier's most recent research, in collaboration with the team of Professor Hilde De Reuse at the Institut Pasteur, has shed light on key genes essential to the pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori bacterium, which causes gastric infections.

21 Dec 2016

Breast cancer patient finds new hope with potentially revolutionary treatment

City of Hope patient Susan Young has had a remarkable response to a potentially revolutionary new treatment, a combination of the p53 cancer vaccine and a drug that blocks a specific cancer-aiding protein.

21 Dec 2016

Simple blood test may help predict ovarian cancer patient’s response to chemotherapy treatment

Scientists might be able to quickly predict how ovarian cancer patients are likely to respond to chemotherapy treatment using a simple blood test, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published in PLOS Medicine today (Tuesday).

20 Dec 2016

U-M researchers identify gene expression linked to gender differences in autoimmune diseases

Women represent nearly 8 out of every 10 people with autoimmune diseases. Although the statistics are well-known, the scientific community is still trying to figure out why women's immune systems are more likely to become overactive and attack their own healthy cells.

20 Dec 2016

TSRI scientists develop new methods to design precision medicines against disease-causing RNAs

Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have developed broad methods to design precision medicines against currently incurable diseases caused by RNA.

20 Dec 2016

Novel genomics model allows personalized approach to radiation therapy

Cancer therapeutics is currently in the era of precision medicine - personalized medicine for individual patients based on their tumor biology.

20 Dec 2016

Researchers use CRISPR-based genetic screening to identify three promising HIV treatment targets

Investigators from Whitehead Institute, the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to identify three promising new targets for treatment of HIV infection.

20 Dec 2016

Researchers use DNA markers to differentiate harmless species from deadly bacteria

The virulent pathogen that causes the disease tularemia, or "rabbit fever," was weaponized during past world wars and is considered a potential bioweapon.

20 Dec 2016

FDA awards accelerated approval to new ovarian cancer drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Rubraca (rucaparib) to treat women with a certain type of ovarian cancer.

19 Dec 2016

New ultrasensitive detection system of in-flow microRNAs uses encoded microgels

Single-stranded, noncoding micro-ribonucleic acids, consisting of 18-23 nucleotides, play a key role in regulating gene expression.

19 Dec 2016

Replacing missing gut bacteria could help treat children with rare autoimmune disease

Defects in the body's regulatory T cells (T reg cells) cause inflammation and autoimmune disease by altering the type of bacteria living in the gut, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have discovered.

19 Dec 2016

ESMO Asia 2016: Three studies present first data on rare sarcomas in Asian patients

The first data on rare sarcomas in Asian patients is presented in three studies today at the ESMO Asia 2016 Congress in Singapore.

17 Dec 2016

NIH-funded scientists work with three ‘omes’ to understand human health

Have you ever collected coins, cards, toy trains, stuffed animals? Did you feel the need to complete the set? If so, then you may be a completist. A completist will go to great lengths to acquire a complete set of something.

17 Dec 2016

Germline mutations in ATM and BRCA1/2 genes could help predict death risk from aggressive prostate cancer

A study of three genes associated with the development of prostate cancer found that men with inherited mutations in these genes are more likely to develop aggressive forms of the disease and die from prostate cancer at an earlier age than those without the mutations.

17 Dec 2016

Johns Hopkins scientists create bioinformatics tool to evaluate cancer driver gene prediction methods

In their search for new ways to treat cancer, many scientists are using a high-tech process called genome sequencing to hunt for genetic mutations that encourage tumor cells to thrive.

17 Dec 2016

Researchers use worms as model system to study how gut microbiome influences disease

The billions of microorganisms living within the human digestive tract appear to play a significant role in health and disease, notably metabolic syndrome, autoimmune disorders and diabetes - but how these organisms do so is not well understood.

17 Dec 2016

Retinoblastoma protein plays larger role in tumor suppression, study finds

The Retinoblastoma protein (pRB) has long been studied for its role in cell growth and the prevention of cancer.

16 Dec 2016

Reducing cholesterol to level of newborn baby lowers cardiovascular disease risk, research finds

Reducing our cholesterol levels to those of a new-born baby significantly lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new research.

16 Dec 2016

Study suggests revolutionary way to make cancer cells more susceptible to existing chemotherapies

The same signal that drives aggressive growth in a deadly cancer cell type also triggers coping mechanisms that make it "notoriously" hard to kill, according to a study published online December 15 in Cell. When stressed, this cell type - far more than most cancer cells - encases its genetic messages in protein globs called "stress granules" that lessen the effect of chemotherapies.

16 Dec 2016

Mayo Clinic creates genetic test to help guide diagnosis, treatment of lymphoma patients

Mayo Clinic has created a genetic test to help guide diagnosis and treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the most common type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

16 Dec 2016

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Research sheds light on key genes essential to pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori

Breast cancer patient finds new hope with potentially revolutionary treatment

Simple blood test may help predict ovarian cancer patient’s response to chemotherapy treatment

U-M researchers identify gene expression linked to gender differences in autoimmune diseases

TSRI scientists develop new methods to design precision medicines against disease-causing RNAs

Novel genomics model allows personalized approach to radiation therapy

Researchers use CRISPR-based genetic screening to identify three promising HIV treatment targets

Researchers use DNA markers to differentiate harmless species from deadly bacteria

FDA awards accelerated approval to new ovarian cancer drug

New ultrasensitive detection system of in-flow microRNAs uses encoded microgels

Replacing missing gut bacteria could help treat children with rare autoimmune disease

ESMO Asia 2016: Three studies present first data on rare sarcomas in Asian patients

NIH-funded scientists work with three ‘omes’ to understand human health

Germline mutations in ATM and BRCA1/2 genes could help predict death risk from aggressive prostate cancer

Johns Hopkins scientists create bioinformatics tool to evaluate cancer driver gene prediction methods

Researchers use worms as model system to study how gut microbiome influences disease

Retinoblastoma protein plays larger role in tumor suppression, study finds

Reducing cholesterol to level of newborn baby lowers cardiovascular disease risk, research finds

Study suggests revolutionary way to make cancer cells more susceptible to existing chemotherapies

Mayo Clinic creates genetic test to help guide diagnosis, treatment of lymphoma patients

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