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Benefit and harm of tandem mass spectrometry screening for tyrosinaemia type 1 remain unclear

Tyrosinaemia type 1 is a rare, hereditary metabolic disease that, if left untreated, can already lead to serious liver and kidney damage in infancy.

25 Oct 2016

IU scientists find evidence for link between prostate cancer and Ewing's sarcoma

Medical researchers at Indiana University Bloomington have found evidence for a link between prostate cancer, which affects millions of men age 50 and older, and Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that affects children and young adults.

25 Oct 2016

Researchers elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying negative effects of early-life stress

Scientists have long known that chronic exposure to psychosocial stress early in life can lead to an increased vulnerability later in life to diseases linked to immune dysfunction and chronic inflammation, including arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and even mental illness.

24 Oct 2016

Study provides potential new target to combat cytomegalovirus infections

Viruses hijack the molecular machinery in human cells to survive and replicate, often damaging those host cells in the process.

24 Oct 2016

UGA researchers developing big data methods to help tackle diseases

The University of Georgia's Ping Ma will use a new grant to crunch big data numbers, not uncommon for a statistics professor. What is unusual is that his work may help save lives.

24 Oct 2016

Scientists identify genetic cause and biological mechanisms linked to new human immunodeficiency

A multi-institutional, international team of scientists has discovered the genetic cause and biological mechanisms linked to a new human immunodeficiency. The study, which is published in Nature Immunology, also identifies a potential treatment.

24 Oct 2016

Choline deficiency in sows during pregnancy impacts nutrient composition of milk

Choline is an essential nutrient that is used by the body in a number of ways. However, nearly 90 percent of adults do not get the recommended amount in their diets.

24 Oct 2016

Basal tumor cell marker could help physicians personalize care for patients with bladder cancer

Tumor cells collected during the removal of a cancerous bladder and - in some cases - transplanted into mice with weakened immune systems, could help physicians rapidly identify high-risk cancers, determine prognosis and refine the use of biomarkers to personalize care for patients with this common cancer, according to a study published online on Oct. 24, 2016, in Scientific Reports.

24 Oct 2016

Novel ‘gene therapy in a box’ could effectively deliver modified blood stem cells

A table-top device that enables medical staff to genetically manipulate a patient's blood to deliver potential new therapies for cancer, HIV and other diseases would eliminate the need for multi-million-dollar "clean rooms," making gene therapy more possible for even the poorest of countries.

24 Oct 2016

New study examines how tumor genome testing helps improve breast cancer treatment

A new study examines how one early example of precision medicine--tumor genome testing--is being used in women with breast cancer to reduce overtreatment and maximize the benefits of chemotherapy.

24 Oct 2016

New oncogene may contribute to high incidence of prostate cancer among African American men

A team of scientists has identified MNX1 as a new oncogene - a gene than can cause cancer - that is more active in African American prostate cancer than in European American prostate cancer.

21 Oct 2016

Sanford opens new immunotherapy study on colorectal cancer

Sanford Health has opened another clinical trial exploring the power of the body's immune system to fight cancer.

21 Oct 2016

Novel approach may speed up development of new drugs against skin disease

In an ideal world, the newest and most effective drugs for chronic inflammatory conditions would immediately help everyone who took them.

21 Oct 2016

Rare neurological syndromes linked to variations in ATAD3A gene

A team of scientists from a number of institutions around the world, including Baylor College of Medicine, has discovered that rare neurological syndromes for which there was no cause can be the result of variations in the gene ATAD3A.

21 Oct 2016

Pathology of Krabbe's disease may provide insights on late-onset neurodegenerative diseases

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

21 Oct 2016

UA neuroscientists receive $10.3 million grant to find cause for heightened risk of Alzheimer's in women

Why do more women than men get Alzheimer's disease? In their quest to find the answer, neuroscientist Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, and her collegues in the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, have been awarded a $10.3 million five-year Program Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

21 Oct 2016

Cedars-Sinai receives FDA approval to examine safety of combination stem cell-gene therapy in ALS patients

Cedars-Sinai regenerative medicine investigators have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to test a combination stem cell-gene therapy they developed to stall the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurological disease that causes progressive paralysis and ultimately death.

21 Oct 2016

Study provides novel insights into genetic factors linked to age-related hearing disorders

A study of patient electronic medical records and genome sequences from adults with age-related hearing impairment by researchers at UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente Northern California, identified two genetic variations linked to the hearing disorder.

21 Oct 2016

Researchers discover how toxic proteins linked to neurological diseases impair membrane-less organelles

Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered the way toxic proteins linked to the most common forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) incapacitate membrane-less organelles inside cells.

21 Oct 2016

Study shows how damage to RNA-binding protein contributes to ALS

Although only 10 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases are hereditary, a significant number of them are caused by mutations that affect proteins that bind RNA, a type of genetic material.

21 Oct 2016

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Benefit and harm of tandem mass spectrometry screening for tyrosinaemia type 1 remain unclear

IU scientists find evidence for link between prostate cancer and Ewing's sarcoma

Researchers elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying negative effects of early-life stress

Study provides potential new target to combat cytomegalovirus infections

UGA researchers developing big data methods to help tackle diseases

Scientists identify genetic cause and biological mechanisms linked to new human immunodeficiency

Choline deficiency in sows during pregnancy impacts nutrient composition of milk

Basal tumor cell marker could help physicians personalize care for patients with bladder cancer

Novel ‘gene therapy in a box’ could effectively deliver modified blood stem cells

New study examines how tumor genome testing helps improve breast cancer treatment

New oncogene may contribute to high incidence of prostate cancer among African American men

Sanford opens new immunotherapy study on colorectal cancer

Novel approach may speed up development of new drugs against skin disease

Rare neurological syndromes linked to variations in ATAD3A gene

Pathology of Krabbe's disease may provide insights on late-onset neurodegenerative diseases

UA neuroscientists receive $10.3 million grant to find cause for heightened risk of Alzheimer's in women

Cedars-Sinai receives FDA approval to examine safety of combination stem cell-gene therapy in ALS patients

Study provides novel insights into genetic factors linked to age-related hearing disorders

Researchers discover how toxic proteins linked to neurological diseases impair membrane-less organelles

Study shows how damage to RNA-binding protein contributes to ALS

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