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Researchers use genomic techniques to show why different strains of Salmonella infect particular animal species

It's called bird flu for a reason. Particular characteristics about the influenza virus known as H5N1 allow it to primarily affect avifauna, though in some worrying cases the disease has been passed to humans.

3 Nov 2015

UAB study aims to provide improved care related to reproductive health of women with CF

For University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing Assistant Professor Sigrid Ladores, Ph.D., investigating reproductive health concerns in adolescents and young adults with chronic illnesses, particularly those with cystic fibrosis, is not just a profession, it is a passion.

3 Nov 2015

Researchers identify tumor suppressor genes that drive subset of melanomas

Of the hundreds of genes that can be mutated in a single case of melanoma, only a handful may be true "drivers" of cancer. In research that appeared today in Nature Genetics, a Weizmann Institute of Science team has now revealed one of the drivers of a particularly deadly subset of melanomas - one that is still seeing a rise in new cases. This gene is a newly identified member of a group of genes called tumor suppressor genes.

3 Nov 2015

Findings provide a step towards personalized cancer therapy

Oxford University researchers have found the Achilles heel of certain cancer cells - mutations in a gene called SETD2. Their findings will be presented to the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Liverpool this Monday (2 Nov 15).

2 Nov 2015

New method helps study chaotic genomes of cancer cells more precisely than ever before

Scientists of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine of the University of Luxembourg have developed a method for analysing the genome of cancer cells more precisely than ever before.

31 Oct 2015

Key protein controls stem cell properties that could make them useful in regenerative medicine

A key protein controls stem cell properties that could make them more useful in regenerative medicine, according to a study led by Mount Sinai researchers and published online today in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

31 Oct 2015

Resistance to CD19 CAR T-cell therapy can be caused by CD19 splicing alterations

Resistance to CD19 CAR T-cell therapy, a type of immunotherapy that yields long-lasting remissions in many patients with B-cell leukemia, can be caused by CD19 splicing alterations, leading to loss of certain parts of the CD19 protein that are recognized by the CAR T cells.

31 Oct 2015

GUMC study examines patients' most preferred methods for receiving common medical test results

The results of common medical tests are sometimes delivered to patients by email, letters or voice mail, but are these the most preferred methods? According to one of the first studies to look at this question, the answer is no.

31 Oct 2015

Prkci gene maintains balance in stem cell production

When it comes to stem cells, too much of a good thing isn't wonderful: producing too many new stem cells may lead to cancer; producing too few inhibits the repair and maintenance of the body.

31 Oct 2015

Blocking calcium-signaling pathway could inhibit Ebola virus and other sources of deadly infections

The Ebola virus acts fast. The course of infection, from exposure to recovery, or death, can take as little as two weeks. That may not leave enough time for the immune system to mount an effective response.

31 Oct 2015

RNA profiles of tumor-educated platelets may diagnose cancer, identify potential therapeutic approaches

Analysis of tumor RNA carried in platelets - blood components best known for their role in clotting - may prove to be more useful than other "liquid biopsy" technologies for diagnosing cancer and determining its primary location and potential therapeutic approaches.

31 Oct 2015

Researchers discover key regulator that impacts survival of lymphoma patients

An important regulator that controls the ability of tumour cells to hide from the immune system in lymphoma patients, making them unlikely to respond to standard treatment, has been discovered by scientists at the University of Oxford.

31 Oct 2015

ISCT launches publication and reference guide on Use of Unproven Cellular Therapies

The International Society for Cellular Therapy, the global society of clinicians, researchers, regulators, technologists, and industry partners dedicated to the translation of cellular therapy into safe and effective therapies to improve patients’ lives, today announces the launch of its publication and reference guide on the Use of Unproven Cellular Therapies.

31 Oct 2015

Q BioMed signs definitive license agreement with Mannin Research

Q BioMed Inc., a biotechnology acceleration company is pleased to announce it has signed a definitive license, with the option to acquire, the platform technology assets of Mannin Research Inc.

30 Oct 2015

New online tool may allow researchers explore formation of hair follicles

A new online database will empower researchers exploring how hair follicles and the surrounding skin develop, according to an article published recently in the journal Developmental Cell. The work is central to understanding the interactions between stem cells and their environment - or "niche cells" - during fetal development, and will specifically facilitate future attempts to make skin grafts with functional hair follicles or to regenerate lost hair in patients.

30 Oct 2015

Women with elevated breast cancer risk can benefit from regular physical activity

Regular physical activity could play a role in helping women at high-risk of breast cancer delay the need for drastic preventive measures such as prophylactic mastectomy, according to new research led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

30 Oct 2015

Single gene variation may influence obesity in children, adults

A single variation in the gene for brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) may influence obesity in children and adults, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

30 Oct 2015

Ultragenyx, Arcturus sign agreement to develop mRNA therapeutics to certain rare diseases

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel products for rare and ultra-rare diseases, and Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc., a leading RNA medicines company, today announced that they have entered into a research collaboration and license agreement to discover and develop messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics to certain rare disease targets using Arcturus' UNA Oligomer chemistry and LUNAR nanoparticle delivery platform.

29 Oct 2015

New research shows that autophagy can operate in cell nucleus to guard against start of cancer

Autophagy, literally self-eating or the degradation of unwanted cellular bits and pieces by the cell itself, has been shown for the first time to also work in the cell nucleus. In addition, in this setting it plays a role in guarding against the start of cancer, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

29 Oct 2015

Scientists call for coordinated effort to drive cutting edge microbiome research

A consortium of 48 scientists from 50 institutions in the United States - including Pamela Silver, Ph.D., a Core Faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University - are calling for a Unified Microbiome Initiative that would span national cross-institutional and cross-governmental agency support.

29 Oct 2015

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Researchers use genomic techniques to show why different strains of Salmonella infect particular animal species

UAB study aims to provide improved care related to reproductive health of women with CF

Researchers identify tumor suppressor genes that drive subset of melanomas

Findings provide a step towards personalized cancer therapy

New method helps study chaotic genomes of cancer cells more precisely than ever before

Key protein controls stem cell properties that could make them useful in regenerative medicine

Resistance to CD19 CAR T-cell therapy can be caused by CD19 splicing alterations

GUMC study examines patients' most preferred methods for receiving common medical test results

Prkci gene maintains balance in stem cell production

Blocking calcium-signaling pathway could inhibit Ebola virus and other sources of deadly infections

RNA profiles of tumor-educated platelets may diagnose cancer, identify potential therapeutic approaches

Researchers discover key regulator that impacts survival of lymphoma patients

ISCT launches publication and reference guide on Use of Unproven Cellular Therapies

Q BioMed signs definitive license agreement with Mannin Research

New online tool may allow researchers explore formation of hair follicles

Women with elevated breast cancer risk can benefit from regular physical activity

Single gene variation may influence obesity in children, adults

Ultragenyx, Arcturus sign agreement to develop mRNA therapeutics to certain rare diseases

New research shows that autophagy can operate in cell nucleus to guard against start of cancer

Scientists call for coordinated effort to drive cutting edge microbiome research

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