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Researchers discover promising drug that shrinks excess fat without lowering food intake

Given the ever-increasing obesity epidemic, researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a promising developing drug that has been shown to selectively shrink excess fat by increasing fat cell metabolism.

4 Jan 2018

Soil-dwelling bacterium produces potential weapon against melanoma

A type of soil-dwelling bacterium produces molecules that induce death in melanoma cells, research at Oregon State University shows.

4 Jan 2018

MGH study points toward potential strategy for treating X-linked disorders

A study from a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators points toward a potential strategy for treating X-linked disorders - those caused by mutations in the X chromosome - in females.

4 Jan 2018

Small-cell lung cancer patients encounter obstacles to receiving standard-of-care treatment

Despite decades of clinical research establishing chemotherapy with thoracic radiation as the standard-of-care for the initial management of non-metastatic small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), a large percentage of U.S. patients do not receive these treatments and in turn have lower overall survival, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

4 Jan 2018

Phase III clinical study of regenerative therapy for treating damaged cartilage has started

A group of researchers at Osaka University developed a synthetic tissue using synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for treating damaged cartilage, which had previously been incurable and had no effective therapies.

4 Jan 2018

Study finds new brainstem changes in Parkinson’s disease

A pioneering study has found that patients with Parkinson's disease have more errors in the mitochondrial DNA within the brainstem, leading to increased cell death in that area.

4 Jan 2018

Researchers describe key cellular receptor involved in ovarian cancer metastasis

Researchers of the Molecular Signaling in Cancer group of the Oncobell program - proCURE Program have described a key cellular receptor in the processes of metastasis in ovarian cancer.

4 Jan 2018

Macrophage nanosponges offer promising solution for effectively managing sepsis

A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed macrophage "nanosponges" that can safely absorb and remove molecules from the bloodstream that are known to trigger sepsis.

4 Jan 2018

Study reveals a loophole in treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

A team of researchers in Italy and Austria has determined that a drug approved to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may be less effective in a particular subset of patients.

4 Jan 2018

Researchers develop new compound that inhibits growth of melanoma cells

An international team of researchers has developed a novel compound that successfully inhibits growth of melanoma cells by targeting specific epigenetic modifying proteins in these cells.

4 Jan 2018

Scientists discover mechanism that amplifies autoimmune reaction in early stage islet autoimmunity

Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have discovered a mechanism that amplifies the autoimmune reaction in an early stage of pancreatic islet autoimmunity prior to the progression to clinical type 1 diabetes.

4 Jan 2018

Newly solved glucagon receptor structure provides most accurate template for drug design

Class B G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) exert essential action in hormonal homeostasis and are important therapeutic targets for a variety of diseases including metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes.

4 Jan 2018

Researchers optimize method to increase resolution of proteomic analysis

One of the key challenges of proteomics, the study of all proteins expressed by a cell or organism, is managing to distinguish between molecules that are structurally different yet have the same mass.

4 Jan 2018

Scientists show how alcohol exposure leads to permanent genetic damage

Scientists have shown how alcohol damages DNA in stem cells, helping to explain why drinking increases your risk of cancer, according to research part-funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Nature today (Wednesday).

4 Jan 2018

Genetic labeling helps researchers track behavior of blood cells

By tagging bone marrow cells of mice with a genetic label, or barcode, researchers were able to track and describe the family tree of individual blood cells as they form in their natural environment.

4 Jan 2018

Genetic changes help mosquitoes to develop pesticide resistance

For decades, chemical pesticides have been the most important way of controlling insects like the Anopheles mosquito species that spreads malaria to humans.

4 Jan 2018

Powerful imaging technique sheds light on how the brain responds to vascular injury

Pericytes, a little-understood type of cell on the brain's blood vessels, grow into the empty space left when neighboring pericytes die, report researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina in a January 2nd, 2018 article in Cell Reports.

4 Jan 2018

Researchers grow hairy skin using mouse stem cells

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have cultured the first lab-grown skin tissue complete with hair follicles.

3 Jan 2018

Unique mechanism of drug resistance found in pandemic cholera

Cholera is a devastating disease for millions worldwide, primarily in developing countries, and the dominant type of cholera today is naturally resistant to one type of antibiotic usually used as a treatment of last resort.

3 Jan 2018

'Thunder' protein activity may be associated with behavioral disorders like schizophrenia

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have identified rare genetic variations in a protein called Thorase, which is responsible for breaking down receptors at the connections between neurons in the brain.

3 Jan 2018

T Cell News and Research

Latest T Cell News and Research

Researchers discover promising drug that shrinks excess fat without lowering food intake

Soil-dwelling bacterium produces potential weapon against melanoma

MGH study points toward potential strategy for treating X-linked disorders

Small-cell lung cancer patients encounter obstacles to receiving standard-of-care treatment

Phase III clinical study of regenerative therapy for treating damaged cartilage has started

Study finds new brainstem changes in Parkinson’s disease

Researchers describe key cellular receptor involved in ovarian cancer metastasis

Macrophage nanosponges offer promising solution for effectively managing sepsis

Study reveals a loophole in treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Researchers develop new compound that inhibits growth of melanoma cells

Scientists discover mechanism that amplifies autoimmune reaction in early stage islet autoimmunity

Newly solved glucagon receptor structure provides most accurate template for drug design

Researchers optimize method to increase resolution of proteomic analysis

Scientists show how alcohol exposure leads to permanent genetic damage

Genetic labeling helps researchers track behavior of blood cells

Genetic changes help mosquitoes to develop pesticide resistance

Powerful imaging technique sheds light on how the brain responds to vascular injury

Researchers grow hairy skin using mouse stem cells

Unique mechanism of drug resistance found in pandemic cholera

'Thunder' protein activity may be associated with behavioral disorders like schizophrenia

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