Archive: 19/02/2014

Scientists identify new Huntington disease pathway

(Medical Xpress)—An international group of researchers has identified a major new pathway thought to be involved in the development of Huntington disease. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Feb 19, 2014

High family stress can impact a child's immune system

High family stress can lead to the child's immune system being affected, as a research group at the School of Health Sciences at Jönköping University and the Faculty of Health Sciences at Linköping University in Sweden ...

Feb 19, 2014

Tiny 'garbage collectors' help control brain development

(Medical Xpress)—Millions of tiny nanovesicles—once thought to be merely molecular garbage collectors—are actually stuffed with information crucial to brain development, Yale researchers report.

Feb 19, 2014

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Blocking glutamine pumps suppresses melanoma cell growth

The latest research from Sydney's Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney suggests we could.

Feb 19, 2014

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Improving knee replacements

(Medical Xpress)—Each year, approximately 600,000 total knee replacement procedures are performed in the United States, a number that is expected to rise exponentially in the next decade as the population ages. Successful ...

Feb 19, 2014

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The brain tumor trap

Aggressive brain tumors are usually deadly. The five-year survival rate for patients receiving the best current treatments is typically less than 25 percent. Taking an engineering approach to a potential new treatment, researchers ...

Feb 19, 2014