News tagged with animal model
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Team finds molecule that polices TB lung infection, could lead to vaccine
The presence of a certain molecule allows the immune system to effectively police tuberculosis (TB) of the lungs and prevent it from turning into an active and deadly infection, according to a new study led by researchers ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 02, 2013 |
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Immune system changes may drive aggressiveness of recurrent tumors
Nearly half of the 700,000 cancer patients who undergo surgical removal of a primary tumor each year suffer a recurrence of their disease at some point, and many of those patients will eventually die from their disease. The ...
Cancer
Dec 27, 2012 |
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Fak inhibitor proves effective against brain tumors in preclinical studies, study shows
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have published findings from a preclinical study assessing the effectiveness of a small-molecule inhibitor, CFAK-Y15, in treating some brain cancers. ...
Cancer
Dec 24, 2012 |
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Mild brain cooling after head injury prevents epileptic seizures in lab study
(Medical Xpress)—Mild cooling of the brain after a head injury prevents the later development of epileptic seizures, according to an animal study reported this month in the Annals of Neurology.
Neuroscience
Dec 21, 2012 |
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New research discovery provides therapeutic target for ALS
Research led by Dr. Udai Pandey, Assistant Professor of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that the ability of a protein made by a gene called FUS to bind to RNA is essential to the development ...
Genetics
Dec 19, 2012 |
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Researchers see successful results against human leishmaniasis with a more efficient and economic vaccine
A research coordinated by the UAB has succeeded in testing a vaccine against leishmaniasis. The vaccine was tested with the best animal model existing, the golden hamster, and can be produced at low costs by using insect ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 19, 2012 |
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Genetic manipulation of urate alters neurodegeneration in mouse model of Parkinson's disease
A study by Massachusetts General Hospital researchers adds further support to the possibility that increasing levels of the antioxidant urate may protect against Parkinson's disease. In their report published in PNAS Early ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Resistance to cocaine addiction may be passed down from father to son, study shows
Research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reveals that sons of male rats exposed to cocaine are resistant to the rewarding effects of the drug, ...
Neuroscience
Dec 16, 2012 |
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Uncovering a flaw in drug testing for chronic anxiety disorder
Pre-clinical trials—the stage at which medications or therapies are tested on animals like laboratory mice—is a crucial part of drug development. It's only then that scientists can assess benefits and side effects before ...
Medical research
Dec 13, 2012 |
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Enzymes may point toward better therapies for prediabetes
Two enzymes that are elevated in prediabetes could hold clues to helping the 79 million Americans with the condition avoid serious vascular complications and maybe even identify those most at risk for full-blown ...
Diabetes
Dec 13, 2012 |
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Team inhibits Alzheimer's biomarkers in animal model by targeting astrocytes
A research team composed of University of Kentucky researchers has published a paper which provides the first direct evidence that activated astrocytes could play a harmful role in Alzheimer's disease. The UK Sanders-Brown ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Researchers highlight potential gene therapy approach to sickle cell disease
Researchers at Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center (DF/CHCC) have taken the first preliminary steps toward developing a form of gene therapy for sickle cell disease. In an abstract presented on Dec. 10 at the 54th ...
Medical research
Dec 11, 2012 |
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What causes hot flushes during menopause? Research could lead to improved therapy
(Medical Xpress)—Hot flushes are not "in the head," but new research suggests they may start there. A UA research team has identified a region in the brain that may trigger the uncomfortable surges of heat ...
Medical research
Dec 11, 2012 |
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One gene predicts rapid ALS progression 80 percent of the time
(Medical Xpress)—The debilitating symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, appear to be increased by a lack of inflammation-reducing T cells, report scientists from the Methodist Neurological Institute in an upcoming ...
Genetics
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Arsenic in drinking water linked to lung disease
New research from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has uncovered likely mechanisms for the link between arsenic in drinking water and increased risk of developing chronic lung disease.
Health
Dec 06, 2012 |
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