News tagged with animal model
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Researchers report potential new treatment to stop Alzheimer's disease
Last March, researchers at UCLA reported the development of a molecular compound called CLR01 that prevented toxic proteins associated with Parkinson's disease from binding together and killing the brain's neurons.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Nov 15, 2012 |
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One neuron has huge impact on brain behaviour
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Australia and the USA have made a unique discovery about how the brain computes sensory information.
Neuroscience
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Early changes in liver function could detect life-threatening infection
Early changes in liver function detected by novel techniques can identify severe infection (sepsis) hours after onset and so could have important implications for the treatment of patients who are critically ill, according ...
Medical research
Nov 13, 2012 |
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A sip of resveratrol and a full p53: Ingredients for a successful cell death
Researchers at the Universidade Federal in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil have found that introduction of a normal copy of the p53 gene in p53-defective cancer cell lines makes these cells sensitive to the anti-tumor proprieties ...
Medical research
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Study justifies L-DOPA therapy for Angelman syndrome
Last year a clinical trial of L-DOPA—a mainstay of Parkinson's disease therapy—was launched for Angelman syndrome, a rare intellectual disorder that shares similar motor symptoms such as tremors and difficulty ...
Medical research
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Study shows how chronic inflammation can cause cancer
A hormone-like substance produced by the body to promote inflammation can cause an aggressive form of leukemia when present at high levels, according to a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive ...
Cancer
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Study discovers a new live vaccine approach for SARS and novel coronaviruses
Rapid mutation has long been considered a key to viral adaptation to environmental change. But in the case of the coronavirus responsible for deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), collaborating researchers at the ...
Medical research
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Grape seed extract bollixes norovirus
Norovirus causes more than half of all food-born illnesses in the United States, and is the second greatest source of reported food borne illness outbreaks in the European Union. A recent study found that grape seed extract ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 09, 2012 |
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Researchers find why nicotine in cigarettes may relieve anxiety in smokers
Preclinical data suggests inactivation of a specific sub-class of nicotinic receptors may be an effective strategy to help smokers quit without feeling anxious, according to Virginia Commonwealth University ...
Medical research
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Testing pain killers on humans could save money and speed the arrival of new drugs
Deliberately inflicting carefully controlled painful stimuli on human volunteers and seeing how well specific drugs reduce the feeling of pain can be an effective way of testing new drugs. So conclude two researchers who ...
Medications
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Uncovering secrets of how intellect and behavior emerge during childhood
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shown that a single protein plays an oversized role in intellectual and behavioral development. The scientists found that mutations in a single ...
Genetics
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Breast cancer drug geldanamycin could halt other tumors
A drug commonly used in treating breast cancer could have far wider benefits, offering a new way of preventing cancers spreading through the body, according to a University of Leeds-led study.
Cancer
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Drug trio improved effectiveness of cancer treatment, protected heart
Combining cancer medication with a drug for erectile dysfunction and one for heart transplants helped kill cancer cells and protected the heart from damage, in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific ...
Cardiology
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Genetically engineered tomatoes decrease plaque build-up in mice
For the first time, genetically engineered tomato plants produced a peptide that mimics the actions of good cholesterol when eaten, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.
Cardiology
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Inhibition of enzyme NOX4 prevents liver fibrosis
Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have led a study published in PLoS One showing that the inhibition of a family member of NADPH oxidase enzyme, NOX4, plays an important role in liver fibros ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 05, 2012 |
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