Neuroscience
Crucial step in formation of deadly brain diseases discovered
For the first time, researchers have pinpointed what causes normal proteins to convert to a diseased form, causing conditions like CJD and Kuru.
Mar 15, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Predicting success in therapy with individualized cancer models
In the EU alone, 78,800 men died of prostate cancer last year. While tumors discovered at an early stage can often be completely removed by surgery and radiation therapy, the prospects of successful treatment are reduced ...
Mar 8, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene-based blood test for melanoma spread evaluates treatment progress
A test that monitors blood levels of DNA fragments released by dying tumor cells may serve as an accurate early indicator of treatment success in people in late stages of one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer, a ...
Feb 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Out of many COVID-19 tests, which one to choose?
Until a vaccine is available, curbing the coronavirus pandemic relies heavily on how quickly a potentially exposed individual can be tested and quarantined. However, the current diagnostic techniques vary in reliability and ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Medical research
Gene test can predict risk of medications causing liver injury
Scientists who were working on a way to determine the viability of batches of tiny liver organoids have discovered a testing method that may have far broader implications.
Sep 7, 2020
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Medical research
Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers at the University of Alberta are preparing to launch clinical trials of a drug used to cure a deadly disease caused by a coronavirus in cats that they expect will also be effective as a treatment for humans against ...
Aug 27, 2020
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Medical research
A new map catalogs the effects of coronavirus mutations
As the novel coronavirus spreads, it's picking up new mutations—for better and for worse.
Aug 13, 2020
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Medical research
New approach to treating osteoarthritis advances
The study results revolve around the long-established idea that machines within animal and human cells turn the sugars, fats, and proteins we eat into energy used by the body's millions of cells. The molecule most used to ...
Aug 10, 2020
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Medical research
Tool could improve success in translating drugs from animal studies to humans
About 50% of people who take the drug infliximab for inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease, end up becoming resistant or unresponsive to it.
Aug 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study supports remdesivir as COVID-19 treatment
The news about remdesivir, the investigational anti-viral drug that has shown early promise in the fight against COVID-19, keeps getting better.
Jul 9, 2020
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