Genetics
Drug treatment could offer new hope for some patients with brain bleeding
A drug treatment, already approved for use in patients, could offer new hope for some patients with brain bleeding and strokes.
Nov 27, 2018
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Medical research
Stem cell scientists discover potential way to expand cells for use with patients
Canadian and Italian stem cell researchers have discovered a new "master control gene" for human blood stem cells and found that manipulating its levels could potentially create a way to expand these cells for clinical use.
Nov 8, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
New target for prostate cancer therapy
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered a molecule that plays an important role in driving prostate cancer growth, and could be a target for new therapies.
Jul 3, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover how deadly skin cancer spreads into other parts of the body
After recently announcing success in eliminating melanoma metastasis in laboratory experiments, scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have made another important discovery in understanding the ...
Jan 3, 2013
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Neuroscience
Reversing paralysis with restorative gel: Researchers develop implant to regenerate nerves
(Medical Xpress)—Some parts of the body, like the liver, can regenerate themselves after damage. But others, such as our nervous system, are considered either irreparable or slow to recover, leaving thousands with a lifetime ...
May 13, 2013
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Genetics
New gene variants found in childhood body mass index
An international team of scientists has identified novel gene locations associated with childhood body mass index (BMI)—an important measurement related to childhood obesity. The meta-analysis, covering over 47,000 children, ...
Mar 10, 2016
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Genetics
Researchers find new mechanisms that cause blindness and open the door to new treatments
There are still many enigmas about the mechanism of action of the CERKL gene, which causes retinitis pigmentosa and other hereditary vision diseases. Now, a team from the University of Barcelona has described how the lack ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Genetics
Symptoms of Prader-Willi syndrome associated with interference in circadian, metabolic genes
Researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute and Agilent Laboratories have found that Prader-Willi syndrome—a genetic disorder best known for causing an insatiable appetite that can lead to morbid obesity—is associated ...
Jun 25, 2013
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Genetics
Researchers create a worm model to investigate a rare subtype of blindness
Retinitis pigmentosa is a progressive blindness that affects more than one million people worldwide. A subtype of the disease is caused by mutations in genes that produce proteins responsible for maturation of RNA, known ...
Nov 5, 2015
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Genetics
Scientists identify 5 genes that determine facial shape
(Medical Xpress)—European researchers have discovered that five genes play a key role in determining human facial shapes. Presented in the journal PLoS Genetics, the genome-wide association study on facial phenotype can ...
Oct 11, 2012
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