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Immune cells that suppress genital herpes infections identified

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington scientists have identified a class of immune cells that reside long-term in the genital skin and mucosa and are believed to be responsible for suppressing ...

Immunology created May 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Lift weights to lower blood sugar? White muscle helps keep blood glucose levels under control

Researchers in the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have challenged a long-held belief that whitening of skeletal muscle in diabetes is harmful.

Medical research created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study paves way to design drugs aimed at multiple protein targets at once

An international research collaboration led by scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and the University of Dundee, in the U.K., have developed a way to efficiently and effectively ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common RNA pathway found in ALS and dementia

Two proteins previously found to contribute to ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, have divergent roles. But a new study, led by researchers at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, ...

Neuroscience created Sep 30, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify potential target for treating anhedonia - major symptom of depression

Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have laid bare a novel molecular mechanism responsible for the most important symptom of major depression: anhedonia, the loss of the ability to experience pleasure. While ...

Medical research created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Study identifies new approach to improving treatment for MS and other conditions

(Medical Xpress)—Working with lab mice models of multiple sclerosis (MS), UC Davis scientists have detected a novel molecular target for the design of drugs that could be safer and more effective than current FDA-approved ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists use nature against nature to develop an antibiotic with reduced resistance

A new broad range antibiotic, developed jointly by scientists at The Rockefeller University and Astex Pharmaceuticals, has been found to kill a wide range of bacteria, including drug-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) bacter ...

Medications created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Third-generation device significantly improves capture of circulating tumor cells

A new system for isolating rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs) – living solid tumor cells found at low levels in the bloodstream – shows significant improvement over previously developed devices and does ...

Cancer created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify new therapeutic target for coronary heart disease

Scientists investigating how certain genes affect an individual's risk of developing coronary heart disease have identified a new therapeutic target, according to research published today in The American Journal of Human Ge ...

Cardiology created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Indian plant could play key role in death of cancer cells

Scientists at the Georgia Regents University Cancer Center have identified an Indian plant, used for centuries to treat inflammation, fever and malaria, that could help kill cancer cells.

Cancer created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify new strategy for interfering with potent cancer-causing gene

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive blood cancer that is currently incurable in 70% of patients. In a bold effort, CSHL scientists are among those identifying and characterizing the molecular mechanisms responsible ...

Cancer created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genome-scale study identifies hundreds of potential drug targets for Huntington's disease

Scientists searching for ways to develop treatments for Huntington's disease (HD) just got a roadmap that could dramatically speed their discovery process. Researchers at the Buck Institute have used RNA interference (RNAi) ...

Genetics created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery of nitric oxide delivery mechanism may point to new avenue for treating high blood pressure

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed new light on blood pressure regulation with the discovery of an unexpected mechanism by which hemoglobin controls the delivery of nitric ...

Medical research created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New developments reveal a molecule with a promising function in terms of cancer treatment.

Researchers from Inserm and CNRS from the Institute for genetics and molecular and cellular biology (IGBMC) and from the Research Institute at the Strasbourg school of biotechnology (Irebs) have focussed their efforts on ...

Cancer created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast