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Researchers increase understanding of genetic risk factor for type 1 diabetes

As part of their ongoing research on the role of genes in the development of type 1 diabetes, Joslin Diabetes Center scientists, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Würzburg, have demonstrated ...

Diabetes created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers uncover a crucial link between protein synthesis and autism spectrum disorders

Researchers from McGill University and the University of Montreal have identified a crucial link between protein synthesis and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which can bolster new therapeutic avenues. Regulation of protein ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Discovery of molecular pathway of Alzheimer's disease reveals new drug targets

The discovery of the molecular pathway that drives the changes seen in the brains of Alzheimer's patients is reported today, revealing new targets for drug discovery that could be exploited to combat the disease. The study ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies a potential cause of Parkinson's disease

Deciphering what causes the brain cell degeneration of Parkinson's disease has remained a perplexing challenge for scientists. But a team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has pinpointed ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Faulty development of immature brain cells causes hydrocephalus

Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered a new cause of hydrocephalus, a devastating neurological disorder that affects between one and three of every 1,000 babies born. Working in mice, the researchers identified ...

Medical research created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Studies investigate oxygen's impact as a factor in transplantation

Two studies published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:7), now freely available on-line, investigate the role of oxygen in cell transplantation.

Medical research created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Potential new technique for anticancer radiotherapy could provide alternative to brachytherapy

A promising new approach to treating solid tumors with radiation was highly efficacious and minimally toxic to healthy tissue in a mouse model of cancer, according to data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the Am ...

Cancer created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cell finding could advance immunotherapy for lung cancer

A University of Cincinnati (UC) Cancer Institute lung cancer research team reports that lung cancer stem cells can be isolated—and then grown—in a preclinical model, offering a new avenue for investigating immunotherapy ...

Cancer created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

For brain tumors, origins matter

(Medical Xpress)—Since stem cells and progenitor cells are regulated by different growth factors, brain tumors arising from these cells might respond differently to different therapies. Researchers at Sanford-Burnham ...

Cancer created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

A new development in the relief of spasms related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease with an occurrence rate in France similar to multiple sclerosis (two to three new cases per year for every 100,000 residents). It has a specific affect on ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify new target for lung cancer treatment

A team of UC Davis investigators has discovered a protein on the surface of lung cancer cells that could prove to be an important new target for anti-cancer therapy. A series of experiments in mice with lung cancer showed ...

Cancer created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mice with 'humanized' livers improve early drug testing

Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have used bioengineered mice with livers composed largely of human cells to characterize a drug about to enter early-stage clinical development for combating hepatitis C.

Medical research created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug shows promise in animal model of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's with dementia

New research presented in October at the 6th Neurodegenerative Conditions Research and Development Conference in San Francisco demonstrates the role of the investigational compound IRX4204 in alleviating cognitive decline ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0