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Promising treatment for progeria within reach

Pharmaceuticals that inhibit a specific enzyme may be useful in treating progeria, or accelerated aging in children. A new study performed at the Sahlgrenska Academy indicates that the development of progeria ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mutant version of H5N1 flu virus found to be more preferential to human infection

(Medical Xpress)—An international team of bio-researchers has found that a mutant strain of the H5N1 influenza virus (created in a lab) has a 200-fold preference for binding with receptors in human cells, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Scientists discover new target for personalized cancer therapy

A common cancer pathway causing tumor growth is now being targeted by a number of new cancer drugs and shows promising results. A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a ...

Cancer created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast