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Antibody hinders growth of Gleevec-resistant gastrointestinal tumors in lab tests

An antibody that binds to a molecule on the surface of a rare but deadly tumor of the gastrointestinal tract inhibits the growth of the cancer cells in mice, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Cancer created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New genetic links for inflammatory bowel disease uncovered

Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) – inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract – have puzzled the scientific community for decades. Ten years ago, researchers recognized that both genes and the ...

Genetics created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Small molecule may play big role in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most dreaded and debilitating illnesses one can develop. Currently, the disease afflicts 6.5 million Americans and the Alzheimer's Association projects it to increase to between ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Discovery helps mice beat urinary tract infections

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found new clues to why some urinary tract infections recur persistently after multiple rounds of treatment.

Medical research created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Long-ignored enzyme turns out to be key to killing infectious bacteria

New research shows that an enzyme that has long been considered relatively useless to the immune response instead has an important role in setting up immune cells to kill infection-causing bacteria.

Immunology created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Earlier treatment for young patients with chronic hepatitis B more effective in clearing virus

Scientists from A*STAR's Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), together with clinical collaborators from London , discovered for the first time that children and young patients with chronic Hepatitis B Virus infection ...

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

ENCODE project: Researchers unlock disease information hidden in genome's control circuitry

Researchers at the University of Washington have determined that the majority of genetic changes associated with more than 400 common diseases and clinical traits affect the genome's regulatory circuitry. ...

Genetics created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover new non-invasive method for diagnosing epilepsy

(Medical Xpress)—A team of University of Minnesota biomedical engineers and researchers from Mayo Clinic published a groundbreaking study today that outlines how a new type of non-invasive brain scan taken ...

Medical research created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tuberculosis's genetic 'family tree' may hold the key to tackling outbreaks quickly and effectively

Researchers, led by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, the Health Protection Agency in Birmingham and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, have pioneered the whole genome sequencing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New clinical study evaluates first drug to show improvement in subtype of autism

In an important test of one of the first drugs to target core symptoms of autism, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine are undertaking a pilot clinical trial to evaluate insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) in children ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fatty livers are in overdrive

When our livers become loaded with fat, it isn't because they are slacking. A new study of human patients in the December Cell Metabolism shows that fatty livers actually burn more fat, not less. All that "hard work" may be ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Engineered, drug-secreting blood vessels reverse anemia in mice

Patients who rely on recombinant, protein-based drugs must often endure frequent injections, often several times a week, or intravenous therapy. Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston demonstrate the possibility that blood ...

Medical research created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast