News tagged with paradigm shift

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 Jul 09, 2012 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 1 |

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 Jun 11, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

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 Jun 18, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 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 Sep 05, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1 |

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 Feb 04, 2013 | 4 / 5 (2) | 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 Nov 15, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

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 Aug 24, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |