An international study led by researchers at Monash University' Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) has shone light on the way the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) hijacks the communication systems in the host cells it infects, ...
May 8, 2017
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Drug compounds being developed at Purdue University could effectively target and inhibit protein kinase enzymes and secondary mutated versions that drive multiple types of cancers. The compounds are non-toxic compared to ...
Apr 25, 2017
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Chicago...Using state-of-the-art gene editing technology, scientists from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have discovered a promising target to treat atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) - a highly ...
Apr 11, 2017
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Cancers driven by the RAS oncogene are aggressive and difficult to treat, and thus far precision drugs haven't been able to target the mutant RAS gene successfully.
Apr 3, 2017
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified an interaction among proteins that allows cancer cells to grow and metastasize. They say the discovery may play a role in developing a better understanding of how tumors grow in ...
Mar 28, 2017
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The brain disease "progressive supranuclear palsy" (PSP) is currently incurable and its symptoms can only be eased to a very limited degree. PSP impairs eye movements, locomotion, balance control, and speech. Scientists at ...
Feb 6, 2017
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In 2011, Igor Stagljar, a professor in the University of Toronto's Donnelly Centre, came across a study that genetically linked two genes in the cell to a hard-to-treat (triple negative) breast cancer. It was not clear how ...
Jan 5, 2017
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Research from the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) identifies a promising new target for future drugs to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The study, published today in Cell Reports, also indicates ...
Sep 20, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Postconditioning with rosuvastatin prevents myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in a rat model, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in Cardiovascular Therapeutics.
Sep 12, 2016
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Scientists may have discovered a significant new diagnostic marker for liver cancer, according to a paper published in the April 18 online issue of Nature Cell Biology.
Apr 18, 2016
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