Medical research
Culprit behind unchecked angiogenesis identified
German researchers unravel a critical regulatory mechanism controlling blood vessel growth that might help solve drug resistance problems in the future.
Mar 29, 2012
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News tagged with regulatory mechanism
Autism spectrum disorders
Gene regulator in brain's executive hub tracked across lifespan
For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across the lifespan, of an environmentally responsive regulatory mechanism that turns genes on and off in the brain's executive hub. Among key findings of the study ...
Feb 2, 2012
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Genetics
Study confirms males and females have at least one thing in common: Upregulating X
In a study published today in the journal Nature Genetics, a group of scientists including UNC biologist Jason Lieb, PhD, present experiments supporting a longstanding hypothesis that explains how males can survive with only ...
Oct 24, 2011
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Inflammatory disorders
Researchers find evidence a natural juice can help gut health
A team of researchers at the University of Missouri is uncovering how the juice from red cabbage, long used in traditional medicine, can alleviate inflammation-associated digestive health conditions such as inflammatory bowel ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Immunology
Maintaining self-control: The careful balance of the immune system
Autoimmune diseases occur when an individual's immune system fights their own body as if it was a foreign invader. However, in healthy people, these responses are prevented by a process known as immune tolerance. Many complex ...
May 19, 2021
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Immunology
Researchers find key mechanism to control antibody production
A research team from iMM Lisboa led by Luís Graça has found a cellular mechanism that underlies the development of autoimmune diseases.
Apr 28, 2017
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Immunology
Disease-causing IgE antibodies are regulated to avoid allergic responses
The immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody released by the immune system is a pivotal defense against gut parasites and toxins. However, the same antibody when misdirected can also cause allergic responses to food or substances ...
Apr 23, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Key regulator of blood vessel formation could be a potential new target for cancer drugs
During formation of the vascular system, successively smaller blood vessels sprout from existing ones to form networks of capillaries in patterns uniquely adapted to the function of the organ they enter. This process, called ...
Aug 30, 2013
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Genetics
Scientists discover gene that controls the birth of neurons
Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have discovered an unusual gene that controls the generation of neurons. This important finding, which is crucial in understanding serious diseases of the brain such ...
Aug 28, 2013
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Immunology
Maintaining immune balance involves an unconventional mechanism of T cell regulation
New findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital reveal an unconventional control mechanism involved in the production of specialized T cells that play a critical role in maintaining immune system balance. The research ...
Jul 3, 2013
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