News tagged with research consortium
Discovery of gene involved in fatty liver disease
An international research consortium led by CIC bioGUNE has discovered the involvement of a gene in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Although the gene concerned (SLC2A1) had never previously been ...
Genetics
Apr 24, 2013 |
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Research advances therapy to protect against dengue virus
Nearly half of the world's population is at risk of infection by the dengue virus, yet there is no specific treatment for the disease. Now a therapy to protect people from the virus could finally be a step ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 08, 2013 |
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DNA sequencing: Changing the landscape of science and biology
UConn researchers are at the forefront of new discoveries and understanding about the smallest molecules in the body that can have a momentous impact on human health.
Genetics
Mar 26, 2013 |
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EU releases 144 mn euro for new rare disease research
The European Union on Thursday pledged 144 million euros of fresh funding for research on rare diseases that currently affect some 30 million Europeans, the majority of them children.
Genetics
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Study suggests tightening up of criteria for definition of intrauterine growth restriction
In a study to be presented on February 14 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will report that the practice of using an arbitrary Estimated Fetal ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feb 11, 2013 |
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New drug improves survival in multiple myeloma relapse
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have investigated the safety, efficacy and the maximum tolerated dose of pomalidomide for patients with multiple myeloma who have disease relapsed after treatments with ...
Cancer
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Researchers unravel the first epigenomes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Researchers of the University of Oviedo have contributed to decipher the first epigenomes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Carlos López-Otín and two members ...
Cancer
Oct 22, 2012 |
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'Bas-Congo': Genetic sleuthing uncovers deadly new virus in Africa
An isolated outbreak of a deadly disease known as acute hemorrhagic fever, which killed two people and left one gravely ill in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the summer of 2009, was probably caused by ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Scientists have way to control sugars that lead to diabetes, obesity
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists can now turn on or off the enzymes responsible for processing starchy foods into sugars in the human digestive system, a finding they believe will allow them to better control those processes ...
Medical research
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Tavi study shows low mortality rate, improvement in function at 30 days
Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) at experienced medical centers had significant improvement in valve function as well as low mortality and stroke rates at 30 days, according to research ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Quantitative CT helps identify COPD patitients at risk for exacerbations
(Medical Xpress) -- National Jewish Health researchers and their colleagues in the COPDGene research consortium report that a computerized form of radiology, known as quantitative CT, can offer valuable prognostic information ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Ineffective group dynamics play a role in poor research reporting
Ineffective group dynamics within research groups and research collaborations contribute to the unrealistic picture of the data generated in scientific research, according to Judith Rosmalen and Albertine Oldehinkel from ...
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Dec 13, 2011 |
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