Intratumor heterogeneity seen in renal carcinomas
(HealthDay) -- Extensive intratumor heterogeneity, seen in samples obtained from renal carcinomas, may lead to underestimation of the tumor genomics based on single tumor-biopsy samples, according to a study ...
Cancer
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Will a genetic mutation cause trouble? Ask Spliceman
In a brief paper in the journal Bioinformatics, Brown University researchers describe a new, freely available Web-based program called Spliceman for predicting whether genetic mutations are likely to disrupt the splicing of mes ...
Genetics
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Ultrasound technology proves accurate in diagnosing cirrhosis from recurrent hepatitis C
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic confirm that ultrasound-based transient elastography (TE) provides excellent diagnostic accuracy for detecting cirrhosis due to recurrent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection following ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Delivering RNA with tiny sponge-like spheres
For the past decade, scientists have been pursuing cancer treatments based on RNA interference — a phenomenon that offers a way to shut off malfunctioning genes with short snippets of RNA. However, one huge cha ...
Medical research
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Scientists uncover inflammatory circuit that triggers breast cancer
Although it's widely accepted that inflammation is a critical underlying factor in a range of diseases, including the progression of cancer, little is known about its role when normal cells become tumor cells. Now, scientists ...
Cancer
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Scientists trigger muscle stem cells to divide
(Medical Xpress) -- A tiny piece of RNA plays a key role in determining when muscle stem cells from mice activate and start to divide, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding may ...
Medical research
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Link found between MicroRNA and neurological aging in fruit flies
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from several institutions in the Philadelphia area have banded together to form a team to look into the possible impact a certain type of MicroRNA (miRNA) may have on the neurological ...
Medical research
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Researchers uncover new clues about how cancer cells communicate and grow
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have shown that the communication signals sent around the body by cancer cells, which are essential for the cancer to grow, may contain pieces of RNA – these substances, like DNA, are ...
Cancer
Feb 15, 2012 |
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New HIV-vaccine tested on people
Scientists from the Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital and Antwerp University have tested a new 'therapeutic vaccine' against HIV on volunteers. The participants were so to say vaccinated ...
HIV & AIDS
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Researchers identity potential biomarker for osteoarthritis
Henry Ford Hospital researchers have identified for the first time two molecules that hold promise as a biomarker for measuring cartilage damage associated with osteoarthritis.
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Feb 05, 2012 |
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Does Borna disease virus cause mental illness? New study may end two decades of suspicion
Over the past 30 years, numerous studies have linked Borna disease virus (BDV) with mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder and dementia. Genetic fragments and antibodies to this RNA virus, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Investigators achieve important step toward treating Huntington's disease
A team of researchers at the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures has developed a technique for using stem cells to deliver therapy that specifically targets the genetic abnormality found in Huntington's disease, a hereditary ...
Neuroscience
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Researchers find mutation causing neurodegeneration
A Jackson Laboratory research team led by Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator Susan Ackerman, Ph.D., has discovered a defect in the RNA splicing process in neurons that may contribute to neurological disease.
Genetics
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Research proving link between virus and MS could point the way to treatment and prevention
A new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London shows how a particular virus tricks the immune system into triggering inflammation and nerve cell damage in the brain, which is known to cause MS.
Neuroscience
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Hepatitis C virus survives by hijacking liver microRNA: study
Viral diseases are still one of the biggest challenges to medical science. Thanks to thousands of years of co-evolution with humans, their ability to harness the biology of their human hosts to survive and thrive makes them ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 02, 2012 |
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