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How the bacterium that plays role in spread of MRSA colonises the human nose

A collaboration between researchers at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology and the Department of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin has identified a mechanism by which the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients' skin cells transformed into heart cells to create 'disease in a dish'

Researchers use skin cells from patients with an inherited heart condition to recreate the adult-onset disease in a laboratory dish—producing the first maturation-based disease model for testing new therapies.

Medical research created Jan 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pathogenic bacteria adhering to the human vascular wall triggers vascular damage during meningococcal sepsis

Researchers at the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC) have shown how adhesion of Neisseria (N.) meningitidis to human microvessels in a humanized mouse model leads to the characteristic cutaneous lesions of meningoco ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic landscape of common brain tumors holds key to personalized treatment

Nearly the entire genetic landscape of the most common form of brain tumor can be explained by abnormalities in just five genes, an international team of researchers led by Yale School of Medicine scientists report online ...

Cancer created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Retrovirus in the human genome is active in pluripotent stem cells

A retrovirus called HERV-H, which inserted itself into the human genome millions of years ago, may play an important role in pluripotent stem cells, according to a new study published in the journal Retrovirology by scient ...

Medical research created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

The skin aging regulator

Despite progress in regenerative medicine, with age, the skin loses its properties in an irreversible manner. The ATIP-Avenir team "Epidermal homeostasis and tumorigenesis" directed by Chloé Féral, an Inserm ...

Medical research created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds linchpin of skin response to UVA light

Last year, a team of researchers at Brown University discovered that certain skin cells use a light-sensitive receptor found outside of the eye to sense ultraviolet light and quickly begin pumping out melanin ...

Medical research created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Three questions about HPV vaccination

In 2009, more than 30,000 people in the U.S. learned they had cancer linked to the human papillomavirus, or HPV. This virus is best known for causing cervical cancer, but it's also the culprit behind many ...

Cancer created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Lack of protein Sp2 disrupts neuron creation in brain

(Medical Xpress)—A protein known as Sp2 is key to the proper creation of neurons from stem cells, according to researchers at North Carolina State University. Understanding how this protein works could ...

Neuroscience created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Revolutionary treatment for psoriasis

Three per cent of the world's population suffer from the skin condition known as psoriasis. A Norwegian research-based company is close to developing a treatment that could help millions. The research may also prove beneficial ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stem cells may hold promise for Lou Gehrig's disease

Apparent stem cell transplant success in mice may hold promise for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. The results of the study were released today and will be presented at the American ...

Neuroscience created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Small peptide ameliorates autoimmune skin blistering disease in mice

Pemphigus vulgaris is a life-threatening autoimmune skin disease that is occurs when the body's immune system generates antibodies that target proteins in the skin known as desomogleins. Desmogleins help to form the adhesive ...

Immunology created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Indication of considerable added benefit of vemurafenib in advanced melanoma

Vemurafenib has been approved since February 2012 for the treatment of certain groups of adults with advanced melanoma. The drug offers major advantages in terms of survival, but also causes major side effects. Overall, there ...

Cancer created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover how deadly skin cancer spreads into other parts of the body

After recently announcing success in eliminating melanoma metastasis in laboratory experiments, scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have made another important discovery in ...

Cancer created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Japanese team creates cancer-specific killer T cells from induced pluripotent stem cells

Researchers from the RIKEN Research Centre for Allergy and Immunology in Japan report today that they have succeeded for the first time in creating cancer-specific, immune system cells called killer T lymphocytes, from induced ...

Medical research created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0