Medications
Novel injection repairs severe spinal cord injuries in mice
A brighter future could be in store for people with a spinal cord injury if new animal research pans out in humans.
Apr 14, 2022
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Medical research
Researchers create first comprehensive map of human blood stem cell development
UCLA scientists and colleagues have created a first-of-its-kind roadmap that traces each step in the development of blood stem cells in the human embryo, providing scientists with a blueprint for producing fully functional ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Neuroscience
Optimizing deep brain stimulation in patients with dystonia
Recent discoveries made by researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin may prove vital in improving the treatment of dystonia, a neurological movement disorder. Published in PNAS, their findings show that very ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New tool explores biological differences and new targeted therapies in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Researchers at the Department of Oncology-Pathology have published a paper in Nature Communications where they created a cell line resource dataset and analysis tool that could be used to identify the traits that make specific ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Medical research
Study identifies new protection mechanism in breast cancer
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a protein that protects against breast tumor growth and that can be linked to a better prognosis in breast cancer patients. The results, which are published in ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers create breakthrough model for helping patients with post-traumatic epilepsy
When soldiers go into combat, they put themselves at risk of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head. Explosions experienced during combat or training exercises can cause a soldier's ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Medical research
Study defines stem cell groups that drive myelodysplastic syndromes, finds potential targeted therapy option
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that treatment resistance in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is caused by two distinct classes of stem cells and identified possible ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Immunology
Molecular 'culprit' caught driving cell death and inflammation
A WEHI-led study has identified a molecular 'culprit' responsible for causing damaging levels of cell death and inflammation in the body. The findings could lead to improved treatment options for a range of conditions driven ...
Feb 17, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Specific cancer driving protein plays important role in lung cancer development
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the U.S. and the No. 1 cause of cancer related death. Despite considerable progress in treatment options, most lung cancer patients have extremely poor outcomes with an average ...
Feb 11, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study advances personalized immunotherapy for metastatic breast cancer
An experimental form of immunotherapy that uses an individual's own tumor-fighting immune cells could potentially be used to treat people with metastatic breast cancer, according to results from an ongoing clinical trial ...
Feb 1, 2022
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