Archive: 09/06/2016
Researchers discover mechanism that reverses resistance to antiangiogenic drugs
Researchers from the Breast Cancer Clinical Research Unit at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have just published an important finding regarding antiangiogenic drugs, one of the most commonly used drugs ...
Jun 9, 2016
Young people with older friends can help reduce ageism
Young people are less likely to be ageist when their friends have friendships with older adults, research led by psychologists at the University of Kent has shown.
Jun 9, 2016
Obesity and smoking reduces likelihood of treatment success in early rheumatoid arthritis
The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016) showed that the likelihood of achieving sustained remission in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is significantly ...
Jun 9, 2016
Contradiction keeps US policy at standstill on mitochondrial therapy
Scientists believe they can now remove disease-causing mitochondrial DNA from human embryos, providing new cures for previously untreatable conditions, but the policy signals coming from Washington DC are in stark contradiction, ...
Jun 9, 2016
Depression linked to disease activity and disability in adolescents with arthritis
The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016) confirmed a clear association between depression symptom severity and the level of disease activity and disability ...
Jun 9, 2016
Enzyme keeps antibodies from targeting DNA and driving inflammation in lupus
Failure of an enzyme to break down DNA spilling into the bloodstream as cells die may be a major driver of inflammation in lupus. This is the finding of a study in both mice and human patients led by researchers at NYU Langone ...
Jun 9, 2016
A new biomarker for nerve cell damage
Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and the University of Tübingen have identified proteins in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid that reflect nerve ...
Jun 9, 2016