Archive: 27/07/2018

Most women 'unlikely to benefit' from aneurysm screening programme

A national screening programme to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms in older men would be unlikely to benefit most women, new research has found.

Jul 27, 2018

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First patient receives novel gene therapy for GSD

Dr. David Weinstein and his team at UConn Health have administered to a patient the world's first investigational gene therapy for potentially deadly glycogen storage disease (GSD).

Jul 27, 2018

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Researchers using 3-D printing to build custom cardiac surgical devices

Second-year medical student Kevin Cyr is part of a team of Stanford researchers investigating new ways to survey electricity in the heart. The research has led to the development of cardiac surgical devices that could one ...

Jul 27, 2018

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Finding one's way home

The otic placode gives rise to the inner ear in vertebrates. A new study shows that even when it is transplanted to ectopic positions, the nerve cells that grow out of the transplanted ear can form functional connections ...

Jul 27, 2018

Growing brain cancer in a dish

For the first-time, researchers at IMBA- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences – develop organoids, that mimic the onset of brain cancer. This method not only sheds light on the complex ...

Jul 27, 2018

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Scientists discover a tap that controls the flow of pro-inflammatory molecules

One of the major therapeutic targets for inflammatory diseases is the inflammation-inducing molecule TNF. However, excess levels of TNF cause side effects and can lead to diseases. In a study now published in eLIFE, the research ...

Jul 27, 2018

Researchers discover system that could reduce neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease

Neuroscientist Dr. David Vilchez and his team at CECAD, the University of Cologne's Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research, have made an important step toward understanding the mechanisms that cause the neurodegenerative ...

Jul 27, 2018

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Researchers design a nano-carrier to release drugs into damaged cells

Senescent cells are damaged cells that no longer perform their normal roles, but are not dead—hence, they are commonly known as "zombie cells." These cells interfere with the functioning of the tissue in which they accumulate. ...

Jul 27, 2018

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The eleven best medications for reducing pressure on emergency care services

The most effective medicines for preventing emergency hospital admissions have been identified by a team of researchers in Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. Reporting in BMC Medicine, the ...

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Exploring the microbial dark matter of the human mouth

At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction with the IADR Pan European Regional (PER) Congress, Alexandra Clark, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and ...

Jul 27, 2018

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Archive: 27/07/2018

Most women 'unlikely to benefit' from aneurysm screening programme

First patient receives novel gene therapy for GSD

Researchers using 3-D printing to build custom cardiac surgical devices

Finding one's way home

Growing brain cancer in a dish

Scientists discover a tap that controls the flow of pro-inflammatory molecules

Researchers discover system that could reduce neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease

Researchers design a nano-carrier to release drugs into damaged cells

The eleven best medications for reducing pressure on emergency care services

Exploring the microbial dark matter of the human mouth

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