Archive: 28/07/2016

Study verifies human gene therapy in model of rare metabolic disorder

Researchers are closer to finding a better way to treat children with a rare metabolic disorder called MPS I. It is caused by a deficiency of the key enzyme IDUA needed to break down complex sugars in cells. MPS I eventually ...

Jul 28, 2016

Toward an effective TB vaccine: Analysis of the immune response to a promising candidate

BCG, the only currently approved TB vaccine, has been around for almost a century and is only partially effective. When given to children, BCG is estimated to prevent 20% of infections and to protect half of the infected ...

Jul 28, 2016

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Open-source drug discovery a success

In what is being called the first-ever test of open-source drug-discovery, researchers from around the world have successfully identified compounds to pursue in treating and preventing parasite-borne illnesses such as malaria ...

Jul 28, 2016

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Conception timed with periods of low mosquito activity could reduce Zika virus infection

Women could prevent contracting the mosquito-borne Zika virus while pregnant by timing the first months of pregnancy with seasonal declines in mosquito activity, according to a new paper. The paper is the first to suggest ...

Jul 28, 2016

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Potential new asthma genes ID'd in genome-wide study

(HealthDay)—Potential new asthma genes have been identified in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) combined with subsequent lung expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis, according to research published online ...

Jul 28, 2016

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Deep brain stimulation tested for early Alzheimer's

(HealthDay)—Deep brain stimulation appears safe for people with early Alzheimer's disease—and might even slow down memory loss in some, a preliminary study suggests.

Jul 28, 2016

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy costs high at safety-net hospitals

(HealthDay)—Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is associated with high costs at safety-net hospitals, according to a study published online July 27 in JAMA Surgery.

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Nonvascular thoracic MRI improves clinical decision making

(HealthDay)—Assessment with nonvascular thoracic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging improves clinical decision making, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology.

Jul 28, 2016

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Vision trouble can dim life's prospects

(HealthDay)—People with vision problems may face a higher risk of unemployment, poverty and mental health problems, a new British study suggests.

Jul 28, 2016

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Scientists discover new therapeutic target for lung cancer driven by KRAS

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a new way to target lung cancer through the KRAS gene, one of the most commonly mutated genes in human cancer and one researchers have so far had difficulty targeting ...

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