Oncology & Cancer
Tapeworm drug fights prostate cancer
Cancer researchers at the University of Bergen (UiB) in Norway have in the recent years experienced with hundreds of known drugs, to see how they influence cancer cells.
Nov 15, 2017
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Nature Chemical Biology
Diabetes
Researchers design synthetic beta cells to secrete insulin in response to high blood sugar
Treating type 1 diabetes and some cases of type 2 diabetes has long required painful and frequent insulin injections or a mechanical insulin pump for insulin infusion. But researchers from the University of North Carolina ...
Oct 30, 2017
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Novel technique explains herbicide's link to Parkinson's disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have used an innovative gene editing technique to identify the genes that may lead to Parkinson's disease after exposure to paraquat, a commonly-used herbicide.
Oct 23, 2017
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Medical research
Synthetic version of popular anticoagulant poised for clinical trials
A synthetic version of low molecular weight heparin is poised for clinical trials and development as a drug for patients with clotting disorders, and those undergoing procedures such as kidney dialysis, heart bypass surgery, ...
Sep 6, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Blocking cancer—scientists find new way to combat disease
New findings published in Nature Chemical Biology show promise for finding new solutions to treat lung cancer and other deadly diseases. Kentucky continues to lead the nation in incidence and death rates from lung cancer, ...
Jun 21, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New treatment causes cancer cells to fill up with cellular 'trash' and self-destruct
The genomes of cancer cells—cells that do not obey signals to stop reproducing—are riddled with genetic mutations, causing them inadvertently to make many dysfunctional proteins. Like all other cells, cancer cells need ...
Feb 28, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ancient Chinese malaria remedy artemisinin fights tuberculosis
A centuries-old herbal medicine, discovered by Chinese scientists and used to effectively treat malaria, has been found to potentially aid in the treatment of tuberculosis and may slow the evolution of drug resistance.
Dec 19, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers advance treatment of tuberculosis by targeting new enzyme
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report they have laid the foundation to develop novel antibiotics that work against incurable, antibiotic-resistant bacteria like tuberculosis by targeting an enzyme essential to the production ...
Nov 10, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover way to inhibit major cancer gene
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a new way to block the action of genetic mutations found in nearly 30 percent of all cancers.
Nov 7, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Compound shows promise as next-generation prostate cancer therapy
In the search for new ways to attack recurrent prostate cancer, researchers at Duke Health report that a novel compound appears to have a unique way of blocking testosterone from fueling the tumors in mice.
Aug 8, 2016
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