Medical research
'Ageotypes' provide window into how individuals age, study reports
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News tagged with biological pathway
Medical research
Longevity protein SIRT6 also protects against fatty liver and fatty liver disease
Fatty liver, or hepatic steatosis, which develops when the body produces too much fat or doesn't metabolize fat efficiently enough, affects around 25% of the global population. Excess fat is stored in liver cells, where it ...
Dec 20, 2019
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Medical research
New assay assesses multiple cellular pathways at once
A novel technological approach developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine expands from two to six the number of molecular pathways that can be studied simultaneously in a cell sample with the dual luciferase assay, ...
Dec 13, 2019
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Medical research
Discovery may help derail Parkinson's 'runaway train'
Researchers at the University of Dundee have made a discovery they believe has the potential to put the brakes on the 'runaway train' that is Parkinson's disease.
Oct 31, 2019
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Genetics
Large genome-wide association study illuminates genetic risk factors for gout
Researchers, using a method called genome-wide association study, have illuminated the genetic underpinnings of high serum urate, the blood condition that brings on gout. The study, co-led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins ...
Oct 07, 2019
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Cardiology
Researchers identify possible drug target for deadly heart condition
A genetic mutation linked to dilated cardiomyopathy, a dangerous enlargement of the heart's main pumping chamber, activates a biological pathway normally turned off in healthy adult hearts, according to a study by researchers ...
Jul 17, 2019
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Cardiology
Study identifies pathway linking socioeconomic status to cardiovascular risk
A biological pathway previously found to contribute to the impact of stress on the risk of cardiovascular disease also may underlie the increased incidence of such disease experienced by individuals with lower socioeconomic ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers find effective drug combinations for glioblastoma in mice
Usually, scientists study the molecular biology of cancer to find new treatments, but sometimes, it is the other way around: When seeking new treatments, scientists find key information on cancer biology. The researchers ...
Jun 13, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Brain surgeons turn to basic science to fight childhood brain cancer
In 2012, a pair of neurosurgery residents traded their scrubs for lab coats in an effort to understand, at the most basic level, what causes medulloblastoma, the most common pediatric brain cancer.
May 20, 2019
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Immunology
Dermcidin may play role in the pathogenesis of skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa
Dermcidin, an anti-microbial peptide normally found in human sweat, may play a role in the pathogenesis of this chronic skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), according to a research team from the George Washington University ...
Apr 25, 2019
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