Oncology & Cancer
Key driver of metastasis identified
Scientists at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia have identified a key mechanism of metastasis that could lead to blocking tumor growth if their findings are confirmed.
Oct 31, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Breaking through the tumor's protective shield
The immune system protects the body from cancer. To protect healthy body cells from its own immune system, they have developed a protective shield: the protein CD47 is a so called "don't eat me" signal, which tells the immune ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Using crystals to unpack how viruses work
Researchers at Cardiff University have used X-ray crystallography and computer simulation to get a closer look at how viruses bind cells and cause infection.
Feb 19, 2019
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Immunology
Novel approach could redefine allergy treatment
For years, research and therapies for allergic asthma have been focused largely on targeting the inflammatory cytokines in the body that react to allergens and cause overproduction of mucus, wheezing and difficulty breathing. ...
Jun 14, 2023
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Medical research
An 'unconventional' path to correcting cystic fibrosis
Researchers have identified an unconventional path that may correct the defect underlying cystic fibrosis, according to a report in the September 2nd issue of the journal Cell. This new treatment dramatically extends the ...
Sep 1, 2011
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Medical research
New 'molecular computers' find the right cells
Scientists have demonstrated a new way to precisely target cells by distinguishing them from neighboring cells that look quite similar.
Aug 20, 2020
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Medical research
Gatekeeper signal controls skin inflammation
A new study unravels key signals that regulate protective and sometimes pathological inflammation of the skin. The research, published online on January 26th in the journal Immunity by Cell Press, identifies a "gatekeeper" ...
Jan 26, 2012
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Medical research
New molecule stops drug cravings in mice, with fewer side effects
Duke University researchers have developed a synthetic molecule that selectively dampen the physiological rewards of cocaine in mice. It also may represent a new class of drugs that could be more specific with fewer side ...
May 28, 2020
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Craniosynostosis, delayed tooth eruption and supernumerary teeth -- one gene in background
Researchers have described a new, recessively inherited human syndrome featuring craniosynostosis, maxillary hyperplasia, delayed tooth eruption and extra teeth. They also identified causative mutations in a gene IL11RA.
Jul 7, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Broadly acting antibodies found in plasma of Ebola survivors
Recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks, including the 2013-2016 epidemic that ravaged West Africa and the 2018 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlight the need for licensed treatments for this often-deadly ...
Jul 17, 2018
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