Medical research
New research on why mutations in a gene leads to mitochondrial disease
Monash University researchers have uncovered for the first time the reason mutations in a particular gene lead to mitochondrial disease.
Apr 27, 2021
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Viral 'molecular scissor' is next COVID-19 drug target
American and Polish scientists, reporting Oct. 16 in the journal Science Advances, laid out a novel rationale for COVID-19 drug design—blocking a molecular "scissor" that the virus uses for virus production and to disable ...
Oct 16, 2020
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Radiology & Imaging
Study demonstrates feasibility of hologram technology in liver tumor ablation
Data from one of the first clinical uses of augmented reality guidance with electromagnetically tracked tools shows that the technology may help doctors quickly, safely, and accurately deliver targeted liver cancer treatments, ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Quality of life meets cure for prostate cancer treatment
Remember the game Operation? You need to carefully remove the body part without nicking the sides or the buzzer will sound.
May 11, 2016
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Neuroscience
Balancing mitochondrial dynamics in Alzheimer's disease
(Medical Xpress)—Many diseases are multifactorial and can not be understood by simple molecular associations alone. Alzheimer's disease (AD)is associated with toxic transformations in two classes of protein,amyloid beta ...
Oncology & Cancer
Therapy that heats and destroys bone tumors eases patients' pain
Patients with cancer that has spread to their bones are often treated with radiation therapy to reduce pain. But if that treatment doesn't work, or can't be used again, a second, effective option now exists. Results of a ...
Jun 2, 2013
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Study reveals enzyme function, could help find muscular dystrophy therapies
Researchers at the University of Iowa have worked out the exact function of an enzyme that is critical for normal muscle structure and is involved in several muscular dystrophies. The findings, which were published Jan. 6 ...
Jan 9, 2012
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Research links telomere length to emphysema risk
Telomeres, the body's own cellular clocks, may be a crucial factor underlying the development of emphysema, according to research from Johns Hopkins University.
Jul 15, 2011
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