Medical research
Protein illustrates muscle damage
Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a protein that is only detectable after muscle damage, and it may serve as a way to measure injury.
Nov 11, 2013
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Diabetes
Study explains why diabetic retinopathy is difficult to treat
Damage to the retina due to diabetes can be ameliorated only partially, despite treatment with the standard drug metformin. Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München have discovered that metformin treatment normalizes the ...
Oct 7, 2013
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Neuroscience
Scientists discover environmental enrichment for TBI patients may counter shrinkage in the brain
For the first time, scientists at Toronto Rehab have found that in people with chronic moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), atrophy (shrinkage) in the brain may be countered by participating in environmental enrichment ...
Sep 24, 2013
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Neuroscience
Could dog food additive prevent disabling chemotherapy side effect?
Working with cells in test tubes and in mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that a chemical commonly used as a dog food preservative may prevent the kind of painful nerve damage found in the hands and feet ...
Sep 20, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
New protein knowledge offers hope for better cancer treatment
When the pharmaceutical industry develops new medicines – for example for cancer treatment – it is important to have detailed knowledge of the body's molecular response to the medicine.
Sep 19, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's missing link found
Yale School of Medicine researchers have discovered a protein that is the missing link in the complicated chain of events that lead to Alzheimer's disease, they report in the Sept. 4 issue of the journal Neuron. Researchers ...
Sep 4, 2013
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Medical research
Study identifies molecular process behind form of non-syndromic deafness
Researchers identify an underlying molecular process that causes a genetic form of non-syndromic deafness in a new study that also suggests affected families may be at risk of damage to other organs.
Aug 27, 2013
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Medical research
Team learns how sleeping sickness parasite defeats immune system
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with members from across Europe has discovered the mechanism by which the sleeping sickness parasite overcomes the immune system in humans. In their paper published in the journal ...
Neuroscience
How neurons get wired
Two different versions of the same signaling protein tell a nerve cell which end is which, UA researchers have discovered. The findings could help improve therapies for spinal injuries and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aug 14, 2013
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Medical research
A smart way of using testosterone to prevent muscle wasting
New Australian research suggests that a small dose of testosterone directed solely to the liver stimulates protein synthesis, likely preventing muscle loss and wasting, and potentially promoting muscle growth. The researchers ...
Jul 30, 2013
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