Cardiology
Gene study boosts interest in heart drug Zetia
Scientists have discovered gene mutations that give people naturally lower cholesterol levels and cut their risk of heart disease in half.
Nov 12, 2014
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Neuroscience
Impaired dopamine transporters contribute to Parkinson's disease-like symptoms
A rare mutation that causes Parkinson's disease-like symptoms interrupts the flow of dopamine in the brain, suggests a study in fruit flies published today in eLife.
May 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
T cells fit to tackle Omicron, suggests new study
Research from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the University of Melbourne has revealed that T cells, one of the body's key defenses against COVID-19, are expected to be effective in mounting ...
Jan 3, 2022
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Neuroscience
Inhibition of sphingolipid metabolism and neurodegenerative diseases
Disrupting the production of a class of lipids known as sphingolipids in neurons improved symptoms of neurodegeneration and increased survival in a mouse model, according to new research led by the joint laboratory of Robert ...
Apr 13, 2020
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Genetics
Study identifies 'major player' in skin cancer genes
A multidisciplinary team at Yale, led by Yale Cancer Center members, has defined a subgroup of genetic mutations that are present in a significant number of melanoma skin cancer cases. Their findings shed light on an important ...
Jul 27, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA-approved drug shows promise against ALS in mice
The cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—a disabling neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord and leads to weakened muscles and early death—is not fully understood, but accumulating ...
Nov 27, 2019
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Vitamin K2: New hope for Parkinson's patients?
Neuroscientist Patrik Verstreken, associated with VIB and KU Leuven, succeeded in undoing the effect of one of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinson's using vitamin K2. His discovery gives hope to Parkinson's patients. ...
May 11, 2012
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Targeting the brain's immune cells may help prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease
A gene mutation linked to Alzheimer's disease alters a signaling pathway in certain immune cells of individuals with the disease, according to a new study by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine. The team also found that ...
Dec 1, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
Scientists map route for eliciting HIV-neutralizing antibodies
Researchers have traced in detail how certain powerful HIV neutralizing antibodies evolve, a finding that generates vital clues to guide the design of a preventive HIV vaccine, according to a study appearing in Science Express ...
Aug 11, 2011
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Medical research
Discovery may lead to mitochndria syndrome treatment
Mitochondrial depletion syndrome accounts for about 11 percent of the cases of children born with common myopathies and a more mild form of the syndrome affecting adults. A new finding by Cornell researchers may lead to a ...
Sep 22, 2011
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