HIV & AIDS
Cancer drug promises to break down barrier to HIV cure
Researchers have found a promising way of kicking the AIDS virus out of its hiding place in infected cells, potentially removing the main obstacle to curing HIV.
Sep 18, 2015
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Medications
New drug combination could improve glucose and weight control in diabetes
Scientists have shown that adding an experimental cancer drug to a widely used diabetes treatment improves blood glucose control and weight loss in mice, according to a study published today in eLife.
Dec 22, 2020
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Neuroscience
Blocking enzyme linked to Alzheimer's may reverse memory loss
In the brains of Alzheimer's patients, many of the genes required to form new memories are shut down by a genetic blockade, contributing to the cognitive decline seen in those patients.
Aug 8, 2017
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Neuroscience
Scientists uncover surprising new details of potential Alzheimer's treatment
Taking a new approach, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have uncovered some surprising details of a group of compounds that have shown significant potential in stimulating the growth ...
Apr 29, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
pH imbalance in brain cells may contribute to Alzheimer's disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found new evidence in lab-grown mouse brain cells, called astrocytes, that one root of Alzheimer's disease may be a simple imbalance in acid-alkaline—or pH—chemistry inside ...
Aug 2, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists researching drugs that could improve brain function in people with schizophrenia
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are testing if drugs known as HDAC inhibitors improve cognition in patients with schizophrenia who have been treated with the antipsychotic drug clozapine.
Oct 12, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Study shows how HIV breaches macrophage defenses, could be step towards cure
A team led by UCL researchers has identified how HIV is able to infect macrophages, a type of white blood cell integral to the immune system, despite the presence of a protective protein. They discovered a treatment that ...
Jan 25, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify effective drug combination against uveal melanoma
Uveal melanoma is a very aggressive type of melanoma that affects the eye. It is a rare disorder, affecting an estimated 2,500 people in the United States each year. However, nearly half of uveal melanoma patients will develop ...
Jul 8, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug may slow spread of deadly eye cancer
A drug commonly used to treat seizures appears to make eye tumors less likely to grow if they spread to other parts of the body, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Nov 28, 2011
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HIV & AIDS
Drugs fail to reawaken dormant HIV infection
Scientists at Johns Hopkins report that compounds they hoped would "wake up" dormant reservoirs of HIV inside immune system T cells—a strategy designed to reverse latency and make the cells vulnerable to destruction—have ...
Mar 23, 2014
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