In cancer research, it's a common goal to find something about cancer cells—some sort of molecule—that drives their ability to survive, and determine if that molecule could be inhibited with a drug, halting tumor growth. ...
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A research team led by Prof. Wang Yuexiang from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health (SINH) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered a novel oncogenic driver gene in human lung cancer, the leading cause of ...
Jun 22, 2021
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is the most common genetic form of brittle bone disease and results in defects of both bone and connective tissue. OI patients can have significant problems with mobility due to joint dysfunction ...
Jun 14, 2021
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A new study at the University of Chicago has determined that restoring a single microbial species—Bacteroides sp. CL1-UC (Bc)—to the gut microbiome at a key developmental timepoint can prevent antibiotic-induced colitis ...
Jun 7, 2021
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A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Germany and France has found that a subgroup of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) mouse models benefited from a targeted therapy. In their paper published ...
The human body is constantly exposed to various environmental actors, from viruses to bacteria to fungi, but most of these microbial organisms provoke little or no response from our skin, which is charged with monitoring ...
May 21, 2021
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Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have identified a potential new approach to better controlling epileptic seizures.
May 19, 2021
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The liver serves many critical functions within the human body, including the production of critical proteins, and the removal of waste and toxins. But when damage occurs to the largest organ in the body, many people do not ...
May 17, 2021
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A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Children's National Hospital has developed a unique pre-clinical model that enables the study of long-term HIV infection, and the testing of new therapies aimed at curing ...
May 14, 2021
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University of California, Irvine biologists have developed a new genetically engineered mouse model, that unlike its predecessors, is based on the most common form of Alzheimer's disease. The advance holds promise for making ...
Apr 27, 2021
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