Oncology & Cancer
Invasive breast cancers punch tunnels into neighboring tissue
Cancers pose the greatest danger when they become invasive and then spread from their originating tissues throughout the body.
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Neuroscience
Alzheimer's-associated tau protein disrupts molecular transport within neurons
A multi-institutional study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has found how the abnormal form of tau that accumulates in the neurofibrillary tangles that characterize ...
Sep 5, 2018
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Medical research
Artificial placenta created in the laboratory
In order to better understand important biological membranes, it is necessary to explore new methods. Researchers at Vienna University of Technology (Vienna) have succeeded in creating an artificial placental barrier on a ...
Aug 14, 2018
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
New evidence sheds light on how Parkinson's disease may happen
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have identified unexpected new key players in the development of an early onset form of Parkinson's disease called Parkinsonism. These key players are ...
Jun 14, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Finally, hope for a syphilis vaccine
Despite efforts to eradicate it, syphilis is on the rise. Until now, most health agencies focused on treating infected people and their sex partners but new discoveries may make a vaccine possible, UConn Health researchers ...
Jun 12, 2018
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Medical research
Defects in tissue trigger disease-like transformation of cells
Homeowners know that one little termite can lead to big problems: while termites are efficient at gnawing away at wood, they can do even more damage if the wood is already broken or has another defect.
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Medical research
We could reverse aging by removing wrinkles inside our cells, study suggests
A new discovery about the effects of aging in our cells could allow doctors to cure or prevent diabetes, fatty liver disease and other metabolic diseases—and possibly even turn back the clock on aging itself.
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Medical research
Atomic-level study reveals why rare disorder causes sudden paralysis
A rare genetic disorder in which people are suddenly overcome with profound muscle weakness is caused by a hole in a membrane protein that allows sodium ions to leak across cell membranes, researchers at the University of ...
May 21, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Brain cholesterol associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers have shown how cholesterol—a molecule normally linked with cardiovascular diseases—may also play an important role in the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease.
May 7, 2018
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Diabetes
Hacking human 'drug trafficking' network could make diabetes treatments more effective
Making tiny changes to existing diabetes treatments can alter how they interact with cells, and potentially make the medicines more effective.
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