Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Silencing signals sent by parasite could aid sleeping sickness fight
A new discovery by scientists could help combat the spread of sleeping sickness.
Dec 15, 2013
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Cardiology
Gene testing for heart diseases now available
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis now offers genetic testing to help diagnose and treat patients with heart disorders that can lead to sudden death.
Nov 15, 2013
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Genetics
Advanced technology for gene expression analysis can facilitate drug development
When developing new drugs, monitoring cellular responses to candidate compounds is essential for assessing their efficacy and safety. Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies report a new method to ...
Oct 3, 2013
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Medical research
Cancer-killing cells controlled by epigenetic process, new study shows
Natural killer (NK) cells in the human body can kill and contain viruses and cancerous tumors, and a new study from the University of Southern California (USC) describes for the first time how those cells can be manipulated ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Neuroscience
How old memories fade away: Discovery of a gene essential for memory extinction could lead to new PTSD treatments
If you got beat up by a bully on your walk home from school every day, you would probably become very afraid of the spot where you usually met him. However, if the bully moved out of town, you would gradually cease to fear ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Cardiology
A tiny channel and a large vessel: A new clue for heart attack
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at The University of Manchester and medical institutes in Italy have identified a gene variant that predisposes people to a special type of heart attack.
Sep 9, 2013
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Medical research
Test accurately and swiftly detects most leading causes of bacterial blood stream infection
A new automated diagnostic test can quickly and accurately identify most leading causes of Gram-positive bacterial blood stream infections and the presence of three antibiotic resistance genes, according to a new study published ...
Jul 2, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New virus isolated from patients with severe brain infections
Researchers have identified a new virus in patients with severe brain infections in Vietnam. Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the symptoms of disease.
Jun 18, 2013
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Medical research
Viruses in gut confer antibiotic resistance to bacteria
Bacteria in the gut that are under attack by antibiotics have allies no one had anticipated, a team of Wyss Institute scientists has found. Gut viruses that usually commandeer the bacteria, it turns out, enable them to survive ...
Jun 10, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Study details genes that control whether tumors adapt or die when faced with p53 activating drugs
When turned on, the gene p53 turns off cancer. However, when existing drugs boost p53, only a few tumors die – the rest resist the challenge. A study published in the journal Cell Reports shows how: tumors that live even ...
May 22, 2013
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