Medical research
Cell insights shed light on how muscle-wasting disease takes hold
Fresh insights into how our cells control muscle development could aid understanding of muscular dystrophy and other inherited diseases.
Jun 2, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
Scientists reveal new phase of HIV infection
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have identified a new life cycle stage in HIV infection, thanks to a novel technique they developed to take images of intact infected cells. They've shown that ...
Dec 16, 2015
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Medical research
The antioxidant role of proteins containing selenium
The prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America this week published an article by a research team led by University of Delaware biochemist Sharon Rozovsky, examining ...
Apr 28, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New study shows potential for targeting aggressive breast cancers
A new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher Peter Zhou shows that targeting Twist, a nuclear protein that is an accelerant of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) program in human cells, ...
Feb 11, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers uncover mechanism of genetic mutations known to cause familial Alzheimer's disease
New research, led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researcher Chunyu Wang, has solved one mystery in the development of Familial Alzheimer's Disease (FAD), a genetic variant of the disease that affects a small fraction ...
Jan 10, 2014
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Genetics
Study links epigenetics, aging, mutations in nuclear proteins to better understand cancer, rare disorders
(Medical Xpress)—One way cells promote tumor suppression is through a process called senescence, an irreversible arrest of proliferation. Senescence is thought to be associated with normal aging, but is also a protective ...
Aug 30, 2013
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Health
Formula-fed babies may be more susceptible to chronic disease, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Formula-fed infants experience metabolic stress that could make them more susceptible than breast-fed infants to a wide range of health issues such as obesity, diabetes, liver problems and cardiovascular ...
Aug 9, 2013
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Genetics
Interferon-beta aids balance and movement in mice with spinocerebellar ataxia 7
The group of genetic conditions known as spinocerebellar ataxias currently have no treatment or cure and are always fatal, in the case of affected children at an early age. Symptoms include a progressive lack of co-ordination ...
Jun 9, 2013
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Neuroscience
How the brain folds to fit
During fetal development of the mammalian brain, the cerebral cortex undergoes a marked expansion in surface area in some species, which is accommodated by folding of the tissue in species with most expanded neuron numbers ...
Apr 26, 2013
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Medical research
Molecule's structure reveals new therapeutic opportunities for rare diabetes
Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have determined the complete three-dimensional structure of a protein called HNF-4α. HNF-4α controls gene expression in the liver and pancreas, switching genes on ...
Mar 13, 2013
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