Administration of specific micro-RNAs can retard the development of atherosclerosis
(Medical Xpress)—LMU medical researchers have shown that the administration of specific micro-RNAs can retard the development of atherosclerosis.
Mar 6, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—LMU medical researchers have shown that the administration of specific micro-RNAs can retard the development of atherosclerosis.
Mar 6, 2014
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An experimental drug aimed at restoring the immune system's ability to spot and attack cancer halted cancer progression or shrank tumors in patients with advanced melanoma, according to a multisite, early-phase clinical trial ...
Mar 4, 2014
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One of the hopes for victory against cancer hinges on naturally-occurring proteins whose job is to make their host cell die.
Feb 3, 2014
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Gene therapies developed by University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine researchers have worked to correct different forms of blindness. While effective, the downside to these approaches to vision rescue is that ...
Jan 16, 2014
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The resistance of some cancers to the cell-killing effects of radiation therapy may be due to abnormalities in the mitochondria – the cellular structures responsible for generating energy, according to an international ...
Nov 25, 2013
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New research shows that microRNA-486 is a potent tumor-suppressor molecule in lung cancer, and that the it helps regulate the proliferation and migration of lung-cancer cells, and the induction of programmed cell death, or ...
Sep 16, 2013
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are relatively rare tumours of the gastrointestinal tract that can occur both as a harmless incidental finding and as aggressive, malignant disease. Two key genetic mutations that can ...
Sep 11, 2013
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Scientists in Melbourne, Australia, have revealed the structure of a protein that is essential for triggering a form of programmed cell death, making possible the development of new drugs to treat chronic inflammatory diseases ...
Sep 5, 2013
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Researchers have found that apoptosis, a natural process of programmed cell death, can reactivate latent herpesviruses in the dying cell. The results of their research, which could have broad clinical significance since many ...
Sep 5, 2013
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The death of numerous liver cells in the context of chronic inflammation due to apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, can promote the formation of tumour cells in the liver. This insight significantly contributes to ...
Aug 30, 2013
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