Oncology & Cancer
A molecular target may lead to drug to fight leukaemia
(Medical Xpress)—A molecular 'target' that could lead to a drug to fight leukaemia is in the sights of a team of University of Queensland researchers.
May 7, 2014
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Medical research
Unlocking a mystery of Huntington's disease in space
(Medical Xpress)—An experiment just launched into orbit by a team of Caltech researchers could be an important step toward understanding a devastating neurodegenerative disease.
Apr 21, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mechanism in Alzheimer's-related memory loss identified
Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a protein in the brain that plays a critical role in the memory loss seen in Alzheimer's patients, according to a study to be published in the journal Nature Neuroscience and posted ...
Jan 19, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Scientists reveal how beta-amyloid may cause Alzheimer's
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown how a protein fragment known as beta-amyloid, strongly implicated in Alzheimer's disease, begins destroying synapses before it clumps into plaques that lead ...
Sep 19, 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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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Research yields first detailed view of morphing Parkinson's protein
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have taken detailed images and measurements of the morphing structure of a brain protein thought to play a role in Parkinson's disease, information that could aid the development of medications ...
Sep 6, 2013
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Neuroscience
Stress-related protein speeds progression of Alzheimer's disease
A stress-related protein genetically linked to depression, anxiety and other psychiatric disorders contributes to the acceleration of Alzheimer's disease, a new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida ...
Sep 4, 2013
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Medical research
Laser-controlled molecular switch turns blood clotting on, off on command
Researchers have designed tiny, light-controlled gold particles that can release DNA controls to switch blood clotting off and on. The results are reported July 24 in the open access journal PLoS ONE by Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli ...
Jul 24, 2013
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Medical research
Study in mice yields Angelman advance
In a new study in mice, a scientific collaboration centered at Brown University lays out in unprecedented detail a neurological signaling breakdown in Angelman syndrome, a disorder that affects thousands of children each ...
Feb 13, 2013
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Neuroscience
Researchers uncover previously unknown mechanism of memory formation
(Medical Xpress)—It takes a lot to make a memory. New proteins have to be synthesized, neuron structures altered. While some of these memory-building mechanisms are known, many are not. Some recent studies have indicated ...
Jan 30, 2013
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