Genetics
Researchers identify new circadian clock component
Northwestern University scientists have shown a gene involved in neurodegenerative disease also plays a critical role in the proper function of the circadian clock.
May 16, 2013
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Medical research
In next-gen DNA sequence, new answers to a rare and devastating disease
In Leigh syndrome, infants are born apparently healthy only to develop movement and breathing disorders that worsen over time, often leading to death by the age of 3. The problem is that the mitochondria responsible for powering ...
Sep 6, 2011
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
'Humanized' mice advance study of rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have developed the first animal model that duplicates the human response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an important step that may enable scientists to discover ...
Oct 4, 2012
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Medical research
Protein may protect against neurodegenerative diseases
Cells translate their genetic material at rapid rates with exquisite precision to reproduce, repair damage or even combat disease. But the process can deregulate and give rise to disease. Byproducts of errant processes can ...
Aug 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New Chinese herbal medicine has significant potential in treating hepatitis C
Data from a late-breaking abstract presented at the International Liver Congress 2014 identifies a new compound, SBEL1, that has the ability to inhibit hepatitis C virus (HCV) activity in cells at several points in the virus' ...
Apr 12, 2014
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Genetics
New cardiac fibrosis study identifies key proteins that translate into heart disease
Using cutting-edge technologies, researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, have developed the first genome-wide dataset on protein translation during fibroblast activation, revealing a network of RNA-binding proteins ...
Sep 12, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover molecular fail-safe that keeps bladder tissues from turning cancerous
Over the decades, scientists have revealed many strategies our cells use to keep normal cells from becoming cancerous. Now, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center scientists have discovered a completely new—and counterintuitive—emergency ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Team finds new target for melanoma treatment
Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) today announced the discovery that a gene encoding an enzyme, phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 (PDK1), plays an essential role in the development ...
Sep 16, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
New diagnostic tool determines aggressiveness of prostate cancer
One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, the second leading cause of death among men in the United States.
Apr 25, 2012
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Cardiology
Study finds many AFib patients are not properly assessed for stroke and bleeding risks
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk for stroke and are often prescribed oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy. OAC therapy can prevent disastrous strokes, but at the expense of increased bleeding risks. ...
Oct 15, 2015
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