By Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas (CNIO)
The discovery of an unexpected function for a gene that was associated to another process in the organism might be a solution in search of a problem, a clue to unsuspected connections. That is what has happened with RAP1, a gene that protects telomeres --
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By American Heart Association
Risk of heart and blood vessel disease may increase when a particular gene is switched off, according to preliminary research.
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By University of East Anglia
Controversial deals that delay generic versions of drugs coming onto the market can lead to consumers paying significantly more for some treatments, according to new research.
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By Institute for Research in Biomedicine-IRB
A new breakthrough will help with the development of light-regulated therapeutic molecules.
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By La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology
A major study provides new revelations about the intricate pathways involved in turning on T cells, the body’s most important disease-fighting cells. A certain type of protein, called septins, play an essential role in T cell activation.
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By University of Rochester
Scientists have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof. Naked mole rats are small, hairless, subterranean rodents that have never been known to get cancer, despite having a 30-year lifespan. Scientists discovered that these rodent
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By University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)
Like animal predators attacking their prey, some bacteria consume and kill other bacteria. Scientists report progress in putting predator microbes to work, attacking antibiotic resistant bacteria that cause infections that lead to blindness.
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By University of Calgary
Scientists have discovered a mechanism that is used to protect the body from harmful bacteria. Platelets, a component of blood typically associated with clotting, were discovered to actively search for specific bacteria, and upon detection, seal it off fr
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By Medical College of Wisconsin
Diapocynin, a synthetic molecule derived from a naturally occurring compound (apocynin), has been found to protect neurobehavioral function in mice with Parkinson's Disease symptoms by preventing deficits in motor coordination.
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By University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Aspirin is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least one pre-cancerous condition.
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By Duke Medicine
Kids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviors themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to researchers. Their findings remind parents that they are role models for their children, a
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By American Chemical Society
A new variety of canary seeds bred specifically for human consumption qualifies as a gluten-free cereal that would be ideal for people with celiac disease, scientists have confirmed.
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By Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
In what is believed to be the largest follow-up record of patients with the most common form of hereditary dystonia – a movement disorder that can cause crippling muscle contractions – experts in deep brain stimulation report good succ
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By Vanderbilt University
Researchers have provided important validation of maps of the brain at rest that may offer insights into changes in the brain that occur in neurological and psychiatric disorders.
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By Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Helping RNA escape from cells' recycling process could make it easier to shut off disease-causing genes, says a new study.
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By Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Biologists have discovered a mechanism that allows cells to read their own DNA in the correct direction and prevents them from copying most of the so-called "junk DNA" that makes up long stretches of our genome.
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By University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Inflammation caused by angiotensin II has come to be regarded as a crucial factor in aortic dissections. Now, researchers have zeroed in on Th17 lymphocytes, identifying them as a key link in the chain between angiotensin II and catastrophic rupture of th
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By Université de Genève
Methylation refers to a chemical modification of DNA and this modification can occur in millions of positions in the DNA sequence. Until now, scientists believed that this epigenetic phenomenon actively reduced the expression of certain genes.
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By Duke Medicine
Researchers have identified a receptor in the nervous system that may be key to preventing epilepsy following a prolonged period of seizures. Their findings from studies in mice provide a molecular target for developing drugs to prevent the onset of epile
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By University of Oregon
A new study examining the brains of fruit flies reveals a novel stem cell mechanism that may help explain how neurons form in humans.
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