Inherited mutation leads to overproduction of EPO
Credit: (Image: University of Basel, Department of Biomedicine) A newly-discovered hereditary mutation is responsible for an increased production of erythropoietin (EPO) in the blood. This...
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Cooking up change for rust belt chemical manufacturers
(University of Pittsburgh) The reluctance of American chemical manufacturers to update their technology has dulled the nation's competitive edge for decades; however, University of Pittsburgh..
TSRI scientists zero in on treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Credit: Photo by Cindy Brauer LA JOLLA, CA - March 8, 2018 - About 1 in 2,500 people have a degenerative nerve disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth...
New options for targeting gene mutation in FA described in nucleic acid therapeutics
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 7, 2018--Researchers have shown that a wide variety of synthetic antisense oligonucleotides with different chemical...
Enzyme ensures thick insulation
Axons, the long projections of neural cells which form the nerves of our peripheral nervous system, are like electrical cables: they have thick electrical insulation...
LSU Health New Orleans research discovers new Rx for allergic contact dermatitis
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health New...
Surprise finding could lead to new MS treatments
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio A surprise finding by medical scientists may lead to the development of a possible treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). While examining human...
Decoy molecules target E. coli to treat UTI in mice
Credit: Vasilios Kalas Half of all women will experience the pain and burning of a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point in their lives....
NIAID scientists assess transmission risk of familial human prion diseases to mice
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Familial human prion diseases are passed within families and are associated with 34 known prion protein mutations. To determine whether three of...
Medical researchers find protein that marks difference between cancer and non-cancer cells
Credit: Ross Neitz A discovery sheds light on how cancerous cells differ from healthy ones, and could lead to the development of new strategies for...
Commercial pesticides: Not as safe as they seem
New regulations are needed to protect people and the environment from toxic pesticide ingredients that are not currently subject to safety assessments. This is the...
Scientists discover a key function of als-linked protein
The protein FUS, whose mutation or disruption causes many cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), works as a central component of...
Troubling trend in antibiotic prescriptions in the outpatient setting
NEW YORK (March 8, 2018) - Antibiotics continue to be prescribed at alarming rates in outpatient settings, despite increased national attention to curtail inappropriate use...
UTHealth’s Shervin Assassi awarded $1.4 million to personalize scleroderma treatments
Credit: Maricruz Kwon, UTHealth At The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), rheumatologist Shervin Assassi, M.D., is developing a blood test to...
Vitamin D may help prevent heart failure after heart attack
Credit: Westmead Institute New research has shown how vitamin D may help protect heart tissue and prevent heart failure after a heart attack, potentially offering...
