Unlocking a liver receptor puzzle
Credit: ASBMB Imagine a key that opens a pin tumbler lock. A very similar key can also fit into the lock, but upside down in...
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Research providing promising new treatments for melanoma
New Orleans, LA - In a paper published online November 30, 2016, in Melanoma Management, Adam Riker, MD, Professor of Surgery and Chief of Surgical...
GeroScope — a computer method to beat aging
Credit: MIPT's Press Office Russian scientists from MIPT, in collaboration with Insilico Medicine Inc., were commissioned by the Center for Biogerontology and Regenerative Medicine to...
Critical genes unravelled to understand human diseases and support drug discovery
Credit: Earlham Institute Throughout evolutionary history, there have been genetic elements that have duplicated - giving rise to genes with different functions. These are called...
Medical glue is the clue to reducing IV drip failure
Credit: Caboolture Hospital Aussie researchers have found a new way to make one of the most common medical procedures in the world - placing drips...
First multicenter trial; CAR T-cell immunotherapy effective for lymphoma
(San Diego, December 6, 2016) - A late-breaking abstract being presented today during the 58th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in...
IKZF1 gene mutations found to increase hereditary risk for ALL in children
(San Diego, December 6, 2016) - A late-breaking abstract being presented today during the 58th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in...
Cancer drug ibrutinib found helpful in treating graft versus host disease after transplant
(San Diego, December 6, 2016) - A late-breaking abstract being presented today during the 58th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in...
New data shed light on potential advantages of pacritinib for patients with myelofibrosis
(San Diego, December 6, 2016) - Compared with standard therapy, pacritinib significantly reduces spleen size among people with myelofibrosis who have very low levels of...
Additions to standard multiple myeloma therapy do not appear to yield additional benefit
(San Diego, December 6, 2016) - Trial results being presented today during the 58th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in San...
Speed data for the brain’s navigation system
Similar neural pathways exist in humans. They are known to be damaged by Alzheimer's disease - a possible explanation why spatial orientation is frequently impaired...
Body composition may affect older women’s risk of urinary incontinence
In a study of older women, the prevalence of stress- and urgency urinary incontinence (SUI and UUI) was at least two-fold higher among women in...
Belgian scientists show NLRP2 protein’s role in maintaining fertility later in life
Led by Prof. Mohamed Lamkanfi (VIB-Ghent University), researchers have demonstrated in animal models that a protein called NLRP2 plays an important role in early embryogenesis,...
Research assesses impact of soil erosion on land and communities in East Africa
The impact of soil erosion on both the environmental and social wellbeing of communities in East Africa is to be explored in new research led...
Researchers compare biodiversity trends with the stock market
Credit: Photo/Montage: UFZ Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) have the potential to help stop species loss. An international research team is using an analogy to explain...
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