Archive: 13/07/2016

Brain cell death in Alzheimer's linked to structural flaw

Researchers have identified a new biological pathway involved in Alzheimer's disease. In experiments using fruit flies, blocking the pathway reduced the death of brain cells, suggesting that interfering with the pathway could ...

Jul 13, 2016

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Deciphering the mutations behind drug resistance

Antimicrobial resistance in disease-causing microbes has garnered attention in recent years, but another persistent area of drug resistance is the ability for tumors to evade chemotherapy drugs. Methotrexate is one of the ...

Jul 13, 2016

Today's teenagers could become prematurely hearing-impaired, study warns

Teenagers are increasingly experiencing tinnitus, often a symptom of hearing loss, as a result of using ear buds to listen to music for long periods every day, as well as frequenting very noisy places like nightclubs, discos ...

Jul 13, 2016

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Sugar-binding protein galectin-9 found to be a new weapon to cure HIV

The ultimate impediment to a cure for HIV infection is the presence of latent, HIV-infected cells, which can reawaken and produce new virus when antiretroviral drug therapy is stopped. These latent, HIV-infected cells are ...

Jul 13, 2016

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Your best diet might depend on your genetics

If you've ever seen a friend have good results from a diet but then not been able to match those results yourself, you may not be surprised by new findings in mice that show that diet response is highly individualized.

Jul 13, 2016

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Local drug activation at solid tumor sites

Sarcoma is an aggressive form of cancer responsible for up to 20 percent of childhood cancers. Tumors often first appear in the extremities and the abdomen. Surgery is a primary treatment, but it often is combined with chemotherapy. ...

Jul 13, 2016

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Recent advances in site specific conjugations of antibody drug conjugates

Antibody-drug conjugates take the advantage of antigen specificity of monoclonal antibodies to deliver highly potent cytotoxic drugs selectively to antigen-expressing tumor cells.

Jul 13, 2016

In cancer and aging, interconnected roles for apoptosis and cellular senescence

A common feature of cancer and aging is cells' reduced ability to respond to stress-induced damage to DNA or cellular structures. Specifically, changes occur in the protective processes of apoptosis and cellular senescence, ...

Jul 13, 2016

Having an economic safety net encourages struggling Americans to become entrepreneurs, study says

Is it a hand up or a hand out?

Jul 13, 2016

Will 'superbug' in Rio's waters harm Olympic athletes?

The Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro have been overshadowed by a plethora of concerns—civil unrest, shoddy construction, and the Zika virus, to name a few—and the Games are still about a month away. Now a new study from ...

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Archive: 13/07/2016

Brain cell death in Alzheimer's linked to structural flaw

Deciphering the mutations behind drug resistance

Today's teenagers could become prematurely hearing-impaired, study warns

Sugar-binding protein galectin-9 found to be a new weapon to cure HIV

Your best diet might depend on your genetics

Local drug activation at solid tumor sites

Recent advances in site specific conjugations of antibody drug conjugates

In cancer and aging, interconnected roles for apoptosis and cellular senescence

Having an economic safety net encourages struggling Americans to become entrepreneurs, study says

Will 'superbug' in Rio's waters harm Olympic athletes?

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