Archive: 20/10/2016

Study suggests benefits of laser treatments for dental problems

Researchers have developed computer simulations showing how lasers attack oral bacterial colonies, suggesting that benefits of using lasers in oral debridement include killing bacteria and promoting better dental health.

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Electronic records help link genes to age-related hearing loss

A study of patient electronic medical records and genome sequences from adults with age-related hearing impairment by researchers at UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente Northern California, identified two genetic variations ...

Oct 20, 2016

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Overlooked molecules could revolutionize our understanding of the immune system

Thousands of new immune system signals have been uncovered with potential implications for immunotherapy, autoimmune diseases and vaccine development.

Oct 20, 2016

Scientists build a better cancer drug to pass through blood-brain barrier

In efforts to develop new treatments for brain cancer, scientists from Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery and the Kimmel Cancer Center's Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy report they have altered the structure ...

Oct 20, 2016

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Imaging technique maps serotonin activity in living brains

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that's partly responsible for feelings of happiness and for mood regulation in humans. This makes it a common target for antidepressants, which block serotonin from being reabsorbed by neurons ...

Oct 20, 2016

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Novel mechanisms of action discovered for skin cancer medication Imiquimod

Imiquimod is a medication successfully used in the treatment of skin diseases. In addition to its known mechanism of action, it also triggers other processes in the body. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) ...

Oct 20, 2016

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New research verifies TASINs as viable target for colon cancer therapies

A small molecule called TASIN-1 can selectively kill cells with a mutation that is considered to be a precursor to colon cancer, while sparing related normal cells, UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer biologists have demonstrated. ...

Oct 20, 2016

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Muscles have circadian clocks that control exercise response

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered circadian clocks in muscle tissue that control the muscle's metabolic response and energy efficiency depending on the time of day.

Oct 20, 2016

Taking out the cellular 'trash'—at the right place and the right time

New insight about how cells dispose of their waste is now given by the group of Claudine Kraft at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL) of the University of Vienna. They show the necessity of a regulation in space and time ...

Oct 20, 2016

Researchers describe how tumors recruit and use stem cells to support tumor growth and progression

A new study has identified a mechanism used by tumors to recruit stem cells from bone and convert them into cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) that facilitate tumor progression. This work, which pinpoints the specific biochemical ...

Oct 20, 2016

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Archive: 20/10/2016

Study suggests benefits of laser treatments for dental problems

Electronic records help link genes to age-related hearing loss

Overlooked molecules could revolutionize our understanding of the immune system

Scientists build a better cancer drug to pass through blood-brain barrier

Imaging technique maps serotonin activity in living brains

Novel mechanisms of action discovered for skin cancer medication Imiquimod

New research verifies TASINs as viable target for colon cancer therapies

Muscles have circadian clocks that control exercise response

Taking out the cellular 'trash'—at the right place and the right time

Researchers describe how tumors recruit and use stem cells to support tumor growth and progression

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