Archive: 25/06/2018

CRISPR editing reduces repetitive behavior in mice with a form of autism

Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to lessen some autism symptoms in mice with a form of fragile X syndrome, the most common known single-gene cause of autism spectrum disorder.

Jun 25, 2018

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Immune profile for successful cancer immunotherapy discovered

In a new study published online June 25, 2018 in Nature Medicine, UC San Francisco researchers have identified a key biological pathway in human cancer patients that appears to prime the immune system for a successful response ...

Jun 25, 2018

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A new tactic for starving tumors

A tumor's goal is simple: to grow, grow, grow, by making more cancer cells. But that often means growing so fast that the oxygen supply gets scarce, at which point cells within the tumor start to suffocate. Without oxygen, ...

Jun 25, 2018

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'Embattled' breast cancer drugs could be revived by new discovery

More than 60 percent of breast cancer cases involve defects in the same biochemical chain of events within cancer cells—known as the PI3 kinase (PI3K) pathway—but efforts to develop therapies targeting this pathway have ...

Jun 25, 2018

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Improved PSMA-targeting agent more effective for prostate cancer diagnosis/therapy in mice

Research presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) demonstrates a potentially more effective method of imaging and treating prostate cancer that modifies a prostate-specific ...

Jun 25, 2018

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Lipid-based nanoparticles enable improved therapy for cystic fibrosis patients

Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University are working on a treatment that holds great promise for improving the lives of cystic fibrosis patients.

Jun 25, 2018

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Lethal prostate cancer treatment may benefit from combination immunotherapy

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (BKI) released a study investigating the use of combination checkpoint immunotherapy in the treatment of a ...

Jun 25, 2018

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The 3,600 mile experiment: Parkinson's disease on the ocean

A crew are rowing across the Indian Ocean to shake up our understanding of Parkinson's disease—and break a world record while they're at it.

Jun 25, 2018

Even if cannabis is legal, please don't toke and drive: expert

A variety of conditions affect our ability to drive, including poor sleep, some prescription medications and alcohol. Cannabis is another.

Jun 25, 2018

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Can the kids wait? Today's youngsters able to delay gratification longer than those of the 1960s

Some 50 years since the original "marshmallow test" in which most preschoolers gobbled up one treat immediately rather than wait several minutes to get two, today's youngsters may be able to delay gratification significantly ...

Jun 25, 2018

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