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Another Piece To The Puzzle Of Naked Mole Rat's Long, Cancer-Free Life

Apr 23, 2018 4:00 pm

With their large buck teeth and wrinkled, hairless bodies, naked mole rats won't be winning any awards for cutest rodent. But their long life span -- they can live up to 30 years, the longest of a...

Do Stressful Events Change The Brain?

Apr 22, 2018 12:00 pm

Anytime a person is experiencing a difficult time in their lives, such as a divorce, financial difficulties or a death, the stress that goes along with those events can accelerate the aging process. ...

Calories Restriction Lowers Human Metabolic Rate

Apr 3, 2018 11:00 am

Cutting calories may reduce the risk of age-related diseases and may even help you live longer, a new small study suggests. People in the study who cut their daily calories by 15 percent for two ye...

Arthrology (4)

a World With NO Arthritis

Feb 15, 2018 12:00 pm

There may come a time when people won’t require surgery to replace their joints. One researcher, Denis Evseenko, MD, Ph.D., a scientist at Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern C...

New Subset Of T-Cells Implicated in Rheumatoid arthritis

Feb 11, 2017 2:00 pm

A research team led by scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) has carefully scrutinized the immune cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis, revealing a striking new subset of T-c...

Fibroblasts CouldProvide New Target for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Dec 20, 2016 8:05 am

A study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham reveals the key role of different types of fibroblast cells in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), opening up a new avenue for rese...

Bacteriology (204)

Potential Targets For New Autoimmune Disease Treatments

Apr 23, 2018 2:00 pm

Researchers have provided new insight into how a gene associated with autoimmunity contributes to disease in humans. Their findings, published in the journal eLife, could have significant implication...

Bacterial strategy To Survive Antibiotics Attacks

Apr 19, 2018 10:00 am

Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, are one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics in the world. Though they've been in use since the 1940s, scientists still don't fully und...

Potential Cure For Several Human Genetic Diseases

Apr 16, 2018 1:00 pm

Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have taken one step closer to potential cures for several human genetic diseases, and the answers have been fou...

Bioinformatics (117)

Depression Study Pinpoints Genes That May Trigger The Condition

Apr 24, 2018 9:00 am

Nearly 80 genes that could be linked to depression have been discovered by scientists. The findings could help explain why some people may be at a higher risk of developing the condition, researche...

Surprising Discovery: Sweet Tooth Gene Connected With Less Body Fat

Apr 23, 2018 10:00 am

People with a gene variation of FGF21 have a predisposition to less body fat than others, new research conducted at the University of Copenhagen, among others, shows. It comes as a bit of a surprise ...

Index Thousands Of Cells Simultaneously," a 40-Fold Increase From The Current Method"

Apr 21, 2018 4:00 pm

Of the 37 trillion cells in the typical human body, the ability to distinguish one type of cell from another isn't as straightforward as you may think. OHSU scientists have for the first time d...

Biopharmaceuticals (42)

New Affordable Combined-Drug For Treating Hepatitis C

Apr 18, 2018 2:00 pm

A new drug by the name of ‘ravidasvir’ is part of a hepatitis c combination treatment that may be an affordable option for patients. Ravidasvir was seen to meet safety standards and effica...

A New Antibacterial Agent From Unexpected Source To Fight Drug Resistance

Apr 9, 2018 10:00 am

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Nosopharm, a biotechnology company based in Lyon, France, are part of an international team reporting on the discovery of a new class of anti...

New Way To Test Millions Of Candidate Drugs At Once

Apr 3, 2018 3:00 pm

Searching for new drugs is like fishing in the dark: the prospect of catching something is very uncertain, and it requires patience, skill and – of course – money. ETH researchers led by D...

Biotechnology (226)

Revolutionary Method To Create Humanlike Pancreatic Tumors In Mouse

Apr 18, 2018 3:00 pm

Novel technology developed at UT Health San Antonio gives rise to mouse pancreatic tumors that have the same traits as human pancreatic cancer. A U.S. patent is pending on the invention. The technolo...

CRISPR-Cas9 Allow Scientists To Mimic and Study The Genetic Diversity Of Tumor's Cells Outside Of The Lab.

Apr 17, 2018 12:00 pm

Stanford scientists have found a way to modify pairs of cancer-related genes in the lungs of mice and then precisely track individual cells of the resulting tumor – a combined technique that cou...

Efficient Transduction Tools Are Hallmark For Both Research & Gene Therapy Development.

Apr 11, 2018 9:00 am

Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, cystic fibrosis and many other fatal human diseases are hereditary. Many cancers and cardiovascular diseases are also caused by genetic defects. Gene...

Cancer (781)

Another Piece To The Puzzle Of Naked Mole Rat's Long, Cancer-Free Life

Apr 23, 2018 4:00 pm

With their large buck teeth and wrinkled, hairless bodies, naked mole rats won't be winning any awards for cutest rodent. But their long life span -- they can live up to 30 years, the longest of a...

New Understanding Of The Most Common Types Of Lymphoma

Apr 23, 2018 9:00 am

In a new study, researchers identified genetic subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that could help explain why some patients with the disease respond to treatment and others don't. T...

Studying The Role Of Long non-coding RNAs in AML Patients Using CRISPR

Apr 22, 2018 2:00 pm

Until recently, scientific research concentrated almost exclusively on the 2 percent of the genome's protein coding regions, virtually ignoring the other 98 percent - a vast universe of non-coding...

Cancer Therapy (270)

New Understanding Of The Most Common Types Of Lymphoma

Apr 23, 2018 9:00 am

In a new study, researchers identified genetic subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that could help explain why some patients with the disease respond to treatment and others don't. T...

Studying The Role Of Long non-coding RNAs in AML Patients Using CRISPR

Apr 22, 2018 2:00 pm

Until recently, scientific research concentrated almost exclusively on the 2 percent of the genome's protein coding regions, virtually ignoring the other 98 percent - a vast universe of non-coding...

New study Discovers Cancer-Relevant Protein Shield

Apr 22, 2018 11:00 am

Researchers from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research have uncovered a new protein shield that aids in repairing damaged DNA in cells and affects resistance to drugs used for breast...

Cardiology (120)

Exercise Could Outsmart Genetics When It Comes To Heart Disease

Apr 24, 2018 10:00 am

Exercise, especially cardio fitness, could outweigh genetics when it comes to heart disease, according to new research. The study, published Monday in the journal Circulation, showed strength and...

New Mutation That Increase Risk Of Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure

Apr 23, 2018 11:00 am

An international research team involving Karolinska Institutet has identified a new mutation in South Asians that, in combination with a known mutation in the same gene, increases the risk of cardiomy...

Dose Breast Cancer Therapy Cause Heart Damage ?

Apr 17, 2018 10:00 am

Breast cancer, as noted by German Research Group DKFZ, is the second most frequent cancer worldwide and the number one cancer in women. Early diagnosis and aggressive therapies have lowered the risk o...

Cell Biology (404)

Gender Difference In Airway Disease That Are Predetermined By Genetics

Apr 25, 2018 12:00 pm

Human airways already demonstrate gender-based differences in DNA methylation signatures at birth, providing an early hint of which infants may be predisposed to develop respiratory disorders like ast...

Where Does Schizophrenia Begins?

Apr 25, 2018 9:00 am

Schizophrenia is an incredibly difficult illness to treat and to live with every day. Patients and their families struggle to manage medication, side effects, and therapy, and it never goes away compl...

The Disruption In Molecular Foundations Of Red Blood Cells Which Leads To Anemia

Apr 24, 2018 12:00 pm

Every day, stem cells in our bone marrow produce billions of new red blood cells. Any disruption in this process can result in serious disease. Researchers from Charité -- Universitätsmedi...

Cell Signaling (93)

Gender Difference In Airway Disease That Are Predetermined By Genetics

Apr 25, 2018 12:00 pm

Where Does Schizophrenia Begins?

Apr 25, 2018 9:00 am

How Fat Tissue Shunts Energy To Tumors?

Apr 22, 2018 10:00 am

Obesity is the second-leading preventable cause of cancer and represents one of the greatest threats to global human health. But it has not been clear exactly how whole-body metabolism affects tumor f...

Clinical Trials (117)

Gender Difference In Airway Disease That Are Predetermined By Genetics

Apr 25, 2018 12:00 pm

Do Stressful Events Change The Brain?

Apr 22, 2018 12:00 pm

New Affordable Combined-Drug For Treating Hepatitis C

Apr 18, 2018 2:00 pm

A new drug by the name of ‘ravidasvir’ is part of a hepatitis c combination treatment that may be an affordable option for patients. Ravidasvir was seen to meet safety standards and effica...

Dentistry (12)

Instead of Filling Cavities, Dentists May Soon Regenerate Teeth

Mar 28, 2018 4:00 pm

For dentists, a cavity is a conundrum—in order to save the tooth they must further damage it. Currently, the primary way to treat a cavity is to excavate the decay and the surrounding area befor...

New Innovative Product To Preserve Oral Health

Dec 7, 2017 12:00 pm

Dentists rely on composite materials to perform restorative procedures, such as filling cavities. Yet these materials, like tooth enamel, can be vulnerable to the growth of plaque, the sticky biofilm ...

An end to cavities for people with sensitive teeth?

Aug 28, 2017 9:00 pm

An ice cold drink is refreshing in the summer, but for people with sensitive teeth, it can cause a painful jolt in the mouth. This condition can be treated, but many current approaches don't last ...

Dermatology (31)

How Seasonal Changes Affect Skin Barrier?

Mar 22, 2018 10:00 am

Many people suffer from dry, cracked skin during the winter months. While the weather conditions obviously play a role, there are physiological factors at work as well. New research from scientists at...

a Specific Strain Of Bacteria That Could Protect Against Cancer

Mar 5, 2018 2:00 pm

Unless we wake up with a dreaded pimple or spend a long winter dry and itchy, most of us rarely give our skin much thought. So it might surprise you to learn that skin is actually the body’s lar...

Stem Cell Transplantation Resample A Better Treatment Option For Scleroderma Patients

Jan 20, 2018 9:00 am

New clinical trial findings show that a therapeutic regimen involving transplantation of a person's own blood-forming stem cells can improve survival and quality of life for people with severe scl...

Developmental Biology (125)

Gender Difference In Airway Disease That Are Predetermined By Genetics

Apr 25, 2018 12:00 pm

A New Antibacterial Agent From Unexpected Source To Fight Drug Resistance

Apr 9, 2018 10:00 am

How DNA Methylation Regulates The Development of Spinal Cord Motor Neurons??

Apr 5, 2018 3:00 pm

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how the process of DNA methylation regulates the development of spinal cord motor neurons, according to a study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell...

Diabetes (97)

Genes Effects On Fat Distribution In Women

Apr 25, 2018 1:00 pm

While we all are made from the same set of genes, small variations in their sequences give us our unique physiological traits. Scientists have found one such change in a gene called KLF14; it causes w...

New Bio-marker That Links Heart Disease & Diabetes

Apr 16, 2018 11:00 am

There’s a new biomarker in the world of science that finally links heart disease and diabetes on the molecular level. Using levels of branched chain amino acids such as leucine, valine, and isol...

Genes Can Help Predict Children's Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

Apr 8, 2018 12:00 pm

A type 1 diabetes genetic score can identify infants at risk for pre-symptomatic type 1 diabetes and could be used to enroll children into type 1 diabetes prevention trials, according to a study publi...

Diseases (709)

Genes Effects On Fat Distribution In Women

Apr 25, 2018 1:00 pm

Breaching Blood-Brain Barrier and Promising Gene Therapy For CNS Disorders

Apr 25, 2018 10:00 am

Gene therapies promise to revolutionize the treatment of many diseases, including neurological diseases such as ALS. But the small viruses that deliver therapeutic genes can have adverse side effects ...

Where Does Schizophrenia Begins?

Apr 25, 2018 9:00 am

Endocrinology (27)

The pain Killer Ibuprofen Can Affect Men's Fertility

Jan 10, 2018 10:00 am

A team of researchers from Denmark and France has found that taking regular doses of the pain reliever ibuprofen over a long period of time can lead to a disorder in men called compensated hypogonadis...

Engineered Ovaries To Supplement Natural Hormones Supply For Those Who Lost Their Ovaries Function

Dec 14, 2017 9:00 am

Researchers have demonstrated that lab-grown artificial ovaries could provide a better way of providing hormone replacement therapy for women. In a study published in Nature Communications, engineered...

New Agonist With All Oxytocin Beauties And More

Dec 8, 2017 5:30 pm

Oxytocin and vasopressin mediate various physiological functions that are important for osmoregulation, reproduction, cardiovascular function, social behavior, memory, and learning through four G prot...

Epigenetics (51)

Familial Breast Cancer Not Only Inherited Genetically, New Study Finds

Apr 10, 2018 9:00 am

Mutations in known breast cancer genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 are identified in only approximately 20 per cent of women who are offered genetic testing for familial breast cancer. Researchers at...

How DNA Methylation Regulates The Development of Spinal Cord Motor Neurons??

Apr 5, 2018 3:00 pm

Biochemist Solves The Crystal Structure For an Enzyme Plays a Key Role In DNA Methylation

Mar 6, 2018 3:00 pm

Scientists crack structure of enzyme complex linked to cancer Study offers important information for understanding 'de novo DNA methlylation' A research team led by a biochemist at the Unive...

Evolution (90)

Finally, Junk DNA Is No Longer "Junk", a Specific Role Is Discovered

Apr 18, 2018 9:00 am

Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have determined how satellite DNA, considered to be "junk DNA," plays a crucial role...

Genes Are not The Deriving Force Of Evolution !!

Apr 15, 2018 2:00 pm

When organisms change during the course of evolution, often what drives new forms is not genes themselves, but gene regulation —what turns genes on and off. A new study identifies the kind of ge...

Breakthrough in Determining Ages Of Different Microbial Groups

Apr 7, 2018 11:00 am

An international team of scientists, which includes the University of Bristol, have made a significant breakthrough in how we understand the first three-quarters of life on earth by creating new techn...

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Scientists Fix Genetic Risk Factor For Alzheimer's Disease In Human Brain Cells

Apr 24, 2018 11:00 am

Using human brain cells, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes discovered the cause of—and a potential solution for—the primary genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, a gene cal...

Depression Study Pinpoints Genes That May Trigger The Condition

Apr 24, 2018 9:00 am

Another Piece To The Puzzle Of Naked Mole Rat's Long, Cancer-Free Life

Apr 23, 2018 4:00 pm

With their large buck teeth and wrinkled, hairless bodies, naked mole rats won't be winning any awards for cutest rodent. But their long life span -- they can live up to 30 years, the longest of a...

Gastroenterology (58)

Food Packaging Might Cause Dysfunction In The Digestive Tract

Apr 17, 2018 9:00 am

Our digestive system has a complex relationship with our health. Intestinal cells form an important barrier that has to let nutrients in and keep harmful substances out, among other important function...

Solving The Mystery That Has Eluded Scientists For Over 300 Year

Feb 5, 2018 10:00 am

One of the most common gastric diseases in the world is due to a parasitic infection from Giardia parasites. New research has revealed how these pathogens cause gut distress; they appear to mimic huma...

A Shared Genetic Mutation Between Crohn's and Parkinson's In Jewish Population

Jan 20, 2018 12:00 pm

Mount Sinai Researchers have just discovered that patients in the Ashkenazi Jewish population with Crohn's disease (a chronic inflammatory of the digestive system) are more likely to carry the LRR...

Gene Therapy (66)

Breaching Blood-Brain Barrier and Promising Gene Therapy For CNS Disorders

Apr 25, 2018 10:00 am

Scientists Test Potential New Way To Treat Anemia

Apr 17, 2018 3:00 pm

Treatment of anemia caused by chronic kidney disease or other diseases often requires repeated—and costly—injections or infusions of an artificial form of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO),...

Gene Modification Of Corneal Transplant To Prevent The Immune Reaction And Rejection

Apr 17, 2018 1:00 pm

Researchers engineered a donor cornea, introducing two genes intended to prevent new blood vessel formation following transplantation, and have shown this novel approach to be safe, well tolerated, an...

General (302)

Genes That Dictate Our Susceptibility To Develop Allergies

Apr 21, 2018 9:00 am

Whether or not you develop an allergy is largely dependent upon genetic factors. This is the main finding of a study recently published in EBioMedicine, just in time for World Allergy Week. The study ...

The Personal Life After Bariatric Surgery

Apr 18, 2018 12:00 pm

The decision to undergo bariatric surgery is not one that patients take lightly. It’s important to look at all the health factors when deciding on this procedure, but new research shows that s...

The Unique Characteristics Of Eggshell

Apr 7, 2018 1:00 pm

Eggshells are a marvel of nature; they can resist breakage by outside forces, yet will easily crack open from the inside as a chick hatches. Scientists at McGill University have learned that the trick...

Genetic Diseases (175)

Breaching Blood-Brain Barrier and Promising Gene Therapy For CNS Disorders

Apr 25, 2018 10:00 am

The Disruption In Molecular Foundations Of Red Blood Cells Which Leads To Anemia

Apr 24, 2018 12:00 pm

Every day, stem cells in our bone marrow produce billions of new red blood cells. Any disruption in this process can result in serious disease. Researchers from Charité -- Universitätsmedi...

Potential Targets For New Autoimmune Disease Treatments

Apr 23, 2018 2:00 pm

Genetics (776)

Genes Effects On Fat Distribution In Women

Apr 25, 2018 1:00 pm

Breaching Blood-Brain Barrier and Promising Gene Therapy For CNS Disorders

Apr 25, 2018 10:00 am

The Disruption In Molecular Foundations Of Red Blood Cells Which Leads To Anemia

Apr 24, 2018 12:00 pm

Every day, stem cells in our bone marrow produce billions of new red blood cells. Any disruption in this process can result in serious disease. Researchers from Charité -- Universitätsmedi...

Genome & Genomics (234)

Studying The Role Of Long non-coding RNAs in AML Patients Using CRISPR

Apr 22, 2018 2:00 pm

Until recently, scientific research concentrated almost exclusively on the 2 percent of the genome's protein coding regions, virtually ignoring the other 98 percent - a vast universe of non-coding...

Index Thousands Of Cells Simultaneously," a 40-Fold Increase From The Current Method"

Apr 21, 2018 4:00 pm

Of the 37 trillion cells in the typical human body, the ability to distinguish one type of cell from another isn't as straightforward as you may think. OHSU scientists have for the first time d...

Finally, Junk DNA Is No Longer "Junk", a Specific Role Is Discovered

Apr 18, 2018 9:00 am

Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have determined how satellite DNA, considered to be "junk DNA," plays a crucial role...

Gynecology (41)

Can We Stop Uterine Serous Cancer?

Apr 22, 2018 9:00 am

Uterine serous carcinoma is rare occurring in less than 10 percent of all cancer types of the endometrium. However, this particular uterine cancer is responsible for more than a third of the 10,000 en...

CatchingThe Suspects In The Pregnancy Nausea and Vomiting

Mar 25, 2018 9:00 am

The second leading cause of hospitalization during pregnancy for expecting mothers is a severe form of normal morning sickness that is now linked to two genes. From the University of California - Los ...

How Midwives Care Impact Birth Outcomes?

Mar 5, 2018 9:00 am

Deciding on a healthcare provider during pregnancy is an important decision for parents-to-be. While delivering in a hospital, with an OB/GYN is the most common choice, many families are choosing midw...

Hematology (77)

The Disruption In Molecular Foundations Of Red Blood Cells Which Leads To Anemia

Apr 24, 2018 12:00 pm

Every day, stem cells in our bone marrow produce billions of new red blood cells. Any disruption in this process can result in serious disease. Researchers from Charité -- Universitätsmedi...

New Understanding Of The Most Common Types Of Lymphoma

Apr 23, 2018 9:00 am

In a new study, researchers identified genetic subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that could help explain why some patients with the disease respond to treatment and others don't. T...

Studying The Role Of Long non-coding RNAs in AML Patients Using CRISPR

Apr 22, 2018 2:00 pm

Until recently, scientific research concentrated almost exclusively on the 2 percent of the genome's protein coding regions, virtually ignoring the other 98 percent - a vast universe of non-coding...

Histopathology (8)

New Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer Based on Selective Reprogramming of Target Genes

Mar 26, 2018 9:00 am

In most pancreatic cancer patients, the diagnosis occurs when the disease is already advanced, and currently, there is no effective treatment. There have been no significant advances to combat it in r...

The Biological Process That Promote Muscle Growth & Repair

Mar 17, 2018 2:00 pm

Skeletal muscle has a remarkable capacity to regenerate - a capacity that is diminished in many skeletal muscle diseases and aging. To investigate the mechanism behind skeletal muscle growth and regen...

Damages of Fatty liver Are Not Limited to the Liver!

Aug 21, 2017 7:00 pm

Scientists have discovered that a fatty liver can cause damage to other organs. They demonstrate the effects of fatty liver disease on the function of the hormone-producing islet cells in the pancreas...

Immunology (326)

Potential Targets For New Autoimmune Disease Treatments

Apr 23, 2018 2:00 pm

New Understanding Of The Most Common Types Of Lymphoma

Apr 23, 2018 9:00 am

In a new study, researchers identified genetic subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that could help explain why some patients with the disease respond to treatment and others don't. T...

Studying The Role Of Long non-coding RNAs in AML Patients Using CRISPR

Apr 22, 2018 2:00 pm

Until recently, scientific research concentrated almost exclusively on the 2 percent of the genome's protein coding regions, virtually ignoring the other 98 percent - a vast universe of non-coding...

Infectious Diseases (95)

Identifying Unusual kind Of Cells That Are Critical To Norovirus Infections

Apr 19, 2018 12:00 pm

Norovirus is famous for turning cruises into nightmares for vacationers. The virus is highly contagious and is also commonly found in schools, nursing homes, and other places with dense groups of peop...

Bacterial strategy To Survive Antibiotics Attacks

Apr 19, 2018 10:00 am

Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, are one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics in the world. Though they've been in use since the 1940s, scientists still don't fully und...

Increasing Rate Of Whooping Cough New Cases

Apr 19, 2018 9:00 am

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is back, and it’s at least partly because individuals who were vaccinated in the early days of the whooping cough vaccine - the 1930s, 40s, and 50s - are losing the...

Infertility (23)

Male Birth Control Pill

Apr 12, 2018 10:00 am

The birth control pill was a boon to women when it was introduced because it meant that family planning could be handled by those it impacts most, women. For decades there have been some studies and r...

Pain Reliever That Could Have an Impact On Testosterone Levels & Male Fertility

Feb 19, 2018 12:00 pm

Ibuprofen, sold under trade names like Advil and Motrin, is a common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that many people use to soothe aching muscles, reduce swelling from injuries and treat...

Primitive Human Eggs Matured in The Lab For The First Time

Feb 12, 2018 11:00 am

D. Phillips/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY By Jessica Hamzelou Human eggs have been matured from their most primitive state to full development in the lab for the first time. The resulting eggs are ready t...

Microbiology (152)

Bacterial strategy To Survive Antibiotics Attacks

Apr 19, 2018 10:00 am

Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, are one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics in the world. Though they've been in use since the 1940s, scientists still don't fully und...

A Faster Diagnostic Test for Lyme Disease

Apr 15, 2018 9:00 am

Diagnostic tests for Lyme disease, or Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) can take up to a week, but patients affected need antibiotics as soon as possible to prevent the risk of life-long symptoms. A new tes...

A New Antibacterial Agent From Unexpected Source To Fight Drug Resistance

Apr 9, 2018 10:00 am

Molecular Biochemistry (356)

Scientists Fix Genetic Risk Factor For Alzheimer's Disease In Human Brain Cells

Apr 24, 2018 11:00 am

Using human brain cells, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes discovered the cause of—and a potential solution for—the primary genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, a gene cal...

How Fat Tissue Shunts Energy To Tumors?

Apr 22, 2018 10:00 am

Toward Better Anti-psychotic Drugs

Mar 25, 2018 10:00 am

Around 1.6 percent of adults take antipsychotic medication, according to one study, but their mode of efficacy is not well understood. Individuals with conditions like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,...

Molecular Pharmacology (151)

Male Birth Control Pill

Apr 12, 2018 10:00 am

New Immunotherapy For Cancer That Can Eliminates tumors in mice

Mar 19, 2018 4:00 pm

Activating T cells in tumors eliminated even distant metastases in mice, Stanford researchers found. Lymphoma patients are being recruited to test the technique in a clinical trial. Injecting minut...

Cannabis To Stop Seizures Of Epilepsy

Mar 19, 2018 1:00 pm

For the first time, a form of medicinal cannabis has been shown to reduce—and even stop—seizures in some children with a severe form of epilepsy. The children suffer from Dravet syndrom...

Mycology (5)

CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Could Correct 3,000 Mutations Causing Muscular Dystrophy

Mar 8, 2018 11:00 am

Scientists have developed a CRISPR gene-editing technique that can potentially correct a majority of the 3,000 mutations that cause Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by making a single cut at strategi...

New Genes in The Big human Microbiome Family

Nov 25, 2017 5:00 pm

A new study of the human microbiome -- the trillions of microbial organisms that live on and within our bodies -- has uncovered millions of previously unknown genes from microbial communities in the h...

Planned Clinical Trials for a New Gene Therapy That Can Save Children's Lives

May 31, 2017 11:00 am

Approximately 250 babies are born in the U.S. each year with Type 1 SMA. Another 5,000 children have a Type 2 SMA, a milder form of the disease that Avexis would also like to target with its gene ther...

Nanotechnology (46)

Ultrasound‐Powered Nanomotors Facilitate Intracellular Delivery Of a Functional Cas9/sgRNA Complex

Mar 29, 2018 2:00 pm

In cancer research, the "Cas-9-sgRNA" complex is an effective genomic editing tool, but its delivery across the cell membrane to the target (tumor) genome has not yet been satisfactorily sol...

Trojan Horse Designed to Fight Cancer by Targeting Tumor Vessels

Feb 18, 2018 9:00 am

In a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University (ASU) scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), of the Chinese Aca...

New Approach Involving Gold Nanoparticles To Improve Gene Editing

Feb 3, 2018 5:00 pm

Gene editing is one of the hottest topics in cancer research. A Chinese research team has now developed a gold-nanoparticle-based multifunctional vehicle to transport the "gene scissors" to ...

Neurology (559)

Breaching Blood-Brain Barrier and Promising Gene Therapy For CNS Disorders

Apr 25, 2018 10:00 am

Where Does Schizophrenia Begins?

Apr 25, 2018 9:00 am

Scientists Fix Genetic Risk Factor For Alzheimer's Disease In Human Brain Cells

Apr 24, 2018 11:00 am

Using human brain cells, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes discovered the cause of—and a potential solution for—the primary genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, a gene cal...

Nutrition (108)

Bananas - Perfect Workout Food

Apr 23, 2018 12:00 pm

A new study by scientists at Appalachia State University and the Dole Nutrition Institute suggests that eating a banana is as good as a sports drink after a workout. By looking at metabolites, the res...

Surprising Discovery: Sweet Tooth Gene Connected With Less Body Fat

Apr 23, 2018 10:00 am

Protein From Plant Origin Is Heart Smart

Apr 15, 2018 12:00 pm

The key to understanding heart health incorporates more than just measuring and evaluating dietary fat. A new study from the Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center, involving more than...

Obesity (84)

Genes Effects On Fat Distribution In Women

Apr 25, 2018 1:00 pm

Surprising Discovery: Sweet Tooth Gene Connected With Less Body Fat

Apr 23, 2018 10:00 am

How Fat Tissue Shunts Energy To Tumors?

Apr 22, 2018 10:00 am

Ophthalmology (33)

Gene Modification Of Corneal Transplant To Prevent The Immune Reaction And Rejection

Apr 17, 2018 1:00 pm

Super Rare Autoimmune Disease

Mar 5, 2018 1:00 pm

It looks like a costume contact lens for Halloween — an eerie white ring in a woman's eye. But this unusual eye problem was the result of a rare autoimmune condition, according to a new repo...

Thin Cornea Could Be a Potential Risk of Developing Glaucoma

Feb 8, 2018 2:00 pm

Genetic studies in mice point to a protein called POU6F2, which can modulate corneal thickness, as a possible risk factor for glaucoma in humans, report Eldon Geisert of Emory University, and colleagu...

Organizations / Institutions (77)

Jordanian Society For Genetic Engineers

Apr 21, 2018 1:00 pm

A meeting was held yesterday at the Parliamentary Health Council headed by Dr. Ibrahim Al-Badour in the presence of representatives of the Jordanian Society for Genetic Engineers and Ministry...

FDA Approves a No Prescription DNA Testing for Breast Cancer Risk

Apr 1, 2018 10:00 am

Most people must have heard or used the 23andMe company for its ancestry genetic testing, but now it is going into off the shelf clinical diagnostic service. Recently, FDA approved company's kit f...

The National Bone Tumor Program in The Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon

Mar 28, 2018 10:00 am

The Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL) is comprised two facilities where patients undergo treatment: an outpatient facility and an inpatient one. The CCCL outpatient facility welcomes da...

Osteology (20)

Metastatic Cancer Cells Modify Bone Remodeling With Small RNA Secretion In Bone Metastasis

Mar 29, 2018 10:00 am

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men worldwide. In nearly three out of four patients the cancer causes metastasis, leaving the original site of the tumor and spreading to distant s...

The Transcription factors That Protect Against Cartilage Aging & Osteoarthritis.

Feb 28, 2018 10:00 am

More than 30 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis making it one of the most common age-related diseases. Now, a study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) explains why the...

a World With NO Arthritis

Feb 15, 2018 12:00 pm

There may come a time when people won’t require surgery to replace their joints. One researcher, Denis Evseenko, MD, Ph.D., a scientist at Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern C...

Otolaryngology (4)

New Technique That Will Force The Centromere To Give Up Its Secrets

Dec 11, 2017 3:00 pm

A new technique may force the centromere -- the mysterious stretch of DNA in the center of every chromosome -- to give up its secrets at last. The first test of the approach has yielded clues about th...

How Sleep Apnea Can Be a Risk Factor for Diabetes?

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Sleep apnea, left untreated for even a few days, can increase blood sugar and fat levels, stress hormones and blood pressure, according to a new study of sleeping subjects. This research adds further ...

Sensory cell regeneration, the new path in treating hearing loss.

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In an apparent first, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have used genetic manipulation to regenerate auditory hair cells in adult mice. The research marks a possible advance in t...

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Safe & Efficient Anticoagulant Derived From Mosquito

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Scientists are learning how to exploit the anti-clotting abilities of molecules in mosquito saliva and use them to create new treatments for disorders like stroke or deep vein thrombosis. Mosquitos an...

The Antibacterial That Vanquish Malaria Parasites

Mar 28, 2018 4:00 pm

An anti-bacterial chemical used in toiletries, triclosan, has been found to interfere with two genes in the malaria parasite during essential parts of their life cycle in humans. The research, by scie...

Using CRISPR Technique To Make Mosquitoes Resistant To Malaria Parasite

Mar 17, 2018 11:00 am

Deleting a single gene from mosquitoes can make them highly resistant to the malaria parasite and thus much less likely to transmit the parasite to humans, according to a new paper from scientists at ...

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New Drug Wins FDA Designation For Treating Any Cancer Type With Fusion Gene

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Research published in The Lancet Oncology explains how the drug Larotrectinib can treat cancer cells that have a specific fusion of two genes. Larotrectinib received FDA designation and can treat any ...

The Mutation That Causes Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy

Apr 2, 2018 1:00 pm

Researchers have discovered a "missing mutation" in severe infant epilepsy—long-suspected genetic changes that might trigger overactive, brain-damaging electrical signaling leading to ...

The National Bone Tumor Program in The Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon

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The Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL) is comprised two facilities where patients undergo treatment: an outpatient facility and an inpatient one. The CCCL outpatient facility welcomes da...

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New Way To Test Millions Of Candidate Drugs At Once

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Searching for new drugs is like fishing in the dark: the prospect of catching something is very uncertain, and it requires patience, skill and – of course – money. ETH researchers led by D...

Medical Marijuana Can Reduce Pain Without Adverse Side Effects

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Israel has legalized marijuana for medicinal uses and has some of the highest rates of cannabis usage in the world, enabling researchers to do many large-scale studies about the impact of the drug. A ...

New Target For Treating Major Depressive Disorder

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Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a new target for treating major depressive disorder, a disease that affects more than 16 million American adul...

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Picture a scene in which a cap with electrode sensors is fitted on to a person's scalp, connected to an electroencephalogram (EEG) scanner and activity from the person's brain can be recorded,...

Improving The Work Of PET Scan

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Scientists are improving the way PET scans work to detect diseases as early as possible with a new imaging agent. Focusing on PET scans used to detect neurological diseases, researchers from a new stu...

New Technique To Observe The Brain Cells " Astrocytes" In Real Time

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Astrocytes are a special type of brain cell; shaped like stars, they are thought to have a critical role in the development of several neurological diseases including Alzheimer’s, Huntington &rs...

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Cancer Pen Help Doctors Ensures There is No Cancer Leftovers!

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How protein interactions drive cellular death

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Researchers at the Universities of Tübingen and Konstanz, the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, the Max Planck Institute of Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, and the German Cancer Research Centers ha...

Scientists Design A Protein From Scratch To Understand More About Proteins' Structures

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The Tantalising Relationship Between Obesity & Asthma

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A free online kidney atlas built by USC researchers empowers stem cell scientists everywhere to generate more human-like tiny kidneys for testing new drugs and creating renal replacement therapies. &...

Liver Cells Repair Itself By Expressing Telomerase Enzyme

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Searching For The Perfect Antibiotic

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Four dementia scientists have shared this year's 1m Euro brain prize for pivotal work that has changed our understanding of Alzheimer's disease. Profs John Hardy, Bart De Strooper, Michel G...

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The Path to The Genetic Code May Have Depended on Cationic Amino Acids

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Study Reveals Genetic Basis of Quantitative Traits & Diseases in Japanese Population

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Medication For Alcohol Quitting That Works Most With Smokers !!

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Identification Of Six Genes Associated With Type I Diabetes In a Prospective study

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