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Scientists discover a small molecule that halts kidney disease progression
A team of researchers set out to discover the disease pathways of a rare genetic kidney disease and found a compound that stops the disease in its tracks.
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Healthy mitochondria may prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists have provided a therapeutic approach to slow down the progression of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease...
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FUNDC1 protein in cardiac muscle cells linked to heart failure
Reducing a protein found in the mitochondria of cardiac muscle cells initiates cardiac dysfunction and heart failure...
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New Alzheimer’s animal model more closely mimics human disease
Researchers have found that amyloid-? facilitates the interaction between the plaques and abnormal tau.
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GDF6 gene associated with metastatic melanoma
Researchers have revealed a protein active during early embryo development called GDF6 plays a primary role in metastatic melanoma...
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Protein associated with ALS points to possible targets for therapeutic intervention
Scientists may have found possible targets for therapeutic interventions in the fight against Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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Scientists visualise structure of key DNA repair component
The ATR protein has been imaged at ‘near-atomic resolution’, providing greater insight into its activation in DNA repair.
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Lung tumours communicate with bones to progress disease
Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified how a type of lung cancer co-opts a portion of the immune system via bone marrow to increase tumour progression.
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Scientists make key development in understanding type-2 diabetes mechanism
Scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have deciphered the mechanisms that link obesity with type-2 diabetes at the cellular level, thus explaining the reasons behind an association that is already well known.
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RT-QuIC testing detects prion protein in the skin of CJD patients
Scientists have detected abnormal prion protein in the skin of patients that have died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease...
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AFM-CRISPR technique used to map DNA mutations
Nanomapping technology may transform the way disease-causing genetic mutations are diagnosed and discovered...
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Reducing TIA1 improves nerve cell health in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have described a unique model for the biology of Alzheimer's disease which may lead to an entirely novel approach for treating the disease...
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CXCL5 protein may protect against coronary artery disease
Researchers have identified a possible genetic basis for coronary artery disease...
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Proteome of the human heart mapped for the first time
Researchers have compiled an atlas of the heart to identify differences between healthy and diseased cells...
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SORLA protein protects against Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have identified a new protective function for a brain protein genetically linked to Alzheimer's...
