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Drug developed for arthritis could be first to stop heart valve calcification
The first drug to treat calcification of heart valves may be one originally designed for rheumatoid arthritis.
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New leukaemia treatment outperforms standard chemotherapies
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) are working on a new treatment for an aggressive type of leukaemia that outperforms standard chemotherapies.
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Micro-gene protects the brain from developing epilepsy
A tiny microRNA has been shown to play a beneficial role in protecting the brain from epileptic seizures in specially engineered transgenic mice.
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Scientists identify protein linked to chronic heart failure
Researchers in Japan have identified a receptor protein on the surface of heart cells that promotes chronic heart failure.
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Flexible new method for early cancer diagnosis
Investments are now being made to roll out this innovation across healthcare and broaden the scope of the research in this field.
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Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases share common crucial feature
A study has found that abnormal proteins found in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease all share a ability to cause damage...
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Antibodies as ‘messengers’ in the nervous system
Antibodies are able to activate human nerve cells within milliseconds and hence modify their function.
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DFG €66 million funding for 15 new research training groups
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 15 new Research Training Groups to further support early research...
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Spread of tau protein measured in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients
In a new study researchers measured how deposits of the pathological protein tau spread through the brain over the course of Alzheimer’s disease.
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New targeted approach for epilepsy drug therapies
New research from the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with the Mario Negri Institute in Milan, has identified a protein that could help patients with epilepsy respond more positively to drug therapies.
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A new bioinformatics tool to decipher evolutionary biology
Understanding evolution is one of the cornerstones of biology - evolution is, in fact, the sole explanation for life's diversity on our planet. Based on the evolution of proteins, researchers may explain the emergence of new species and functions through genetic changes or how enzymes with novel functions might be…
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Scrib protein identified as a natural suppressor of liver cancer
A protein that typically helps keep cells organised and on task becomes a tumour suppressor in the face of liver cancer, scientists say.
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New angle of attack on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in its most severe form is incurable and fatal in early childhood, but now researchers are mounting a multi-pronged attack for patients and their families.
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Scientists uncover mechanism allowing bacteria to survive the human immune system
Researchers have uncovered molecular details of how pathogenic bacteria fight back against the human immune response to infection.
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Tuberculosis: Researchers uncover how bacteria burst our cells
Scientists unveil the complex molecular structure that causes lethal infections by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Their findings might have implications for potential therapies against antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis.
