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Research findings show how flawed transport gene contributes to autism

Researchers say it's clear that some cases of autism are hereditary, but have struggled to draw direct links between the condition and particular genes. Now a team at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has devised a process for connecting a suspect gene to its function in autism.

1 Oct 2013

Life-prolonging effect of vitamin niacin demonstrated in roundworms

Who would not want to live a long and healthy life? A freely available food supplement could help in this respect, scientists from ETH Zurich have demonstrated in roundworms. Vitamin B3 - also known as niacin - and its metabolite nicotinamide in the worms' diet caused them to live for about one tenth longer than usual.

1 Oct 2013

Cost-effective line of bagged, sterile dehydrated culture media to be showcased by Lab M at Medica 2013

For microbiology culture media specialist Lab M, Medica 2013 will see the international debut of µPREP™ - a brand new cost-effective line of bagged, sterile dehydrated culture media that is designed for fast, efficient and convenient reconstitution.

1 Oct 2013

Scientists move closer to growing therapeutic brain cells in laboratory

Bethesda, MD-A group of really brainy scientists have moved closer to growing "therapeutic" brain cells in the laboratory that can be re-integrated back into patients' brains to treat a wide range of neurological conditions.

1 Oct 2013

Discovery paves way for new therapeutic strategies to protect heart health of diabetes patients

UC Davis Health System researchers have identified for the first time a biological pathway that is activated when blood sugar levels are abnormally high and causes irregular heartbeats, a condition known as cardiac arrhythmia that is linked with heart failure and sudden cardiac death.

1 Oct 2013

Pitt scientists open door to potential research into cures for Parkinson's disease

A mix of serendipity and dogged laboratory work allowed a diverse team of University of Pittsburgh scientists to report in the Oct. 1 issue of Nature Cell Biology that they had solved the mystery of a basic biological function essential to cellular health.

1 Oct 2013

UCSB study demonstrates new tool to resolve structure of membrane proteins

Membrane proteins are responsible for transporting chemicals and messages between a cell and its environment. But determining their structure has proved challenging for scientists. A study by UC Santa Barbara's Han Research Group demonstrates a new tool to resolve the structure of membrane-embedded and membrane-associating proteins using the water dynamics gradient they found across and above the lipid bilayer as a unique ruler.

1 Oct 2013

Research reveals significant role of Axl receptor in progression, therapeutic resistance of AML

BerGenBio AS, an oncology biopharmaceutical company, announces that a paper entitled "Axl, a prognostic and therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia mediates paracrine cross-talk of leukemia cells with bone marrow stroma" by Ben-Batalla et al., has been published in Blood, the most cited peer-reviewed research journal in the field of hematology.

1 Oct 2013

Standoff between a mutated gene and normal counterpart keeps certain cancer cells alive

What keeps leukemia cells alive almost forever, able to continue dividing endlessly and aggressively? New research at the Weizmann Institute suggests that, in around a quarter of all leukemias, the cancer cells rely on an internal "balance of terror" to keep going.

1 Oct 2013

Insulin interaction map could lead to new therapeutic targets for type 2 diabetes

A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has created the first comprehensive roadmap of the protein interactions that enable cells in the pancreas to produce, store and secrete the hormone insulin. The finding makes possible a deeper scientific understanding of the insulin secretion process—and how it fails in insulin disorders such as type 2 diabetes.

1 Oct 2013

Emotion regulation training enhances efficacy of inpatient cognitive behavioral therapy for MDD

A new psychotherapeutic ingredient, emotion regulation skills training, has been found to enhance standard cognitive behavior therapy for depression in a trial published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

1 Oct 2013

Study shows direct causative link between obesity and risk of pancreatic cancer in mice

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) have found that mice made obese by being given high-calorie, high-fat diets (HFCD) developed abnormally high numbers of lesions known as pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias (PanINs), which are known to be precursors to pancreas cancer.

1 Oct 2013

Shortage of zinc may contribute to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have made a discovery that, if replicated in humans, suggests a shortage of zinc may contribute to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, which have been linked to defective proteins clumping together in the brain.

1 Oct 2013

Unique DNA markings on certain genes may 'predict' risk of developing head and neck cancer

Unique DNA markings on certain genes may "predict" the risk of developing head and neck cancer, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.

1 Oct 2013

Biochemists discover promising vitamin D-based treatment that halts or reverse MS

A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is a hard lot. Patients typically get the diagnosis around age 30 after experiencing a series of neurological problems such as blurry vision, wobbly gait or a numb foot. From there, this neurodegenerative disease follows an unforgiving course.

1 Oct 2013

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Research findings show how flawed transport gene contributes to autism

Life-prolonging effect of vitamin niacin demonstrated in roundworms

Cost-effective line of bagged, sterile dehydrated culture media to be showcased by Lab M at Medica 2013

Scientists move closer to growing therapeutic brain cells in laboratory

Discovery paves way for new therapeutic strategies to protect heart health of diabetes patients

Pitt scientists open door to potential research into cures for Parkinson's disease

UCSB study demonstrates new tool to resolve structure of membrane proteins

Research reveals significant role of Axl receptor in progression, therapeutic resistance of AML

Standoff between a mutated gene and normal counterpart keeps certain cancer cells alive

Insulin interaction map could lead to new therapeutic targets for type 2 diabetes

Emotion regulation training enhances efficacy of inpatient cognitive behavioral therapy for MDD

Study shows direct causative link between obesity and risk of pancreatic cancer in mice

Shortage of zinc may contribute to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Unique DNA markings on certain genes may 'predict' risk of developing head and neck cancer

Biochemists discover promising vitamin D-based treatment that halts or reverse MS

Roadmap of protein interactions may lead to new therapeutic approaches for type 2 diabetes

IMSGC scientists identify 48 genetic variants influencing risk of developing MS

MD Anderson-developed aerosol triggers innate immunity to squelch infections

Mexican scientists reveal aflatoxins relationship with cervical and liver cancer in humans

Researchers discover how aspirin improves survival in patients with colon cancer

Considerations for taking ASO discovery programs into animal models

Neurofilament light as a translational biomarker

How can machine learning accelerate neuroscience behavior studies?

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