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Discovery could reveal potential new drug options for malaria treatment

Malaria parasites that develop resistance to the most effective class of anti-malarial drugs may become susceptible to other treatments as a result. The discovery could reveal potential new drug options, which would be essential in the event of resistance to the best anti-malarials.

4 Jun 2013

Gene expression test measures risk of metastases in breast cancer patients

In Austria every year approx. 1,500 postmenopausal patients, that is, after the climacteric period, are affected by stage II breast cancer. This means that in these women tumour cells have already been found in the lymph nodes and that the risk of metastases appearing in the future course of the illness is significantly increased.

4 Jun 2013

Study brings researchers one step closer to personalized colorectal cancer treatment

MET protein levels correlate strongly with epithelial-mesenchymal transition phenotype, a treatment-resistant type of colorectal cancer and may be used as a surrogate biomarker, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

4 Jun 2013

New Genome Canada program launched

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced the launch of a new Genome Canada program designed to move genomics-based solutions from laboratories to the marketplace.

4 Jun 2013

Study: Neural reserve, neural compensation activated in highly educated prodromal Alzheimer's patients

Highly educated individuals with mild cognitive impairment that later progressed to Alzheimer's disease cope better with the disease than individuals with a lower level of education in the same situation, according to research published in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

4 Jun 2013

Researchers now one step closer to unlocking the nature of ALS

As the result of a major breakthrough by researchers at Northwestern University's School of Medicine, researchers studying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, are now one step closer to unlocking the nature of ALS.

4 Jun 2013

Weather may influence transmission of West Nile, chikungunya, and other viral disease

Urban epidemics resulting from viral diseases, such as West Nile fever and chikungunya fever, are transmitted by infected mosquitoes.

4 Jun 2013

People with narcolepsy have increased number of neurons that produce histamine

A new study provides surprising evidence that people with narcolepsy have an increased number of neurons that produce histamine, suggesting that histamine signaling may be a novel therapeutic target for this potentially disabling sleep disorder.

4 Jun 2013

Study supports role of skin sodium in blood pressure regulation

It's time to expand the models for blood pressure regulation, according to clinical pharmacologist Jens Titze, M.D. Titze and his colleagues have identified a new cast of cells and molecules that function in the skin to control sodium balance and blood pressure.

4 Jun 2013

Researchers identify a new mechanism that appears to suppress tumor growth

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at the University of Rochester Medical Center, have identified a new mechanism that appears to suppress tumor growth, opening the possibility of developing a new class of anti-cancer drugs.

4 Jun 2013

BACH2 gene may play a central role in the development of allergic and autoimmune diseases

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health, and their colleagues, have discovered that a gene called BACH2 may play a central role in the development of diverse allergic and autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, asthma, Crohn's disease, celiac disease, and type-1 diabetes.

4 Jun 2013

Altered function of neural circuitry contributes to bulimia and anorexia

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa -disorders characterized by extreme eating behavior and distorted body image - are among the deadliest of psychiatric disorders, with few proven effective treatments.

4 Jun 2013

Study: Blood vessels in retina may indicate brain health years before onset of dementia

The width of blood vessels in the retina, located at the back of the eye, may indicate brain health years before the onset of dementia and other deficits, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

4 Jun 2013

Study: Mutations in gene NTRK1 cause a subset of lung cancers

To the list of oncogenic drivers of lung cancer that includes ALK, EGFR, ROS1 and RET, results of a University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at ASCO 2013 show that mutations in the gene NTRK1 cause a subset of lung cancers.

4 Jun 2013

Scientists pinpoint genetic traits of cells that give rise to gliomas

A multi-institutional team of researchers have pinpointed the genetic traits of the cells that give rise to gliomas - the most common form of malignant brain cancer. The findings, which appear in the journal Cell Reports, provide scientists with rich new potential set of targets to treat the disease.

4 Jun 2013

Study provides important details for recently identified target in lung adenocarcinoma

In results presented at ASCO 2013, a University of Colorado Cancer Center study provides important details for a recently identified driver and target in lung adenocarcinoma: rearrangement of the gene RET.

4 Jun 2013

Researchers identify ways to inhibit function of key protein linked to stem cell-like behavior in CML

A research team led by the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore has identified ways to inhibit the function of a key protein linked to stem cell-like behavior in terminal-stage chronic myeloid leukemia, making it possible to develop drugs that may extend the survival of these patients.

4 Jun 2013

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Discovery could reveal potential new drug options for malaria treatment

Gene expression test measures risk of metastases in breast cancer patients

Study brings researchers one step closer to personalized colorectal cancer treatment

New Genome Canada program launched

Study: Neural reserve, neural compensation activated in highly educated prodromal Alzheimer's patients

Researchers now one step closer to unlocking the nature of ALS

Weather may influence transmission of West Nile, chikungunya, and other viral disease

People with narcolepsy have increased number of neurons that produce histamine

Study supports role of skin sodium in blood pressure regulation

Researchers identify a new mechanism that appears to suppress tumor growth

BACH2 gene may play a central role in the development of allergic and autoimmune diseases

Altered function of neural circuitry contributes to bulimia and anorexia

Study: Blood vessels in retina may indicate brain health years before onset of dementia

Study: Mutations in gene NTRK1 cause a subset of lung cancers

Scientists pinpoint genetic traits of cells that give rise to gliomas

Study provides important details for recently identified target in lung adenocarcinoma

Researchers identify ways to inhibit function of key protein linked to stem cell-like behavior in CML

African-American women carry inherited genetic mutations that increase their risk for breast cancer

Research lays foundation for genetic test to identify hip dysplasia in newborns

Research suggests medullary thymic epithelial cells may have evolved from cortical-thymic TECs

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