News tagged with biological therapy
Researchers discover the processes leading to acute myeloid leukemia
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered a molecular pathway that may explain how a particularly deadly form of cancer develops. The discovery may lead to new cancer therapies that reprogram cells instead ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Gold nanorods could improve radiation therapy of head and neck cancer
Radiation therapy is an important part of head and neck cancer therapy, but most head and neck tumors have a built-in mechanism that makes them resistant to radiation. As a result, oncologists have to deliver huge doses of ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 20, 2012 |
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New test spots early signs of mucopolysaccharidoses -- inherited metabolic disorders
A team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Zacharon Pharmaceuticals, have developed a simple, reliable test for identifying biomarkers for mucopolysaccharidoses ...
Jan 08, 2012 |
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Curry spice could offer treatment hope for tendinitis
(PhysOrg.com) -- A derivative of a common culinary spice found in Indian curries could offer a new treatment hope for sufferers of the painful condition tendinitis, an international team of researchers has shown.
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Singapore scientists discover how to control fate of stem cells
Scientists from the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), an institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), in collaboration with the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI), have discovered how ...
Jun 24, 2011 |
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A safer treatment could be realized for millions suffering from parasite infection
A safer and more effective treatment for 10 million people in developing countries who suffer from infections caused by trypanosome parasites could become a reality thanks to new research from Queen Mary, University of London ...
Apr 15, 2011 |
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Drug to fight tumors also fights the flu and possibly other viruses
Ever get a flu shot and still get the flu? If so, there's new hope for flu-free winters in the years to come thanks to a new discovery by researchers who found that a drug called DMXAA, originally developed as anti-tumor ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Blocking an oncogene in liver cancer could be potential therapy option
Scientists have found that a synthetic molecule they designed can block activation of a gene in liver cancer cells, halting a process that allows some of those cancer cells to survive chemotherapy.
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Powerful free radical causes lung damage from oxygen therapy
The most toxic free radical appears responsible for much of the lung damage that can result from oxygen therapy in the critically ill or injured, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Researchers define role of CEP290 in maintaining ciliary function
A new study in the September 6 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology helps define the role of an important ciliary protein, CEP290. The results could be applied toward targeted gene therapy in cilia-related diseases.
Sep 06, 2010 |
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Biologists find way to reduce stem cell loss during cancer treatment
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that could help to improve the health and well-being ...
Sep 05, 2010 |
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Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most difficult aspects of working at the nanoscale is actually seeing the object being worked on. Biological structures like viruses, which are smaller than the wavelength of light, ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 01, 2010 |
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PTSD: The serotonin system influences vulnerability and treatment
There is a great deal of interest in factors that contribute to the vulnerability to developing post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. One factor that appears to contribute to the heritable vulnerability to PTSD is a variation ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 17, 2010 |
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Estrogen protects against cardiovascular disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCD researchers led by Conway Fellow, Professor Therese Kinsella have shown that estrogen can protect against cardiovascular disease by impacting the levels of a key protein called prostacyclin ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Researchers can watch drug activity in a molecule (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Weill Cornell's Scott Blanchard has developed technology that can observe drug activity in a solitary molecule while in motion. The development may lead to newer, safer drug therapies.
Feb 17, 2010 |
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