News tagged with disease pathogenesis
Researchers develop novel technique for early detection of misfolded protein
(Phys.org) -- University of Delaware assistant professor David W. Colby is co-author of a paper in the March 23 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry that suggests protein misfolding may occur early in th ...
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Researchers determine how Legionnaires' bacteria proliferate, cause disease
A University of Louisville scientist has determined for the first time how the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease manipulates our cells to generate the amino acids it needs to grow and cause infection and inflammation ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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New compound combats drug-resistant bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale scientists using bits of material from the human immune system have developed a compound that can neutralize or kill several varieties of drug-resistant and other dangerous bacteria. ...
Sep 27, 2011 |
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New laser could treat acne with telecom technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- A laser developed at the University of Michigan is designed to melt fat without burning surrounding tissue. It could potentially be used to treat acne, researchers say.
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Compound may provide drug therapy approach for Huntington's disease
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified compounds that appear to inhibit a signaling pathway in Huntington's disease, a finding that may eventually lead to a potential drug therapy to help slow the progression ...
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Blood biomarker associated with prevalence, severity of Alzheimer's, but not risk of development
Higher levels in blood of the protein clusterin, also known as apolipoprotein J, are significantly associated with the prevalence and severity of Alzheimer's disease, but not with the risk of onset of new disease, according ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Researchers find blood-brain barrier damaged by disease
A study into the effects of Sanfilippo Syndrome type B (MPS III B) has found that the barrier responsible for protecting the brain from the entry of harmful blood-borne substances is structurally and functionally damaged ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Chemist devises new method to quantify protein changes
A scientist from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has devised a new method of analyzing and quantifying changes in proteins that result from a common chemical process. The new findings could provide new ...
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Researchers discover potential genetic target for heart disease
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found a potential genetic target for heart disease, which could lead to therapies to prevent the development of the nation's No. 1 killer in its initial stages.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Getting off tract: Polyglutamine disease involves other regions of protein
Many genes code for proteins that have a "polyglutamine tract," several glutamine amino acid residues in a row. Nine inherited neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington's disease and spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Researchers discover how west nile virus survives in mosquitoes
(PhysOrg.com) -- West Nile virus tricks mosquitoes into producing a particular protein complex that allows it to survive and be transmitted, Yale researchers report in the Sept. 3 issue of the journal Cell.
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Neuron-damaging mechanism discovered in mouse model of inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
New research uncovers what may be a primary neuron-damaging insult that occurs in an inherited form of a devastating neurodegenerative disorder. The study, published by Cell Press in the August 26th issue of the journal Neuron, descri ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Biomarkers found for postmenopausal cardiovascular disease
Analysis of blood protein data from the Women's Health Initiative cohorts has revealed new biomarkers for stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD). Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Medicine found ...
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Vitamin D levels associated with Parkinson's disease risk
Individuals with higher levels of vitamin D appear to have a reduced risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Neurology.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Blocking inflammation in the brain: New therapeutic target for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a common and fatal motor neuron disease. It generates gradual and irreversible damage in the neurons that control movement. The cause of the disease ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 01, 2010 |
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