News tagged with drug response
Immunoproteasome crystal structure determined
Like a shredder, the immunoproteasome cuts down proteins into peptides that are subsequently presented on the cellular surface. The immune system can distinguish between self and nonself peptides and selectively ...
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Researchers use light to measure cancer cells' response to treatment
Many cancer therapies target specific proteins that proliferate on the outside of some cancer cells, but the therapies are imperfect and the cancer does not always respond. Since it is beneficial for doctors to know as soon ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Unraveling plant reactions to injury
Better understanding of plant defense systems, and the potential to generate stress-tolerant plants and even new malaria drugs, may all stem from the documentation of a molecular mechanism that plays a significant ...
May 27, 2011 |
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US approves second new hepatitis C drug
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Incivek to treat hepatitis C when taken along with the current two-drug regimen, marking the second such drug approval this month.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 23, 2011 |
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Study shows evolutionary adaptations can be reversed, but rarely
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution in 1859, scientists have wondered whether evolutionary adaptations can be reversed.
May 11, 2011 |
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Modern targeted drug plus old malaria pill serve a 1-2 punch in advanced cancer patients
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine may have found a way to turn an adaptive cellular response into a liability for cancer cells. When normal cells are starved for food, they chew up existing ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Thrill-seeking females work hard for their next fix
It seems that women become addicted to cocaine more easily than men and find it harder to give up. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Biology of Sex Differences reinforces this position by sho ...
Mar 11, 2011 |
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HIV clinical trial looks at potential benefits of treating recently-infected patients
For most people in high-income countries HIV is considered a chronic illness which can be managed with medication. But the virus still causes extensive damage to the immune system, and treatment with antiretrovirals ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Animal studies suggest new paths to treating depression
New animal research has identified factors, such as the stress response and immune system, that may play important roles in depression. Scientists have also found that the regulation of nerve cell signals influences depression ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Patient's whole genome reveals risk of diseases and adverse drug responses
Scientists at Stanford and Harvard Universities collaborated to assess the clinical usefulness of analyzing a patient's full genome for disease risks and unusual drug responses. The work brings closer to reality the concept ...
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Zebrafish behavior monitoring system could boost drug discovery (w/ Video)
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Harvard University have co-developed a system that captures on video and barcodes the behavioral responses of zebrafish to chemical compounds on a large scale. The approach ...
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Scientists Quantify Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has quantified the interaction of gold nanoparticles with important proteins found in human blood, an approach that should ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Second-line CML drugs evoke faster response than front-line therapy
Two medications approved as treatment for drug-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia continue to provide patients with quicker, better responses as a first treatment than the existing front-line drug, researchers at The University ...
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Parents encourage underage drinking
Half of Australian adults and 63 per cent of Australians on a higher income believe 15 to 17 year olds should be allowed to consume alcohol under parental supervision at home, according to the latest MBF Healthwatch survey.
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Clinical trials launched for treating most aggressive brain tumor with personalized cell vaccines
The University of Navarra Hospital (Spain) has launched a series of clinical trials in order to assess the efficacy of an immunotherapy treatment. This approach involves the application of personalised vaccines —produced ...
Nov 30, 2009 |
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