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Cheaper, more effective treatment of type 1 Gaucher disease possible

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that new disease pathways involving more than one cell type leads to Type 1 Gaucher disease, a rare genetic disorder in which fatty substances called glycosphingolipids ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists shed light on potential treatment for Gaucher's disease

In findings that advance scientists' understanding of a whole class of inherited disorders, a team from The Scripps Research Institute has shed light on a mechanism that enables a potential treatment for Gaucher's disease ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study conclusively ties rare disease gene to Parkinson's

An international team led by a National Institutes of Health researcher has found that carriers of a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease face a risk of developing Parkinson's disease more than five times greater ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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New method of bacterial cell engineering can produce better, cheaper drug therapies

(PhysOrg.com) -- Escherichia coli – a bacteria considered the food safety bane of restaurateurs, grocers and consumers – is a friend. Cornell University biomolecular engineers have learned to use ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Biochemists develop promising new treatment direction for rare metabolic diseases

A research team led by biochemist Scott Garman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a key interaction at the heart of a promising new treatment for a rare childhood metabolic disorder ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A possible fix for misfolding proteins

(PhysOrg.com) -- Troubled proteins in need of rescue may someday have a champion in a common drug used to treat high blood pressure.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study provides first link between 2 major Parkinson's genes

As Parkinson's Awareness Month gets underway, a Canadian-led international study is providing important new insight into Parkinson's disease and paving the way for new avenues for clinical trials. The study, led by Dr. Michael ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sanofi-Aventis to buy Genzyme for $20.1 bln cash

(AP) -- French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis SA has agreed to buy Genzyme Corp. in a sweetened all-cash $20.1 billion deal that ends months of corporate haggling and positions Sanofi at the forefront of the market ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Phase II study of an oral therapy for Gaucher disease yields positive results

Gaucher disease, a rare enzyme deficiency disorder, is one of many conditions with few approved treatment options for patients. In a study published online today in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, resear ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study of alcohol reaction may revolutionize drug development

(PhysOrg.com) -- Enzyme malfunctions are at the root of many serious health problems, but rarely do scientists come up with a way to repair them.

Biology / Other

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hunting newborn tests for super-rare gene diseases

(AP) -- At his first birthday, John Klor couldn't sit up on his own. A few months later, he was cruising like any healthy toddler - thanks to a special diet that's treating the North Carolina boy's mysterious ...

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created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists use blood-brain barrier as therapy delivery system

The blood brain barrier is generally considered an obstacle to delivering therapies from the bloodstream to the brain. However, University of Iowa researchers have discovered a way to turn the blood vessels ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Generic versions of biologic medications are coming

The days of market exclusivity could soon come to an end for the biotech industry if Congress moves forward with plans to allow generic biologics on the U.S. market.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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