News tagged with lysosomal storage disorder
Sleeping Beauty hooks up with herpes to fight brain disease
Neuroscientists have forged an unlikely molecular union as part of their fight against diseases of the brain and nervous system.
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Duke Studies New Approach in Fetal Transplants for Metabolic Disorders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers say a new development in cord blood transplants for inherited metabolic disorders may be curative for some babies who are treated while still in the womb.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 13, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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Researchers surprised by similar structures in Sanfilippo syndrome and Alzheimer's disease
Researchers seeking to understand the causes of a rare genetic lysosomal storage disease, Sanfilippo syndrome type B, were surprised to find protein aggregates, known as neurofibrillary tangles, that are usually ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 04, 2009 |
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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 ...
Dec 22, 2011 |
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Orchestrator of waste removal rescues cells that can't manage their trash
Just as we must take out the trash to keep our homes clean and safe, it is essential that our cells have mechanisms for dealing with wastes and worn-out proteins. When these processes are not working properly, unwanted debris ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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New marker found for Sanfilippo disease
Sanfilippo disease is a rare disorder caused by the failure of enzymes to break down specific kinds of complex carbohydrates, resulting in their accumulation in cells and often severe physical and neurological ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Research supports newborn screening and early treatment for rare genetic disorder, MPS I
In a study that supports the need for newborn screening and early treatment for a rare genetic disorder, researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) and ...
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Dec 01, 2010 |
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Simple blood test may diagnose deadly Niemann-Pick type C disease (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fatal genetic disorder that frequently takes years to diagnose may soon be detectable with a simple blood test, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 03, 2010 |
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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 ...
May 09, 2010 |
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Fetal surgery continues to advance
Repairing birth defects in the womb. Inserting a tiny laser into the mother's uterus to seal off an abnormal blood flow and save fetal twins. Advancing the science that may allow doctors to deliver cells or DNA to treat sickle ...
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Feb 16, 2010 |
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Researchers discover first genes for stuttering
Stuttering may be the result of a glitch in the day-to-day process by which cellular components in key regions of the brain are broken down and recycled, says a study in the Feb. 10 Online First issue of the New England Jo ...
Feb 10, 2010 |
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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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Jan 04, 2010 |
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Research reveals lipids' unexpected role in triggering death of brain cells
The lipid that accumulates in brain cells of individuals with an inherited enzyme disorder also drives the cell death that is a hallmark of the disease, according to new research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ...
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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