News tagged with targeted therapies

Researchers discover one cause of cognitive decline in aging population

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that certain types of specializations on nerve cells called "spines" are depleted as a person ages, causing cognitive decline in the part of the brain that mediates ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Team cracks the atomic structure of a major cancer drug target

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland, have determined the crystal structure of the ligand binding domain of a ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Moving gene therapy forward with mobile DNA

Gene therapy is the introduction of genetic material into a patient's cells resulting in a cure or a therapeutic effect. In recent years, it has been shown that gene therapy is a promising technology to treat or even cure ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New clinical study probes how light fights psoriasis

Ultraviolet light is a proven treatment for psoriasis, one of humanity’s oldest known diseases. Sunshine can also beat back the chronic autoimmune disorder of the skin. But explaining light’s therapeutic effects ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3