News tagged with diphtheria toxin
A reductionist approach to HIV research
A major obstacle to HIV research is the virus's exquisite specialisation for its human host - meaning that scientists' traditional tools, like the humble lab mouse, can deliver only limited information. Now, a team of researchers ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Nanoparticles for gene therapy improve
(PhysOrg.com) -- About five years ago, Professor Janet Sawicki at the Lankenau Institute in Pennsylvania read an article about nanoparticles developed by MIT's Robert Langer for gene therapy, the insertion ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 06, 2009 |
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New vaccine shows promise for COPD patients at risk for pneumonia
A new vaccine against pneumonia may offer better protection from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients than the currently accepted vaccine, according to recent research that will be published in the September ...
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Nanoparticle-delivered 'suicide' genes slowed ovarian tumor growth (w/ Video)
Nanoparticle delivery of diphtheria toxin-encoding DNA selectively expressed in ovarian cancer cells reduced the burden of ovarian tumors in mice, and researchers expect this therapy could be tested in humans within 18 to ...
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Dendritic cells in liver protect against acetaminophen toxicity
NYU School of Medicine researchers have discovered that dendritic cells in the liver have a protective role against the toxicity of acetaminophen, the widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer for adults ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Giving tumor vaccines a proper introduction
Given how effectively the immune system can eliminate foreign threats such bacteria and viruses, hopes are high for the development of strategies that might turn these same defense mechanisms against cancerous ...
Apr 08, 2011 |
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New model will open immune cell's secrets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Five decades after the discovery of a rare but potentially pivotal immune cell, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a way to eliminate it in mice.
Dec 23, 2010 |
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New low-cost method to deliver vaccine shows promise
Researchers have developed a promising new approach to vaccination for rotavirus, a common cause of severe diarrheal disease that is responsible for approximately 500,000 deaths among children in the developing ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Cholesterol-lowering drug shows promise against serious infections in sickle cell disease
New research suggests a family of widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs might help protect individuals from serious illness following bacterial infection, including the pneumococcal infections that pose a deadly threat to ...
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Team finds link between stomach-cancer bug and cancer-promoting factor
Researchers report that Helicobacter pylori, the only bacterium known to survive in the harsh environment of the human stomach, directly activates an enzyme in host cells that has been associated with severa ...
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whitehead researchers have developed a new approach for genetics in human cells and used this technique to identify specific genes and proteins required for pathogens.
Nov 26, 2009 |
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Modified gene targets cancer cells a thousand times more often than healthy cells
Researchers at the University of Rochester have designed a gene that produces a thousand times more protein in cancer cells than in healthy cells.
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Killing 'angry' immune cells in fat could fight diabetes
By killing off "angry" immune cells that take up residence in obese fat and muscle tissue, researchers have shown that they can rapidly reverse insulin resistance in obese mice. The findings reported in the October Cell Me ...
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Oct 07, 2008 |
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Scientists deliver toxic genes to effectively kill pancreatic cancer cells
A research team, led by investigators at the Department of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, has achieved a substantial "kill" of pancreatic cancer ...
Sep 23, 2008 |
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