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Researchers use drug-radiation combo to eradicate lung cancer
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have eliminated non-small cell lung (NSCL) cancer in mice by using an investigative drug called BEZ235 in combination with low-dose radiation.
Cell pathway on overdrive prevents cancer response to dietary restriction
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Whitehead Institute researchers have pinpointed a cellular pathway that determines whether cancerous tumors respond to dietary restriction during their development.
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New study finds possible clues to epilepsy, autism
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Rice University researchers have found a potential clue to the roots of epilepsy, autism, schizophrenia and other neurological disorders.
Combining targeted therapy drugs may treat previously resistant tumors
Nov 30, 2008 |
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A team of cancer researchers from several Boston academic medical centers has discovered a potential treatment for a group of tumors that have resisted previous targeted therapy approaches.
Novel enzyme inhibitor paves way for new cancer drug
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May 16, 2008 |
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Combining natural organic atoms with metal complexes, scientists at The Wistar Institute have developed a new type of enzyme inhibitor capable of blocking a biochemical pathway that plays a key role in cancer development.
Scientists move closer to developing a new class of asthma and allergy drugs
Feb 15, 2008 |
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A team of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funded scientists has moved a step closer to developing a new class of effective asthma and allergy drugs. With new research published today in The Jo ...
Suppressing a gene in mice prevents heart from aging, preserves its function
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists prevented age-related changes in the hearts of mice and preserved heart function by suppressing a form of the PI3K gene, in a study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Genetic approach provides new insight into trastuzumab resistance in breast cancer
Oct 15, 2007 |
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A new study provides important insight into the mechanisms involved in resistance to treatment of breast cancer patients with trastuzumab (Herceptin). The research, published by Cell Press in the October issue of the journal ...
How an Atkins-like diet can treat epilepsy: Leptin attenuates rodent seizure severity
Dec 21, 2007 |
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Not all individuals who have epilepsy respond to traditional treatments and these individuals are said to have medically refractory epilepsy. Strict use of a ketogenic diet high in fats and extremely low in carbohydrates ...
A potent and selective anti-tumor agent on human gastric cancer
Jun 29, 2009 |
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A research article to be published on June 21, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team led by Professor Yan Li from Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University studied the gr ...
The key to survival and virulence for a fungal pathogen is autophagy
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Autophagy is a process whereby cells recycle material during stress situations, such as when nutrients are scarce. Some cells also use this process as an immune defense mechanism to eliminate pathogens. However, new data, ...
Anti-parasite drug may provide new way to attack HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 31, 2008 |
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A drug already used to treat parasitic infections, and once looked at for cancer, also attacks the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a new and powerful way, according to research published today online in the open access ...
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