News tagged with translational
Ginseng -- nature's anti-inflammatory?
May 14, 2009 |
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Laboratory experiments have demonstrated the immunological effects of ginseng. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Translational Medicine have shown that the herb, much used in traditional Chines ...
New Target for Maintaining Healthy Blood Pressure Discovered
Apr 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In trying to understand the role of prostaglandins - a family of fatty compounds key to the cardiovascular system - in blood pressure maintenance, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania ...
Stem cells from fat tissue offer hope for MS treatment
Apr 24, 2009 |
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A preliminary study on the use of stem cells obtained from a patient's own adipose tissue in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has shown promising results. The three case studies, described in BioMed Central's open ...
New tool to speed cancer therapy approval available
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Although cancer remains a leading cause of death in America, it can take up to 12 years to bring a new anti-cancer agent before the FDA and the success rate for approval is only five to 10 percent. That means many research ...
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Scientists uncovered molecular machinery related to stem cell fate
Jun 26, 2009 |
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The Stowers Institute's Xie Lab has revealed how the BAM protein affects germline stem cell differentiation and how it is involved in regulating the quality of stem cells through intercellular competition. The work was published ...
Mutant host cell protein sequesters critical HIV-1 element
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified a new way to inhibit a molecule that is critical for HIV pathogenesis. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 16th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, presents a target for develo ...
Alcohol tolerance 'switch' found
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a genetic "switch" in fruit flies that plays an important role in making flies more tolerant to alcohol.
Treatment to improve degenerating muscle gains strength
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A study appearing in Science Translational Medicine puts scientists one step closer to clinical trials to test a gene delivery strategy to improve muscle mass and function in patients with certain degenerative muscle disord ...
New report describes types of research conducted at academic medical centers
Sep 01, 2009 |
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A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute for Health Policy gives the first detailed look at the types of research currently being conducted within U.S. academic medical centers - medical schools and ...
New target for heart failure therapy identified
Mar 16, 2009 |
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A novel signaling pathway plays a significant role in the production of aldosterone, a hormone that promotes heart failure after a myocardial infarction, according to a study conducted by Thomas Jefferson University researchers.
Researchers discover a new pathway that regulates inflammation
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Inflammation, the body's earliest response to damage or infection, can aid the healing process and trigger an immune response against invading pathogens. But inflammation gone awry can also undermine health, ...
New insight into an old reaction: Adenylylation regulates cell signaling
Apr 09, 2009 |
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A new study reveals the importance of adenylylation in the regulation of cell signaling from bacteria to higher organisms. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 10th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, provid ...
Researchers find possible way to block the spread of deadly brain tumors
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) may have found a way to stop the often-rapid spread of deadly brain tumors.
Veterinary oncologists advance cancer drugs for humans and pets
Apr 15, 2009 |
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As more pet owners are choosing to treat their pets' cancers through advanced medicine, veterinarians gain valuable knowledge about the progression and treatment of cancers in humans through pet trials of new drugs. To help ...
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