Immune cell reprogramming fights melanoma
November 1, 2022 -- University of Bristol researchers have found that reprogramming immune cells to kill off cancer cells works against melanoma -- an otherwise hard to treat skin cancer. Read More
NIH scientists reveal workings of Stargardt disease
October 31, 2022 -- National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have a new understanding of Stargardt disease, a rare disorder that causes progressive loss of central and night vision. The discovery suggests a therapeutic pathway to treat the disease, which may help lead to gene therapy. Read More
Researchers learn why Huntington's disease turns on with age
October 31, 2022 -- Washington University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that when Huntington's disease patients age the fatal neurological disorder gradually impairs autophagy and the buildup of waste in a specific kind of neuron that leads to cell death. Read More
Monoclonal antibodies that target Epstein-Barr virus block infection
October 31, 2022 -- A panel of investigational monoclonal antibodies targeting different Epstein-Barr virus sites were found to block infection when tested both on human cells and in mice. Read More
Advanced nanoparticles help fight difficult cancers
October 28, 2022 -- University of Chicago researchers are using tiny molecules called advanced nanoparticles to deliver compounds that suppress tumor growth and metastasis. The study, published October 26 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, holds promise for treating difficult cancers. Read More
Key molecule may block nerve loss in neurodegenerative diseases: studies
October 28, 2022 -- Researchers investigate neurodegenerative disease treatments to target sterile alpha and TIR motif containing 1 (SARM1) -- a molecule that serves as chief executioner of axons that wire the nervous system -- with the potential to block nerve loss. Read More
NIH grant to fund early Alzheimer's detection
October 28, 2022 -- A $1.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will help Penn State-led researchers explore the development of a machine-learning system to detect Alzheimer's disease as early and as non-invasively as possible. Read More
'Ferry' bacteria cross the bloodstream, infiltrate tumor tissue
October 27, 2022 -- Researchers in Switzerland have successfully controlled certain bacteria to act as "ferries" that cross the bloodstream and infiltrate tumor tissue to treat cancer. Read More
UVA gets $3.6M grant to study Crohn's disease
October 27, 2022 -- The National Institutes of Health has awarded University of Virginia (UVA) Children's Hospital a $3.6 million grant to better understand and treat Crohn's disease. Read More
Radioactive implant dissolves pancreatic cancer tumors in mice
October 24, 2022 -- Duke University researchers have developed a radioactive tumor implant which, in conjunction with chemotherapy, effectively treats pancreatic cancer in mice. Read More
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