Scientists identify protein linked to chronic heart failure
Researchers in Japan have identified a receptor protein on the surface of heart cells that promotes chronic heart failure.
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Faulty immune cells may play role in alopecia and baldness
The new study suggests that defects in Tregs could be responsible for alopecia areata, a common autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss, and could potentially play a role in other forms of baldness, including male pattern baldness
Water forms chiral superstructure around DNA, reports group
Water is the most essential resource of life, but it's also something of a mystery due to its unique solvation characteristics - how things dissolve in it.
Antibody is effective against radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis
Radiation therapy is part of the treatment regimen for about two thirds of cancer patients today. Radiotherapy is well tolerated in most cases, but it can also lead to damage in healthy tissues that are also irradiated. One debilitating side effect is radiation-induced fibrosis. Fibrosis is a process of scarring…
Breakthrough in better understanding of acute myeloid leukaemia
A study led by the University of Birmingham has made a breakthrough in the understanding of how different genetic mutations cause acute myeloid leukaemia.
Making biological drugs with spider silk protein
Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have managed to synthesise lung surfactant, a drug used in the care of preterm babies, by mimicking the production of spider silk.
Flexible new method for early cancer diagnosis
Investments are now being made to roll out this innovation across healthcare and broaden the scope of the research in this field.
Blood marker can predict heart disease risk in type-2 diabetes patients
Measuring a blood marker, copeptin, can successfully predict the risk of heart attacks in people with type-2 diabetes.
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases share common crucial feature
A study has found that abnormal proteins found in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease all share a ability to cause damage...
Largest psoriasis meta-analysis to date yields new genetic clues
1-2% of the US population have psoriasis, an immune-mediated disease that causes red, patchy and scaly marks on the skin.
Blood test offers improved breast cancer detection tool to reduce use of breast biopsy
Study shows 'liquid biopsy' after abnormal mammogram and other imaging can help rule out breast cancer, reduce breast biopsy by up to 67% in women...
Cancer drug proves effective against common allergies
A cancer drug for patients with certain types of leukaemia and lymphoma can also prevent reactions to some of the most common airborne allergens, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study. The promising data from this pilot study could have greater implications for adults with food allergies.
Protective responses appear weaker in neural stem cells from HD patients
A multi-institutional team based at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has discovered how a potential treatment strategy for Huntington disease (HD) produces its effects, verified its action in human cells and identified a previously unknown deficit in neural stem cells from patients with HD.
The fungal microbiome contributes to alcohol-induced liver damage in mice
Alcoholism contributes to nearly half of liver cirrhosis-related deaths in the United States.
Antibodies as ‘messengers’ in the nervous system
Antibodies are able to activate human nerve cells within milliseconds and hence modify their function.
