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The gut microbiota plays key role in diabetes treatment
A clearer picture of how the classic diabetes medication metformin works has emerged.
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SOPHiA AI unlocks power of exome sequencing for clinical diagnostics
SOPHiA AI demystifies the secrets of the exome, home to 85% of disease-causing genetic variants. Clinicians can now get highly accurate results to diagnose patients for rare hereditary disorders.
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Antibodies as ‘messengers’ in the nervous system
Antibodies are able to activate human nerve cells within milliseconds and hence modify their function.
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Wildlife conservation plans must consider Lyme disease risk
Lyme disease – an infection contracted from the bite of an infected tick– is an important emerging disease in the UK, and is increasing in incidence in people in the UK and large parts of Europe and North America.
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Skin cancer on the rise – diagnosis of two types has increased
New diagnoses for two types of skin cancer increased in recent years, according to a Mayo Clinic-led team of researchers.
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Assay of clotting ability accurately predicts need for transfusion in trauma patients
A new test of blood clot strength has the potential to identify patients who are most in need of a substantial blood transfusion.
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New genes identified in children linked to stress & bipolar disorder
Genetic alterations that can be modulated by stress have been identified in children at high risk for bipolar disorder, according to a new study...
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New method for early screening of colorectal cancer
A highly sensitive method that can detect even the earlier stages of colorectal cancer has been developed by researchers in Japan.
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Novel method to detect toxic effects of chemicals could reduce need for animal testing
Traditional toxicological investigations performed on animals (in vivo) are expensive, time-consuming and may cause animal suffering.
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Obesity behind surge in kidney cancers
Kidney cancer rates have increased by 40% over the last 10 years in the UK, and the rise is expected to continue. An estimated 20,000 kidney cancer cases have been caused by obesity over the last decade in England, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK.
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Biologic treatments for inflammatory bowel disease help heal the intestine
Although anti-inflammatory treatments are quite effective at reducing symptoms in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the mucosal lining of the intestine often remains ulcerated, and many patients still ultimately require surgery.
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JPND launches €23 million call for neurodegenerative disease research
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease are a global health, economic and social emergency.
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ESCMID-ASM to review antimicrobial development process
27 June 2016 | By European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
ESCMID and ASM are jointly organising a conference to help researchers accelerate the development of new antimicrobials for drug-resistant infections...
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Advanced techniques and applications of LC-MS in small molecule drug discovery
A key process in drug discovery is the ability to identify new drug candidates by screening chemical libraries of small molecules, natural products or extracts against a biological target and selecting lead compounds with desirable therapeutic effects. Medicinal chemistry has the challenging role of not only ensuring that the chemical…
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Proteogenomic breast cancer study provides insight into potential therapeutic targets
26 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have completed the first large-scale proteogenomic study of breast cancer, linking DNA mutations to protein signalling...