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EBV protein can ‘switch on’ risk genes for autoimmune diseases
EBV may trigger some cases of lupus, say NIH-supported researchers...
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Rare brain disease in children: Major breakthroughs in Rasmussen’s encephalitis
Chronic focal encephalitis is a rare and devastating inflammatory brain disease, researchers have proven that the disease attacks patients using their own immune system...
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FGF21 gene variant found to lower body fat
Researchers have found that a gene that makes humans eat more sugar can also lower body fat...
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An advance for precision medicine
Discovery allows scientists to index thousands of cells simultaneously, a 40-fold increase from the current method...
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Microscopic revelations point to new blood infection therapies
Study shows that immune cells actually cause dangerous blood vessel blockage, in their rush to contain deadly fungal sepsis...
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IPSE protein has potential to alleviate debilitating disease
Chemotherapy-induced hemorrhagic cystitis alleviated by a protein that parasites use to keep hosts alive...
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Lymphocytes armed to kill: how customised cell engineering advances immunotherapy
The immune system is now regarded as a powerful weapon in the war against cancer, and in the current era immune cells have become ‘living drugs’. This review article considers some of the key advances in immuno-oncology...
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Animal model of Huntington’s offers advantages for testing treatments
Using genetic engineering technology, a team of scientists have established an animal model of Huntington's disease...
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Nicotinic receptor research paves way for targeted dementia therapy
A new study which identifies how acetylcholine impacts learning and memory by acting at different receptors could prove significant in the drive to develop more targeted and effective therapies for dementia...
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Scientists identify genes that could develop therapies for EBV-related cancers
Researchers have identified two genes that are responsible for governing the replication of the Epstein-Barr virus, an infection that drives the growth of several types of cancer...
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Nine osteoarthritis genes discovered, paving way for new therapies
In the largest study of its kind, nine novel genes for osteoarthritis have been discovered...
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Expert view: Laboratory informatics software – the top challenges
A look back, and forward, at the key trends within laboratory informatics.
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Modified PIP protein differentiates between cancerous and non-cancerous cells
A discovery sheds light on how cancerous cells differ from healthy ones and could lead to the development of new strategies for therapeutic intervention for difficult-to-treat cancers...
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Adaptive Designs in Clinical Trials 2018
In its 10th year, the Adaptive Designs in Clinical Trials conference returns to central London in April 2018...
