Molecule produced by UCLA chemists drove international research collaboration
A synthetic version of a rare toxin produced by a sea creature appears to hold promise for treating many different types of cancer while minimizing the harmful side effects of widely used chemotherapy drugs. (more…)
Now that scientists understand what triggers key steps in the immune response to menacing fungi such as Candida albicans, they hope to develop ways to make it work better.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Every year, fungal infections threaten thousands of patients — from those with depressed immune systems to others who have had surgeries or devices such as catheters implanted. Moreover, some anti-fungal medications are beginning to lose their power. (more…)
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a method that stops allergic reactions by removing a key receptor from mast cells and basophils. Their work has implications for the treatment of skin allergies and asthma. (more…)
Menthol improves the taste of nicotine in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products and may help people develop and maintain their smoking and chewing habits, according to a new study by the Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS). (more…)
ChemikerInnen der Universität Wien analysieren Krankheitsmechanismen beim Melanom
Die Krebstherapie beim Melanom hat in den letzten Jahren große Fortschritte gemacht. Dennoch kommt es immer wieder zur Ausbildung von Resistenzen, die zu einer fatalen Eskalation der Krankheit und letztlich zum Tod führen können. Dem Chemiker Christopher Gerner von der Universität Wien ist es durch die Analyse von Serumproben gelungen, Blutplättchen als wichtige Akteure in der Eskalation des Melanoms zu identifizieren. Die aktuellen Erkenntnisse wurden im amerikanischen Fachjournal “Molecular Cellular Proteomics” publiziert.
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Researchers in Japan, Hong Kong and U.S. launch crowdsourced research effort using IBM’s World Community Grid
TOKYO, Japan; HONG KONG, China & HARTFORD, United States – 31 Jan 2017: Medical researchers and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are asking for the public’s help in finding prospective treatments for childhood cancers. (more…)
A new technique that allowed researchers to analyze genetic material from serum samples of HIV patients taken before AIDS was known provides a glimpse into the beginnings of the epidemic.
Researchers at the University of Arizona and the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have reconstructed the origins of the AIDS pandemic in unprecedented detail. (more…)
Most recovery survivors I talk to can tell me the exact moment they decided to seek treatment. For some, it’s a small push; for others, it’s a shove. The majority of these people have similar storylines, though everyone’s experience is unique. It’s true that a lot of people require multiple attempts at sobriety before it sticks, but ultimately everyone reaches a moment when they realize they’re truly in a life or death situation. (more…)
