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Medical Xpress / Digging into a decades-old hepatitis B mystery suggests a new potential treatment
In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish infection of liver cells, research led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), Weill Cornell ...
Medical Xpress / Massive data analysis advances understanding of how immunotherapy works
What factors influence the success or failure of immunotherapy treatment in patients with advanced bladder cancer? Why do only 20% of advanced bladder cancer cases respond to immunotherapy? These are the questions addressed ...
Medical Xpress / Study demonstrates the interaction between Zika virus and a neurotoxin in human brain development
In recent years, the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic that affected Brazil, particularly the Northeast region, has drawn attention due to cases of microcephaly and other congenital malformations, known as congenital Zika syndrome. ...
Medical Xpress / Promising results from first prenatal therapy for spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder set in motion before birth. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital led the first in utero treatment of SMA with the orally administered ...
Medical Xpress / Cryptic antigen identified as new immunotherapy target for ovarian cancer
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a new immunotherapy target, a cryptic antigen, that may be key in helping the immune system fight tumors in ovarian cancer. The study, published in Science Advances, could improve treatment ...
Medical Xpress / Novel computational tool for identifying synergistic drug combinations developed
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a powerful computational tool, named iDOMO, to improve the prediction of drug synergy and accelerate the development of combination therapies for complex ...
Medical Xpress / Study suggests new molecular strategy for treating fragile X syndrome
Building on more than two decades of research, a study by MIT neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory reports a new way to treat pathology and symptoms of fragile X syndrome, the most common genetically-caused ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden genetic causes of congenital heart disease identified
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect.
Medical Xpress / User-friendly portal links molecular and clinical data to boost metabolic disease research
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Helmholtz Munich, among others, have developed a user-friendly portal with comprehensive data on human adipose tissue. The portal offers researchers and clinicians an opportunity to ...
Medical Xpress / Consumption of fruit, coffee, chocolate and wine may reduce risk of metabolic syndrome by up to 23%
A diet rich in produce such as grapes, strawberries, açaí, oranges, chocolate, wine and coffee can reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome by as much as 23%, according to the findings of a study involving more than 6,000 ...
Medical Xpress / Daily cannabis use linked to public health burden
A new study analyzes the disease burden and the risk factors for severity among people who suffer from a condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Researchers at the George Washington University say the condition ...
Medical Xpress / Narcissists more likely to feel ostracized, study finds
Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. This may stem not only from being shunned due to their personalities ...