Laurel Hollow, NY – Cancer cells have voracious appetites. And there are certain nutrients they can’t live without. Scientists have long hoped they might stop tumors in their tracks by cutting off an essential part of cancer cells’ diet. But these cells are crafty and often find a new way...
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Atlanta, GA – Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which antibodies block communication between nerves and muscle, resulting in weakness of the skeletal muscles. It can cause double vision, difficulty swallowing, and, occasionally, serious breathing difficulties, among other symptoms. Many autoimmune diseases such as MG, as well as...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study in mice hints at the promise of an eventual alternative treatment option for the “wet” version of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Researchers determined in mice that an enzyme related to cell growth and division is a culprit in the blood vessel invasion in the...
Scientists have discovered in more detail than ever before how the human body’s immune system reacts to malaria and sickle cell disease. The researchers from the universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Exeter and Imperial College, London have published their findings in Nature Communications. Every year there are ~200 million cases of...
Baltimore, Maryland – A so-called pathological protein long associated with Parkinson’s disease has been found in a new study to trigger cells to increase protein synthesis, an event that eventually kills the subset of brain cells that die off in this neurodegenerative condition. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School...
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — New research in the April 2024 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network showcases the feasibility of improving early detection and prevention for pancreatic cancer. Global incidences of pancreatic cancer have risen dramatically in recent years, but the overall survival rate is currently only...
Daejeon, South Korea – Recently, a team of South Korean researchers led by nuclear medicine physician and Professor YUN Mijin from Severance Hospital in collaboration with Director C. Justin LEE of the Center for Cognition and Sociality within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) made a new discovery that can...
LONDON, OK – University College London researchers have developed a new gene therapy to cure a devastating form of childhood epilepsy, which a new study shows can significantly reduce seizures in mice. The study, published in Brain, sought to find an alternative to surgery for children with focal cortical dysplasia....
Jordan Janz used to take 40 to 60 pills every day to treat a rare genetic disease. But a side effect of the medicine made the 22-year-old smell bad. Janz is now taking an experimental gene treatment. He thought the treatment might be worth it when he went to work and his...
BOSTON, Mass. – A novel gene therapy designed to target a form of inherited deafness restored hearing function in five children who were treated in both ears. The children also experienced better speech perception and gained the ability to localize and determine the position of sound. The study, the world’s...