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New gene defect identified which causes a particular type of bone marrow failure
Feb 09, 2014
The study, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, detected and identified a new disease gene (ERCC6L2). In its normal form, the gene plays a key role in protecting DNA from damaging agents, but when the gene is mutated the cell is not able to protect itself in the normal way. Read More
New gene defect identified which causes a particular type of bone marrow failure
Feb 09, 2014
The study, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, detected and identified a new disease gene (ERCC6L2). In its normal form, the gene plays a key role in protecting DNA from damaging agents, but when the gene is mutated the cell is not able to protect itself in the normal way. Read More
Insights into network that plays crucial role in cell function and disease
Feb 08, 2014
A new research paper from the labs of University of Notre Dame researchers Holly Goodson and Mark Alber helps resolve an ongoing debate about the assembly of a subcellular network that plays a critical role in cell function and disease.Goodson and her former postdoctoral fellow Kamlesh Gupta (now a senior scientist at W. M. Read More
Intelligent redesign of cancer care delivery model guided by MD Anderson
Feb 08, 2014
Quality leaders outline action plan for national oversight, collaboration and patient-centered approachesHow best to implement key recommendations recently identified by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for the delivery of high-quality cancer care is the focus of two peer-reviewed articles from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Read More
No childhood leukemia risk from power lines
Feb 07, 2014
Children who spend their early years living near overhead power lines are not at greater risk of developing childhood leukemia, according to researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK, who report their findings in the British Journal of Cancer.In the UK, as in the US, leukemia accounts for around a third of all cancers diagnosed in children. Read More
No childhood leukemia risk from power lines
Feb 07, 2014
Children who spend their early years living near overhead power lines are not at greater risk of developing childhood leukemia, according to researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK, who report their findings in the British Journal of Cancer.In the UK, as in the US, leukemia accounts for around a third of all cancers diagnosed in children. Read More
Prostate development discovery could lead to new treatments
Feb 07, 2014
Scientists at the University of York have discovered how the prostate gland develops for the first time, according to research published in Cell Press. Read More
New paper indicates a potential 50% reduction in cardiac events for prostate cancer patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease
Feb 07, 2014
A recent paper published in European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, indicates that the gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist degarelix (brand name: FIRMAGON®), may halve the relative risk of cardiovascular (CV) events and death in men with pre-existing CV disease (CVD) compared to treatment with commonly prescribed luteinising... Read More
Immune treatment for MS shows promise
Feb 07, 2014
A new treatment that boosts immunity to Epstein-Barr virus may benefit patients with multiple sclerosis, according to the results of an Australian study published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal. Read More
Prostate development discovery could lead to new treatments
Feb 07, 2014
Scientists at the University of York have discovered how the prostate gland develops for the first time, according to research published in Cell Press. Read More
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