Targeted Treatment Shrinks Deadly Pediatric Brain Cancer Tumors
Researchers report a targeted therapy that blocks LSD1 effectively shrinks tumor size in mouse models of medulloblastoma, a form of pediatric brain cancer.... Read More...
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Muscle Stem Cells Can Drive Cancer that Arises in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Researchers report muscle stem cells may give rise to rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that affects the muscles in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The study also identifies two genes linked to the tumor's growth. ... Read More...
Researchers Discover Key to Regenerating Blood Vessels
A new study reports researchers have identified a signaling pathway that appears to be vital in angiogenesis. The findings could help in the development of treatments to improve blood flow in ischemic tissue.... Read More...
Biomarker May Predict Early Alzheimer’s
Researchers discover the DAG peptide can recognize specific protein elevation in brain blood vessels of both mouse models and humans with Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
How SORLA Protects Against Alzheimer’s
A brain protein genetically lined to Alzheimer's appears to limit the ability of amyloid beta to trigger synaptic dysfunction, a new study reports.... Read More...
Underlying Molecular Mechanism of Bipolar Disorder Revealed
Summary: Researchers have discovered the molecular mechanism behind lithium's effectiveness in treating bipolar disorder.Source: SBP.Findings inform dev... Read More...
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
Study provides potential new avenues to treat Huntington's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.... Read More...