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An Alternative Treatment for Epileptic Seizures in Children?
A new study published in The Lancet, involving researchers from the University of Liverpool and Alder Hey Children's Hospital Trust, has identified a 'user friendly' treatment for the most common life-threatening neurological emergency in children.
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CRISPR Helps Decipher a Congenital Liver Disease
Researchers describe a new experimental model of Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF), which allowed them to uncover molecular players that may contribute to the illness.
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Phage Therapy Treats Patient With Drug-resistant Bacterial Infection
Scientists have used an experimental therapy that relies on bacteria-infecting viruses collected, in part, through HHMI’s SEA-PHAGES program to fight a Mycobacterium infection in a 15-year-old girl.
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Drug Developed to Overcome Ibrutinib Resistance in Mantle Cell Lymphoma
A study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated how a small molecule drug discovered at the institution may help overcome resistance to treatment with ibrutinib in patients with mantle cell lymphoma.
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Revealing the Medicinal Potential of Honey Through Its Proteins
Honey is a culinary staple that can be found in kitchens around the world. Humans have used honey throughout history, and its long shelf life and medicinal properties make it a unique, multipurpose natural product. Now, researchers report new data on honey proteins that could lead to new medicinal applications.
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Targeting Ribosome Biogenesis as a Novel Approach for Multi-Stage Cancer Treatment
Nearly ninety per cent of all cancer patient deaths are due to metastasis. A study shows that a process that allows the cells to metastasise is aided by the synthesis of new ribosomes, the cell components in which proteins are produced.
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Broccoli Compound May Restore Brain Chemistry Imbalance Linked to Schizophrenia
Researchers say they have further characterized a set of chemical imbalances in the brains of people with schizophrenia related to the chemical glutamate. And they figured out how to tweak the level using a compound derived from broccoli sprouts.
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Pilot Study Finds Cherries a Sweet Solution for Lowering Blood Pressure
Montmorency tart cherries reduced systolic blood pressure, insulin levels and insulin concentrations in adults with metabolic syndrome participating in a small pilot study.
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Bacteria’s Secret Signaling System Opens Doors for Antibiotic Therapy
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown signaling pathway that regulates surface proteins on bacteria that can lead to new targets for antibiotics.
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Cancer Research UK and Aptamer Therapeutics Announce Drug Development Partnership
Aptamer Therapeutics Limited is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Dan Wiseman and the Oglesby Leukaemia Research Programme at the University of Manchester and Cancer Research UK. The project will explore the potential of aptamers as therapeutic agents for the treatment of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and other myeloid malignancies.
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