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Pioneering Treatment to be Given to CJD Patient for the First Time
A patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), is set to be given a pioneering treatment, which has been developed by researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Prion Unit at UCL.
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Amphibian Shows Unique Resistance to Global Disease
Skin secretions from a three-toed amphibian commonly found in Louisiana may be protective against fungal diseases that affect other species.
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Molecular Baskets Trap Toxins
Researchers have developed designer molecules that may one day be able to seek out and trap deadly nerve agents and other toxic compounds in the environment – and possibly in humans.
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Immunotherapy Effective Against Hereditary Melanoma
Immunological checkpoint therapy was tested against hereditary melanoma, and the results were better than expected.
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Know Your Enemy
To fight your enemies, it helps to know their weaknesses. And, the more specific your knowledge, the easier it is to undermine their defenses - this includes bacteria.
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Paralysis from Rare Disorder: Stem Cell Therapy Trial Brings Hope
A clinical trial is planned to see if a single injection of progenitor cells can help repair spinal cords inflamed by transverse myelitis.
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Scientists Map Brain Region Linked to Alzheimer’s and Other Diseases
USC scientists have created the most detailed atlas yet of the hippocampus, the brain’s memory bank.
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CRISPR Heals Mouse Genomic Disease
A team of researchers from ETH Zurich and the University Children’s Hospital Zurich applied a newly developed editing tool to target and correct genetic mutations. By doing so, the researchers healed mice suffering from a genetic metabolic disorder that also affects humans.
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Sink Traps Surprising Source of Repeated ICU Infections
During a nationwide outbreak of healthcare-associated infections of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a hospital traced repeated infections of patients in its intensive care unit to an unexpected source—sink traps.
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Finding the Missing Link in Titan's Chemistry
Scientists have zeroed in on a low-temperature chemical mechanism that may have driven the formation of multiple-ringed molecules – the precursors to more complex chemistry now found in Titan's brown-orange haze layer.
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