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• Scientific Advances Made as a Result of a 50-Year Old Puzzle

  Fifty years after scientists first posed a question about protein folding, the search for answers has led to the creation of a full-fledged field of research that led to major advances in supercomputers, new materials and drug discovery, and shaped our understanding of the basic processes of life, including so-called [...]

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• Use of Stem Cells in Personalized Medicine Advances

  Johns Hopkins researchers report concrete steps in the use of human stem cells to test how diseased cells respond to drugs. Their success highlights a pathway toward faster, cheaper drug development for some genetic illnesses, as well as the ability to pre-test a therapy’s safety and effectiveness on cultured clones [...]

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• Can a bad bet lead to good healthcare?

  A recent study out of University of Michigan concludes:

  The study found that 90 percent of women who had surgery to remove both breasts reported being very worried about the cancer recurring. But, a diagnosis of breast cancer in one breast does not increase the likelihood of breast cancer recurring [...]

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• microRNAs Collaborate to Suppress Cancer Spread

  Researchers at Scripps Research Florida have uncovered a group of what were considered relatively minor regulators in the body that band together to suppress the spread of cancer from its primary site.

  The discovery offers a fresh batch of possible therapeutic targets as well as new diagnostic tools with the [...]

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• Chemical ‘switches’ for neurodegenerative diseases

  By using a model, researchers at the University of Montreal have identified and “switched off” a chemical chain that causes neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and dementia. The findings could one day be of particular therapeutic benefit to Huntington’s disease patients. “We’ve identified a new way [...]

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• Max Planck Grand Opening set for December 5

  The formal grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Max Planck Florida Institute in Jupiter is set for Wednesday, December 5 at 10 a.m. The speaking program will last for approximately one hour inside a special event tent adjacent to the new building. Guests will then be invited to [...]

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• Higher Number of New Drug Approvals in 2012 Boosts Biotech

  The Biotech Industry has skyrocketed in 2012 as an increase in the number of new drug approvals has boosted investor optimism within the industry. The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund (IBB) and the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) have both gained over 25 percent year-to-date.

  “In 2011, the U.S. FDA approved [...]

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• Researchers identify cellular calcium regulator

  A team of scientists from Temple University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania has moved another step closer to solving a decades-long mystery of how the all-important flow of calcium into the cell’s power source, the mitochondria, is controlled. MCUR1 is an essential component of mitochondrial Ca2+ [...]

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• New type of bacterial protection found within cells

  UC Irvine biologists have discovered that fats within cells store a class of proteins with potent antibacterial activity, revealing a previously unknown type of immune system response that targets and kills bacterial infections. A novel role for lipid droplets in the organismal antibacterial response is published in eLife.

  Steven Gross, [...]

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• Boosting immune responses against leukemia

  A translational study undertaken at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research has revealed that boosting the activity of a rare type of immune cell could be an effective way to vaccinate patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) against their own cancer. Functional invariant natural killer T cell and CD1d [...]

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