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Image: Brain scans from a patient showing dopamine transporter binding (red) before and after a three-month NAC treatment (Photo courtesy of Thomas Jefferson University).

N-acetylcysteine Protects Dopamine-Producing Neurons from Stress Damage and Eases Parkinson's Symptoms

A preliminary clinical study demonstrated the effectiveness of n-acetylcysteine (NAC) in promoting survival of neurons and alleviating symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). More...
27 Jun 2016
Image: The 50-nanometer tip of this nanoplasmonic fiber tip probe allows direct measurement of protein levels in living single cells (Photo courtesy of Dr. Feng Liang, Harvard University).

Nanoprobe Reveals Dynamics of Plaque Development in Living Alzheimer's Cells

A novel nanoscale plasmonic probe was used to follow the formation of toxic tau and amyloid (A-beta) plaques in living, anesthetic treated neuroblastoma cells. More...
27 Jun 2016
Image: An illustration comparing normal artery versus diseased artery with a blood clot (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Study Highlights Inhibitory Role of MicroRNA in Preventing Arterial Thrombosis

MicroRNA inhibition of a thrombin-related protein was found to reduce the formation of blood clots in the arteries of a mouse model with photochemical injury-induced arterial thrombosis. More...
27 Jun 2016
Image: A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (Photo courtesy of the CDC).

Drug Combination Cures MRSA Infection While Preventing Development of Resistance

Treatment with a combination comprising the well-known antibiotic cefdinir and the experimental drug TXA709 cured mice of drug-resistant staphylococcal infections while reducing the development of resistance. More...
23 Jun 2016
Image: A fluorescent microscope image of liver cells and the chemical structure of glutamine (Photo courtesy of Dr. Kristina Schoonjans, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).

Disrupting Glutamine Metabolism Slows Liver Cancer Growth

Cancer researchers used a line of genetically engineered mice to demonstrate the dependency of liver cancer cells on the amino acid glutamine as their primary energy source. More...
23 Jun 2016
Image: A micrograph showing immune cells (green) attacking tumor cells (red) (Photo courtesy of Dr. Michele De Palma, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).

Blocking MicroRNA Synthesis Reverses Behavior of Tumor-Associated Macrophages

Preventing synthesis of microRNAs in compromised tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) reprograms these cells from being tumor supporting to being tumor suppressing. More...
22 Jun 2016
Image: The molecular structure of a peptoid helix (Photo courtesy of The Peptoid Summit).

Peptoids that Mimic Antigen Shapes May Lead to a New Generation of Diagnostic Tests

A novel immunoassay for detection of HIV is based on anti-HIV antibodies that recognize specific three-dimensional shapes in a massive, randomly generated library of synthetic peptoid molecules. More...
22 Jun 2016
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