HONG KONG – A comprehensive catalogue of proteins manufactured in specific parts of Purkinje neurons that was obtained using sophisticated new techniques may improve the understanding of diseases associated with those cells, such as ataxias and autism, possibly leading to the development of badly needed treatments for such disorders, reported researchers from the Riken Institute in Japan.
HONG KONG – A comprehensive catalogue of proteins manufactured in specific parts of Purkinje neurons that was obtained using sophisticated new techniques may improve our understanding of diseases associated with these cells, such as ataxias and autism, possibly leading to the development of badly needed treatments for such disorders, report researchers from the Riken Institute in Japan.
HONG KONG – Adding the oral molecular targeted therapy Afinitor (everolimus, Novartis AG) to conventional chemotherapy plus anti-HER2 treatment reduced the risk of progression of human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) positive advanced breast cancer resistant to Herceptin (trastuzumab, Roche AG) by 22 percent and may provide clues to the mechanisms underlying Herceptin resistance, researchers report.
HONG KONG – Adding the oral molecular targeted therapy Afinitor (everolimus, Novartis AG) to conventional chemotherapy plus anti-HER2 treatment reduced the risk of progression of human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-positive advanced breast cancer resistant to Herceptin (trastuzumab, Roche AG) by 22 percent and may provide clues to the mechanisms underlying Herceptin resistance, researchers reported.
HONG KONG – Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) researchers reported being unable to replicate controversial research purporting to create stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotent (STAP) stem cells, which behave like induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, by simple acid-based treatment of somatic cells, suggesting that the method is not as simple or as straightforward as initially claimed.
HONG KONG – Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) researchers report being unable to replicate controversial research purporting to create stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotent (STAP) stem cells, which behave like induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, by simple acid-based treatment of somatic cells, suggesting that the method is not as simple or straightforward as initially claimed.
HONG KONG – International researchers led by the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have mapped the detailed structure of a receptor with a key role in platelet activation and blood clotting, which has important implications for development of new treatments for cardiovascular and possibly other diseases.
HONG KONG – International researchers led by the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have mapped the detailed structure of a receptor with a key role in platelet activation and blood clotting, which has important implications for development of new treatments for cardiovascular and possibly other diseases.
HONG KONG – The oral anticoagulant Xarelto (rivaroxaban, Johnson & Johnson) is more effective than warfarin for preventing stroke and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), particularly in Asian patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) scientists have reported.
HONG KONG — The creation of two new genetically modified mouse models of Alzheimer's disease by Japanese neuroscientists could revolutionize research into the debilitating neurodegenerative disease and lead to the development of badly needed new treatments.
