Study Identifies Gene That Could Help Fight Lethal Infection Candidiasis

Study Identifies Gene That Could Help Fight Lethal Infection Candidiasis

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A team of researchers from Bengaluru-based Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research has identified a gene that holds the key to preventing the fungal infection Candidiasis that often affects intensive-care unit patients, cancer patients and patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy.
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New Data Processing Technique to Accurately Measure Soot

New Data Processing Technique to Accurately Measure Soot

Researchers from the IIT, Bombay, have demonstrated a new technique to effectively reduce measurement errors when soot is present in low amounts.

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Scientists Uncover A New Approach to Inhibit Zika Virus Replication

Scientists Uncover A New Approach to Inhibit Zika Virus Replication

Efforts to find an effective treatment for the Zika virus could get a boost with researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore identifying some structures in the genetic makeup of the virus that could be used as targets for drugs.

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Guidelines Released for Evaluation of Nano Drugs

Guidelines Released for Evaluation of Nano-pharmaceuticals

The Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, today released guidelines for evaluation of nano-pharmaceuticals, which are emerging as more potent tools for treating various diseases

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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019 - How Cells Adapt to Changes in Oxygen Levels

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019 Awarded for The Discovery of How Cells Sense Oxygen

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This year’s Nobel Laureates revealed the mechanism for one of life’s most essential adaptive processes. They established the basis for our understanding of how oxygen levels affect cellular metabolism and physiological function. Their discoveries have also paved the way for promising new strategies to fight anemia, cancer and many other diseases
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Study Opens New Avenue for Preventing Cancer

In a new development in the area of cancer research, scientists at Delhi-based National Institute of Immunology have found a way to stop the degradation of a protein called p53 that prevents cancer cells from proliferating and forming tumors in the body

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Research Stash Weekly Review #47

Research Stash Weekly Review #47

Weekly Review #47 – Summary of the latest news In science and technology research across the world, carefully handpicked by team Research Stash

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New Technique May Help Accelerate Production of Blood Cancer Drug

New Technique May Accelerate Production of Blood Cancer Drug

Researchers at Madurai Kamaraj University have developed a technique that promises to quicken the process of production of L-asparaginase, an enzyme used in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Scientists Look To Mathematics to Make Cancer Treatment More Effective

Scientists Look to Mathematics to Make Cancer Treatment More Effective

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Scientists at the Pune-based National Chemical Laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research have developed a mathematical model that promises to deliver better protocols for cancer treatment
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India and UK Launch New Research Initiative on Cancer

India and UK Launch New Research Initiative on Cancer

India and the United Kingdom today launched a British Pounds 10 million collaborative research programme that will address issues of affordability, prevention and care of cancer by bringing together Indian and UK experts across clinical research

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Looking in Cellular Trash Cans

Looking in Cellular Trash Cans

A novel technology for profiling protein turnover and degradation offers new insight into diagnosis and understanding the molecular basis of autoimmunity, cancer, neurodegeneration, and other disorders

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Osteoporosis Drug May Find Use in Cancer Therapy

A team of researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the U.S. led by Mone Zaidi, a scientist of Indian origin, has found that a group of drugs called bisphosphonates, which are used for the treatment of osteoporosis, could also be used for treating some lung, breast and colon cancers.

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India Is Getting Ready for A Nationwide Healthcare Program

India Is Getting Ready for Nationwide Healthcare Program

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Indian Health Ministry partners with Dell and Tata Trusts to provide the technology solution for a nationwide healthcare program
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Cancer Cells Manipulate Immune System for Their Survival

Cancer Cells Manipulate Immune System for Their Survival

Researchers have found that tumor cells in the body manipulate the immune system for their survival and tumor growth expansion

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Veterinary Drug May Be Repurposed For Human Cancers

Veterinary Drug May Be Repurposed For Human Cancers

Indian scientists have found that fenbendazole, a broad-spectrum antiparasitic drug used in the veterinary sector, could be useful against cancers as well

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Research Stash Weekly Review #24

Research Stash Weekly Review #24

Weekly Review #24 – Summary of the latest news in science and technology research across the world, carefully handpicked by team Research Stash

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Diabetes Medication May Benefit Cancer Patients

Diabetes Medication May Benefit Cancer Patients

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A new study by a team of researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center shows that a diabetes medication can improve the survival among several cancer types
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Scientists Develop New Method to Synthesize Bio-Conjugates

In a promising development in the area of targeted treatment of cancer, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, have developed a new method to synthesize antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) using the chemical route.

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Research Stash Weekly Review #18

Research Stash Weekly Review #18

Summary of the latest news in science and technology research across the world, carefully handpicked by team Research Stash

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Just Tweaking Time of Administration Can Make Cancer Drugs More Effective

Just Tweaking Time of Administration Can Make Cancer Drugs More Effective

Just by changing the time of administering drugs, doctors may be able to improve the outcome of cancer therapy, suggests new research done at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IITM).

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Magnetic Nanoparticles Can Deliver Anticancer Drugs with Precision

Magnetic Nanoparticles Can Deliver Anticancer Drugs with Precision

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Effective delivery of anticancer drugs is a major challenge so as to avoid toxic side effects. Indian scientists have developed a new way for precise delivery of anticancer drugs using a dual-purpose magnetic metal-organic framework of nanoparticles.
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Addressing Cancer Epidemic in India Using Power of Genomics

Addressing Cancer Epidemic in India Using Power of Genomics

The rising number of cancer cases in India is a cause for concern. With nearly 1.5 million new cases, cancer has emerged as a major health challenge.

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Scientists Shed Light on Cancer Risk Associated With Epigenetic Changes during Aging

The new science of Epigenetics has enabled us to track, how our lifestyle and surroundings affect the behavior of genes in our body, without altering the underlying DNA sequence (commonly called ‘mutations’).

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Research Stash Weekly Review #10

Research Stash Weekly Review #10

Latest stories in science and technology across the globe handpicked by Research Stash team

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New Drug Combos Using Pain Killers May Be Effective Against Cancer

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Combining commonly used painkillers with a metal belonging to the platinum group may prove effective in the treatment of cancer, a new study by Indian scientists has indicated.
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Research Stash Weekly Round Up #9

Missed any latest news in the STEM? Check out our weekly roundup of latest news in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math).

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New Toolkit Reveals Novel Cancer Genes

A new statistical model has enabled researchers to pinpoint 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming, in an analysis of over 2000 tumors across 12 human cancer types.

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Susan Bulkeley Butler Award presented at International Breast Cancer Prevention Symposium

The Susan Bulkeley Butler Leadership Excellence Award was presented to the president of Uruguay and an oncologist at Indiana University during the International Breast Cancer Prevention Symposium

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Researchers Quantify Breast Cancer Risk Based on Rare Variants and Background Risk Findings Reported at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting

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Rare variants combined with background genetic risk factors may account for many unexplained cases of familial breast cancer, and knowing the specific genes involved could inform choice of prevention and treatment strategies
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UCI stem cell therapy attacks cancer by targeting unique tissue stiffness

A stem cell-based method created by University of California, Irvine scientists can selectively target and kill cancerous tissue while preventing some of the toxic side effects of chemotherapy by treating the disease in a more localized way.

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Research Stash Weekly Review 5

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Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Reduces Suicide Risk among Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients

The launch of National Health Insurance (NHI) in Taiwan in 1995 has led to an average of 20% reduction of the relative magnitude of suicide mortality in newly diagnosed cancer patients versus the general population, according to a new study by researchers at National Taiwan University (NTU). This study has been published online on 2 March 2017 in Psycho-Oncology.

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Antibody targeting IL-17B/RB proved effective for pancreatic cancer

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Of all battles against cancer, when it comes to the therapeutics for pancreatic cancer, more than ever, it is too little and too late. That is why, when Dr. Wen-Hwa Lee’s team developed an antibody and proved that it can extend the life of lab mice to twice longer than its compared group, the participating scientists are excited, for they have pushed the milestone one step further in finding the therapeutics for pancreatic cancer patients
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The protein responsible for the accumulation of somatic mutations in multiple cancers is identified.

Researchers from Taiwan identify the protein responsible for the accumulation of somatic mutations in various cancers. The study conducted by Dr. Shen, Chen-Yang and his team at Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, shows that the protein B-Myb–A3B contributes to DNA damage and could be targeted by inhibiting Epidermal Growth Factor receptor (EGFR).   One […]

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