The aim is to identify the genetic causes, understand the pathology, prevent the transmission and, finally, develop
new therapeutic approaches for these devastating often fatal disorders.
The results of the research open new possibilities for understanding the cellular mechanisms responsible for genome instability and for being able to
explore new therapeutic approaches.
Beyond the potential for
new therapeutic approaches in treating MDS or AML, the paper revealed a new and critical immune - related function for TRAF6, according to the authors.
This change, known as somatic copy - number alterations, may be key to disease progression and might
offer new therapeutic approaches for ovarian cancer and other malignancies.
We are now using these technics starting from patient - derived PSC to increase our understanding and try to
find new therapeutic approaches for devastating neurodevelopmental disorders.
Prof. Gabriele Bergers (VIB - KU Leuven): «Understanding the underlying mechanisms of the process will contribute to the overarching goal of
developing new therapeutic approaches to boosting the immune system in tumors.»
In the next step, he and his team aim to investigate how MDSCs normally terminate inflammation, and hope to use this knowledge to devise
new therapeutic approaches against inflammatory skin diseases like neurodermatitis.
Defining the molecular changes in the striata of Parkinson's diseased brains is necessary to better understand the disorder and
design new therapeutic approaches for its treatment.
The findings by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators, which will be published in the April 24 issue of Cell and are receiving advance online release, support the importance of epigenetics — processes controlling whether or not genes are expressed — in cancer pathology and identify molecular circuits that may be targeted
by new therapeutic approaches.
The study, which will be published December 21 in the Journal of Cell Biology, suggests that the loss of these particular Numb proteins makes breast cancers more aggressive and resistant to chemotherapy, but points the way
toward new therapeutic approaches that could improve patient outcome by preserving p53 levels.
The conference aims at bringing together international experts from different fields of cancer research to present and
discuss new therapeutic approaches regarding different tumor entities as well as new findings in the field of tumor biology seeking to incorporate innovative platforms into cancer research.
The study also reinforces the potential value of brain scans for identifying and understanding schizophrenia in individual patients, for finding
promising new therapeutic approaches, and for helping clinicians track a patient's progress during therapy.
«The research suggests a
possible new therapeutic approach to autoimmune disorders that would be designed to boost the function of regulatory T cells by modulating cell metabolism,» Chi said.
A new review published in Digestive and Liver Disease looks at these findings and provides insights into potential
new therapeutic approaches using antifungals and probiotics in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease (CD).
«This mechanism may offer the potential to develop an
entirely new therapeutic approach,» says C. Ronald Kahn, M.D., Joslin's chief academic officer, Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and senior author of a paper on the research published in the journal Nature.
The work of Dr. Diaz - Meco in this area is being pursued further from that drug discovery point of view in a project in collaboration with the SBP Chemical Genomics group, and structural biologist at Scripps, with the goal of identifying
potentially new therapeutic approaches to the selective inhibition of mTORC1 in cancer.
«It's still very early in this safety study, but this could be an
exciting new therapeutic approach for people who have just suffered a stroke,» said Sean Savitz, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at the medical school and the study's lead investigator.
Professor Nizetic, calling for further research into the components of the disturbed cascade he and his team have revealed said; «We hope that further research might lead to clues for the design of
new therapeutic approaches tackling developmental delay, mental retardation, ageing and regeneration of brain cells, and Alzheimer's disease.
If the same goes for humans, it could spell a new paradigm for recharging our aging brains, and it might
mean new therapeutic approaches for treating dementias such as Alzheimer's disease.»
This finding opens up the question whether intermittent fasting alone or in combination with a pharmacological agent could serve as a
useful new therapeutic approach for treating pain.
``... in order to better understand the pathogenesis of AD [Alzheimer's Disease], to study and to monitor the activity and the efficacy of
new therapeutic approaches such as KD [Ketogenic Diet] and, finally, to develop a personalized management of the disease».
North Carolina is rich in both natural resources and expertise in natural products drug discovery, and with recognized leaders in the fields of infectious disease, inflammation, allergy and pain, NC State's CMI has a unique opportunity to apply innovative academic research to address the urgent need for
new therapeutic approaches in these areas.
«Antifungals and probiotics may play a key role in the development of treatment for Crohn's disease:
Potential new therapeutic approaches for inflammatory bowel diseases may involve using antifungals with probiotics.»
Dr. Paul R. Sanberg, Distinguished University Professor, a co-author of the paper, concluded that «these novel data showing BSCB damage in subacute and chronic ischemic stroke may lead to development
of new therapeutic approaches for patients with ischemic cerebral infarction.»
This study could open up the possibility of finding ways to turn this activity on and off, making way for
new therapeutic approaches for hard - to - treat diseases, Wu said.
«The results suggest that
this new therapeutic approach is safe and provides good visual outcomes,» says Lyndon da Cruz, consultant ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
A new study in The American Journal of Pathology offers insights into the cellular aging that may trigger excessive fibrosis formation in the liver as well as possible means to inhibit these changes, which may lead to
new therapeutic approaches for patients with ALD.
«Given this mechanism, ataluren offers the potential for
a new therapeutic approach for multiple nonsense mutation genetic disorders by targeting the underlying cause of the disease.»
In precision medicine era legacy gifts of patient brain tissue reveal disease mechanisms and new therapeutic approaches
«This work represents a mechanistic insight that could lead to the development of
a new therapeutic approach for preventing asthma.»
There are no approved drugs to treat Ebola virus or other filovirus infections, so there is a critical need for
new therapeutic approaches.
Clinical trials will be required to establish whether these promising findings will translate into
a new therapeutic approach for ALL.