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IU researchers find new way to 'starve' prostate cancer tumors at the cellular level
New research has uncovered a novel vulnerability in prostate cancer animal models that starves prostate tumors of critical nutrients and stunts their growth.
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Toxoplasma gondii parasite uses unconventional method to make proteins for evasion of drug treatment
A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a ...
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IU researchers diagnose Indianapolis Zoo orangutan with rare genetic disease
Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have diagnosed a Sumatran Orangutan at the Indianapolis Zoo with a rare genetic disease called Alkaptonuria.
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IU researchers discover “Humpty-Dumpty” water-based mechanism of human sex reversal at edge of developmental ambiguity
Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered a molecular “clamping” mechanism within a male-specific protein-DNA complex whose mutation causes sex reversal.
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IU researchers receive nearly $3 million to study role of genetic variants in substance abuse disorders
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers Howard Edenberg, PhD, IU Distinguished Professor and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Yunlong Liu, PhD, Professor of ...
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Synthetic hinge could hold key to revolutionary “smart” insulin therapy
For people with diabetes who are insulin dependent, glycemic control is a full-time job. But what if their medication could do the work for them—an ...
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IU School of Medicine research team discovers drug target, pathway for treating muscle and fat wasting in pancreatic cancer patients
A team of all Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a novel drug target to treat involuntary muscle and fat wasting, known as ...
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IU School of Medicine researchers help discover more of the biology behind bipolar disorder
A team of scientists, including researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine, is making promising discoveries in the biology behind bipolar disorder that could lead ...
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IU researcher receives $2.9 million for work improving effectiveness in lung cancer radiation therapy
An Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher has been awarded a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to ...
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An evolutionary cul-de-sac: Study suggests most humans are vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes
Scientists have found that insulin has met an evolutionary cul-de-sac, limiting its ability to adapt to obesity and thereby rendering most people vulnerable to Type ...
