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Amount of gene surplus determines severity of mental retardation in males(14 Dec 2009) Researchers have discovered a new explanation for differences in the severity of mental illness in males. The more excess copies of a certain gene, the more serious the handicap. The genetic defect is situated on the X-chromosome; and it is ...
Fruit fly steps in to fight human disease(23 Jun 2009) VIB scientists have successfully introduced genes coding for a variant of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, into fruit flies. CMT is one of the most common hereditary disorders of the peripheral nervous system. VIB research - directed by ...
Saved by junk DNA(29 May 2009) VIB researchers linked to K.U.Leuven and Harvard University show that stretches of DNA previously believed to be useless ‘junk’ DNA play a vital role in the evolution of our genome. They found that unstable pieces of junk DNA help tuning gene ...
Moving gene therapy forward with mobile DNA(05 May 2009) VIB researchers connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) in collaboration with colleagues at the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin (Germany) have developed a new non-viral gene technology approach. This approach overcomes side-effects ...
Progress toward an Alzheimer’s drug that saves brain cells(23 Mar 2009) VIB scientists connected to the K.U.Leuven have identified a molecule that can form the basis for a new therapy for Alzheimer’s disease. This is the first step toward a medicine that could actually stop the progress of Alzheimer’s. Existing ...
Anti-cancer gene discovered: perspective for therapy(25 Feb 2009) Starting with the tiny fruit fly, and then moving into mouse and human patients, researchers at VIB connected to the Center for Human Genetics (K.U.Leuven) showed that the same gene suppresses cancer in all three. Reciprocally, switching off the ...
New target for medicine to combat Alzheimer’s: VIB scientists confirm protein’s key role(17 Feb 2009) VIB scientists connected to the Center for Human Heredity (K.U.Leuven) have demonstrated that a particular protein is extremely well suited to be a target for a new medicine against Alzheimer’s disease. Their research findings are being published in ...
New strategy to combat cancer: streamlining blood vessel walls(13 Feb 2009) Our blood vessels have a built-in rescue-mechanism that springs into action when there is insufficient oxygen in our tissues. VIB scientists at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have now discovered that this mechanism can be mobilized in the battle ...
Food can affect a cell in the same way hormones do(12 Dec 2008) VIB researchers connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have discovered an important new mechanism with which cells can detect nutrients. This happens in the same way - and with the same effects – as when cells receive a message from a ...
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