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Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, bodily fluids, and whole bodies (autopsies). The term also encompasses the related scientific study of disease processes, called General pathology. Medical pathology is divided in two main branches, Anatomical pathology and Clinical pathology. Veterinary pathology is concerned with animal disease whereas Phytopathology is the study of plant diseases.

Novel, non-invasive biomarker test could help measure, track performance of senolytics

Scientists from Buck Institute have identified and are now developing an innovative, non-invasive biomarker test that could help quantify and track the performance of senolytics—a class of drugs that selectively destroy senescent cells.

5 Apr 2021

New high-throughput system for testing drug candidates to treat neurodegenerative diseases

On the basis of a license agreement with the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), the Dresden-based start-up "Neuron-D GmbH" is developing a high-throughput system for testing drug candidates to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

19 Mar 2021

Study reveals substantial difference in selection and timing of genetic tests for non-small-cell lung cancer

During biomarker testing, certain disease-associated molecules are examined to estimate the progression of a disease and its response to treatments.

17 Mar 2021

Alzheimer’s proteins linked to age-related vision loss

A recently published study has demonstrated a close correlation between proteins linked to age-related vision loss and Alzheimer’s disease.

11 Mar 2021

Researchers construct smallest and cheapest high-resolution microscope

An international team led by researchers of the University of Barcelona builds the smallest and cheapest high-resolution microscope to date.

From University of Barcelona 10 Mar 2021

Probiotic spray reduced incidence of fire blight in apple flowers

While many celebrate apple blossoms as classic signs of spring, they are also welcoming entry gates for pathogens. Full of nutrients to lure pollinators and promote pollen germination, flowers also attract bacteria like Erwinia amylavora, a pathogen that causes a damaging disease called fire blight.

10 Mar 2021

New technique can mitigate the effects of brain injury in preterm babies

One in 10 babies are born prematurely in the United States, leading to complications that can impact the infants’ locomotor development and affect basic tasks.

9 Mar 2021

Targeted immunotherapy could improve radiotherapy response in cancer cells

Cancers that are resistant to radiotherapy could be rendered susceptible through treatment with immunotherapy, a new study suggests.

9 Mar 2021

Catechin-type flavonoid compounds in tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins

A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall.

9 Mar 2021

Amazing possibilities of using artificial intelligence in pathology

Artificial intelligence can already scan images of the eye to assess patients for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss, and to find evidence of strokes on brain CT scans.

9 Mar 2021

Promising drug targets identified for aggressive forms of cancers

Scientists have largely been producing transcriptomic data in an attempt to find clues about modified cellular pathways that may be fueling cancer behavior.

5 Mar 2021

New way to create eco-friendly fungicides that protect food crops

A new study has revealed an important phase in researchers’ quest to produce targeted and more eco-friendly fungicides that protect food crops.

5 Mar 2021

Three new COVID-19 variants can evade antibodies that act against original virus

New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that three new, fast-spreading variants of the virus that cause COVID-19 can evade antibodies that work against the original form of the virus that sparked the pandemic.

5 Mar 2021

Researchers identify a type of RNA as therapeutic target for Huntington's treatment

Huntington's disease is caused by a mutation in the Huntingtin gene (HTT), which appears in adults and features motor, cognitive and psychiatric alterations.

24 Feb 2021

Longevity gene contributes to brain health during aging

According to a new study, a gene associated with an exceptionally long-life span in human beings guards the brain stem cells against the adverse effects of stress.

23 Feb 2021

Research links blood-clotting protein with CNS B-cell lymphoma growth

In people with central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma, cancerous B cells--a type of white blood cell--accumulate to form tumors in the brain or spinal cord, often in close proximity to blood vessels.

18 Feb 2021

Gene-based blood test may predict treatment success in people with metastatic melanoma

A test that monitors blood levels of DNA fragments released by dying tumor cells may serve as an accurate early indicator of treatment success in people in late stages of one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer, a new study finds.

From New York University (NYU) 15 Feb 2021

Rebuilding soil microbiomes becomes challenging in high- tunnel soils with salt and nitrogen

The presence of high salt and nitrogen concentrations in high- tunnel soils may make it more challenging to rebuild a healthy soil microbiome following a soil-clearing event, according to microbial ecologists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

From Penn State University 12 Feb 2021

Seasonal human coronavirus antibodies not associated with protection against SARS-CoV-2

Past exposure to seasonal coronaviruses (CoVs), which cause the common cold, does not result in the production of antibodies that protect against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by Scott Hensley, PhD, an associate professor of Microbiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

11 Feb 2021

Unusual DNA folding leads to higher mutation rates

DNA sequences that can fold into shapes other than the classic double helix tend to have higher mutation rates than other regions in the human genome.

From Penn State University 10 Feb 2021

Pathology News and Research

Novel, non-invasive biomarker test could help measure, track performance of senolytics

New high-throughput system for testing drug candidates to treat neurodegenerative diseases

Study reveals substantial difference in selection and timing of genetic tests for non-small-cell lung cancer

Alzheimer’s proteins linked to age-related vision loss

Researchers construct smallest and cheapest high-resolution microscope

Probiotic spray reduced incidence of fire blight in apple flowers

New technique can mitigate the effects of brain injury in preterm babies

Targeted immunotherapy could improve radiotherapy response in cancer cells

Catechin-type flavonoid compounds in tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins

Amazing possibilities of using artificial intelligence in pathology

Promising drug targets identified for aggressive forms of cancers

New way to create eco-friendly fungicides that protect food crops

Three new COVID-19 variants can evade antibodies that act against original virus

Researchers identify a type of RNA as therapeutic target for Huntington's treatment

Longevity gene contributes to brain health during aging

Research links blood-clotting protein with CNS B-cell lymphoma growth

Gene-based blood test may predict treatment success in people with metastatic melanoma

Rebuilding soil microbiomes becomes challenging in high- tunnel soils with salt and nitrogen

Seasonal human coronavirus antibodies not associated with protection against SARS-CoV-2

Unusual DNA folding leads to higher mutation rates

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