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Key Finding In Stem Cell Self-Renewal
Feb 08, 2012
A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin. The work has implications in two areas. In cancer treatment, it is desirable to inhibit cell proliferation... Read More
Patient Sensitivity To Important Drug Target In Deadly Brain Cancer Predicted
Feb 08, 2012
A recent discovery by Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists enables the prediction of patient sensitivity to proposed drug therapies for glioblastoma - the most common and most aggressive malignant brain tumor in humans... Read More
More Accurate Diagnosis, Prognosis In Challenging Breast Cancer Cases Provided By PET Techniques
Feb 08, 2012
In two new studies featured in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers are revealing how molecular imaging can be used to solve mysteries about difficult cases of breast cancer... Read More
Zinc Control Mechanisms Could Be Key To Aggressive Breast Cancer Treatments
Feb 08, 2012
The body's control mechanisms for delivering zinc to cells could be key to improving treatment for some types of aggressive breast cancer. New research by Cardiff University and King's College London has identified the switch which releases zinc into cells, with important implications for a number of diseases. Zinc has long been known to play a vital part in human health... Read More
Women Born To Older Mothers Have A Higher Risk Of Developing Breast Cancer
Feb 08, 2012
A new study analyses the influence that certain birth and infancy characteristics have on mammographic density - an important indicator of breast cancer risk. The results reveal that women born to mothers aged over 39 years and women who were taller and thinner than the average girl prior to puberty have a higher breast density. This brings with it an increased risk of developing breast cancer... Read More
Is Economy Class Air Travel Linked To Blood Clot Risk? Apparently Not
Feb 08, 2012
"Economy Class Syndrome" is a myth, your risk of developing a blood clot during a long-distance economy trip by plane is not higher than in first class, researchers report in an article published in Chest... Read More
For Atrial Fibrillation Patients At Risk For Stroke, Easy-To-Use Blood Thinners Likely To Replace Coumadin
Feb 08, 2012
Within a few years, a new generation of easy-to-use blood-thinning drugs will likely replace Coumadin for patients with irregular heartbeats who are at risk for stroke, according to a journal article by Loyola University Medical Center physicians. Unlike Coumadin, the new drugs do not require patients to come in to the clinic on a regular basis to check the dose... Read More
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Feb. 6, 2012
Feb 07, 2012
IMMUNOLOGY: How a stomach-colonizing bacterium protects against asthma The bacterium Helicobacter pylori can be found colonizing the stomach lining of almost half the world's population. Although persistent infection with Helicobacter pylori increases an individual's risk of developing stomach cancer, it also decreases their risk of developing asthma... Read More
New Prostate Cancer Drug Target Identified
Feb 07, 2012
Research led by Wanguo Liu, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a new protein critical to the development and growth of prostate cancer. The findings are published online in the Early Edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, available the week of February 6, 2012. Dr... Read More
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: Feb. 7 2012
Feb 07, 2012
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