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Genome-Wide Study Into New Gene Functions In The Formation Of Platelets
Dec 02, 2011
In a study into the genetics of blood cell formation, researchers have identified 68 regions of the genome that affect the size and number of platelets. Platelets are small cells that circulate in the blood and are key to the processes of blood clotting and wound healing... Read More
Anti-Inflammatory Polyphenols Discovered In Apple Peels
Dec 01, 2011
Here's another reason why "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" - according to new research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology*, oral ingestion of apple polyphenols (antioxidants found in apple peels) can suppress T cell activation to prevent colitis in mice... Read More
Genetic Sequencing Could Help Match Patients With Biomarker-Driven Cancer Trials, Treatments
Dec 01, 2011
As cancer researchers continue to identify genetic mutations driving different cancer subtypes, they are also creating a catalog of possible targets for new treatments... Read More
New Approach To Graft-Versus-Host Disease Treatment Results In Sustained Improvement For Some Patients
Dec 01, 2011
In a study that seems to pivot on a paradox, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have used an immune system stimulant as an immune system suppressor to treat a common, often debilitating side effect of donor stem cell transplantation in cancer patients. The effect, in some cases, was profound. The phase I study, published in the Dec... Read More
Potential Link Between Tumor Suppressor Protein Functions And Human Epigenome
Dec 01, 2011
Scientists investigating the interactions, or binding patterns, of a major tumor-suppressor protein known as p53 with the entire genome in normal human cells have turned up key differences from those observed in cancer cells... Read More
Breast Cancer Progression Halted By Gene
Dec 01, 2011
Newly published research explores the role of 14-3-3sigma in tumour suppression New research out of McGill University's Goodman Cancer Research Centre provides compelling new evidence that a gene known as 14-3-3sigma plays a critical role in halting breast cancer initiation and progression. The study, led by the Dept. of Biochemistry's William J... Read More
Potential Link Between Cancer And A Common Chemical In Consumer Products
Nov 30, 2011
A study led by a group of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) researchers has found that a chemical commonly used in consumer products can potentially cause cancer. The chemical, Zinc Oxide, is used to absorb harmful ultra violet light. But when it is turned into nano-sized particles, they are able to enter human cells and may damage the user's DNA... Read More
Children With Sickle Cell Disease, Hypertension, And Anemia At Risk For Silent Strokes
Nov 30, 2011
A team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Vanderbilt University and elsewhere have demonstrated that high blood pressure and anemia together put children with sickle cell disease (SCD) at serious danger for symptomless or so-called "silent" strokes, although either condition alone also signaled high risk... Read More
High Blood Sugar Levels In Older Women Linked To Colorectal Cancer
Nov 30, 2011
Elevated blood sugar levels are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The findings, observed in nearly 5,000 postmenopausal women, appear in the November 29 online edition of the British Journal of Cancer... Read More
Mammography Screening At 40 Supported By New Study
Nov 30, 2011
Women in their 40s with no family history of breast cancer are just as likely to develop invasive breast cancer as are women with a family history of the disease, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). These findings indicate that women in this age group would benefit from annual screening mammography... Read More
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