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With calorie restriction, a less-studied fat tissue releases adiponectin, which is linked to reduced risk of diseases like diabetes
Jul 07, 2014
It has been known for its flavorful addition to soups and as a delicacy for dogs but bone marrow fat may also have untapped health benefits, new research finds. Read More
Tumors remodel their surroundings to grow
Jul 07, 2014
A team of scientists from Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) has found that the loss of a protein called p62 in the cells and tissue surrounding a tumor can enhance the... Read More
Over 99% of human protein coding genes have an origin that predates primates by over 50 million years
Jul 07, 2014
How nutrients are metabolised and how neurons communicate in the brain are just some of the messages coded by the 3 billion letters that make up the human genome. Read More
New insights into conditions for new blood vessel formation
Jul 07, 2014
Angiogenesis, the sprouting of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones, is essential to the body's development. Read More
Adipose-derived stem cells resist chemo drug
Jul 06, 2014
In lab tests, Brown University researchers have found that adipose-derived stem cells, which can generate bone tissue, appear resistant to the toxicity of the chemotherapy drug methotrexate, which... Read More
Potential new treatment for aggressive breast cancer
Jul 06, 2014
Early-stage research offers hope that a treatment could be developed against breast cancer tumors that fail to respond to the first-line drug Herceptin. Read More
In a bizarre twist, Cyclin D, long believed to promote cancer, actually activates tumor suppressor
Jul 06, 2014
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say a protein essential to regulating cell cycle progression - the process of cell division and replication - activates a key... Read More
Study links high cholesterol to increased risk of breast cancer
Jul 06, 2014
In a study of UK women, researchers find that those with high cholesterol may be at higher risk of developing breast cancer than women with normal cholesterol levels. Read More
Mortality of hemodialysis patients considerably reduced by antibiotic therapy
Jul 06, 2014
An antibiotic therapy known to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients has been shown for the first time to reduce mortality, according to a Henry Ford Health System... Read More
Lung cancer patients could benefit from new non-invasive advanced image analysis
Jul 05, 2014
Lung cancer patients could receive more precise treatment, and their progress could be better tracked, using a new high-tech method of non-invasive medical imaging analysis, according to a study... Read More
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