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Fitness And Dementia; Smarter PSA Testing For Prostate Cancer: Annals Of Internal Medicine Feb. 5, 2013
Feb 06, 2013
1. Being Physically Fit Earlier in Life May Lower Risk for Dementia Later in Life Having a higher fitness level at midlife seems to be associated with lower hazards of developing Alzheimer disease and other types of dementia later in life... Read More
In Men Receiving BMTs From Female Donors, Cells Predict Onset Of Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Feb 06, 2013
Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have identified a clutch of cells that - if seen in a male patient's blood after receiving a brand-new immune system in the form of a bone-marrow transplant from a female donor - herald the onset of chronic graft-versus-host disease, or cGVHD... Read More
Discovery Of Mutations Linked To Relapse Of Childhood Leukemia
Feb 06, 2013
After an intensive three-year hunt through the genome, medical researchers have pinpointed mutations that lead to drug resistance and relapse in the most common type of childhood cancer - the first time anyone has linked the disease's reemergence to specific genetic anomalies. The discovery, co-lead by William L... Read More
Myeloma, Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients May One Day Benefit From Research On Immune Cell 'Survival' Gene
Feb 06, 2013
Scientists have identified the gene essential for survival of antibody-producing cells, a finding that could lead to better treatments for diseases where these cells are out of control, such as myeloma and chronic immune disorders... Read More
Identification Of Progenitors May Someday Help Treat Clinical Taste Dysfunction
Feb 06, 2013
Scientists at the Monell Center have identified the location and certain genetic characteristics of taste stem cells on the tongue. The findings will facilitate techniques to grow and manipulate new functional taste cells for both clinical and research purposes... Read More
Growth Of Gleevec-Resistant Gastrointestinal Tumors Hindered By Antibody In Lab Tests
Feb 06, 2013
An antibody that binds to a molecule on the surface of a rare but deadly tumor of the gastrointestinal tract inhibits the growth of the cancer cells in mice, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine... Read More
Mouse With More Human-Like Immune Response Could Help Accelerate Development Of More Effective Immunotherapies
Feb 06, 2013
Medical scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) have bred a first-of-its-kind mouse model that possesses an immune response system more like a human's. The discovery makes way for quicker and more cost-effective development of next-generation drugs to treat human diseases like cancer, diabetes and tuberculosis... Read More
Stem Cell Regeneration After Radiation Damage Aided By Growth Factor
Feb 06, 2013
Epidermal growth factor has been found to speed the recovery of blood-making stem cells after exposure to radiation, according to Duke Medicine researchers. The finding could open new options for treating cancer patients and victims of dirty bombs or nuclear disasters... Read More
Researchers Reveal Mechanism To Halt Cancer Cell Growth, Discover Potential Therapy
Feb 06, 2013
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) researchers have uncovered a technique to halt the growth of cancer cells, a discovery that led them to a potential new anti-cancer therapy. When deprived of a key protein, some cancer cells are unable to properly divide, a finding described in the cover story of the February issue of the Journal of Cell Science... Read More
Potential Diagnostic Test For Genetic Predisposition To Abnormal Blood Clotting
Feb 06, 2013
The non-O ABO blood type is the most important risk factor for venous thromboembolism (blood clots in veins), making up 20% of attributable risk for the condition, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). This finding has implications for genetic screening for thrombophilia, a genetic predisposition to abnormal blood clotting... Read More
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