Archive: 23/06/2014

Not even cell death can stop the alarm

Even after a cell dies, components of the immune system remain active and continue to fuel inflammatory reactions. An international team of researchers under the direction of scientists from the Institute of Innate Immunity ...

Jun 23, 2014

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Sex proteins may help fight mosquito-borne diseases

(Medical Xpress)—Better understanding of mosquito seminal fluid proteins – transferred from males to females during mating – may hold keys to controlling the Asian tiger mosquito, the world's fastest-spreading invasive ...

Jun 23, 2014

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Do women's preferences shift with their fertility cycle?

About a month ago, I stumbled across a paper that left me with the warm reinforcing glow that comes with being right. The rather artificial experiment played female subjects two pieces of music varying in complexity, and ...

Jun 23, 2014

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Prostate cancer survivors can improve their sex life at the gym

Perth researchers have shown that twice-weekly exercise can improve sexual function in prostate cancer patients by 50 per cent.

Jun 23, 2014

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New test follows the molecular footsteps that lead to oesophageal cancer

(Medical Xpress)—A new diagnostic test may be around the corner thanks to the discovery of a gene mutation that marks the progression from a harmless oesophageal condition to cancer, according to research published in Nature ...

Jun 23, 2014

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Researchers investigating ways to improve type 2 diabetes treatments

A better understanding of how the transcription factor Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma (PPARgamma) works is critical to find new ways to improve medications to treat type 2 diabetes. Drugs that activate PPARgamma, ...

Jun 23, 2014

Family dysfunction a strong predictor of emotional problems in children of cancer patients

A cancer diagnosis affects the whole family, and a significant number of children of cancer patients may be at risk for emotional and behavioral problems. A new analysis published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal ...

Jun 23, 2014