Nature Cell Biology
Study identifies mechanism that leads to diabetes, blindness
The rare disorder Wolfram syndrome is caused by mutations in a single gene, but its effects on the body are far reaching. The disease leads to diabetes, hearing and vision loss, nerve cell damage that causes ...
Medical research
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Cell glue gives insights into cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- University of Queensland researchers have discovered an important step in how proteins glue cells together to form healthy tissues, a process that is often disturbed in diseases such as cancer and inflammation. ...
Cancer
Jul 17, 2012 |
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The sensation of cold is shut down by inflammation
(Medical Xpress) -- Research groups at the University of Cambridge and the Instituto de Neurociencias, in Spain, have discovered a new and unexpected mechanism by which cold sensation is regulated, and opens ...
Medical research
Jul 02, 2012 |
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New insight into placental growth and healthy pregnancy
Scientists at the Babraham Institute have gained a new understanding of how the growth of the placenta is regulated before birth, which has important implications for a healthy pregnancy. The research, published today (10 ...
Medical research
Jun 10, 2012 |
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Stopping cell migration may help block fibrosis and the spread of cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- Discoveries by a Yale-led team of scientists could lead the way for development of new therapies for treating fibrosis and tumor metastasis. The researchers have both uncovered a signaling ...
Medical research
May 21, 2012 |
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Researchers make promising discovery in pursuit of effective lymphoma treatments
Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have identified a target for slowing the progression of multiple myeloma by using currently available drugs.
Cancer
May 16, 2012 |
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'Housekeeping' mechanism for brain stem cells discovered
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a molecular pathway that controls the retention and release of the brain's stem cells. The discovery offers new insights into normal and abnormal neurologic ...
Neuroscience
Apr 22, 2012 |
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Scientists expose important new weak spot in cancer cells
(Medical Xpress) -- Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that cancer cells can ‘bag up and bin’ a toxic protein to cheat death – revealing a new Achilles heel in cancer cells that could be targeted ...
Cancer
Dec 05, 2011 |
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