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Researchers use human vaccine to cure prostate cancer in mice

University of Leeds researchers, funded by Cancer Research UK, have used a library of DNA to create a vaccine that could be used to treat cancer, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.

Medical research created Jun 19, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

It's not just what you eat, but when you eat it

Fat cells store excess energy and signal these levels to the brain. In a new study this week in Nature Medicine, Georgios Paschos PhD, a research associate in the lab of Garret FitzGerald, MD, FRS direct ...

Medical research created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New understanding of how we see colors

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have until now not fully understood how animals see in color, since visual pigments in eyes contain exactly the same chromophore (light absorbing segment of the molecule) and yet can absorb different ...

Medical research created Dec 07, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

New flu drug stops virus in its tracks

A new class of influenza drug has been shown effective against drug-resistant strains of the flu virus, according to a study led by University of British Columbia researchers.

Medical research created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Magnetic fields prevent editor from talking (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- By holding an electromagnet close to a person’s skull, researchers can alter the neuron activity in the person’s brain. This technique, called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), ...

Medical research created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 24 | with audio podcast weblog

Scientists uncover why the human heart can't regenerate itself

Stem cell researchers at UCLA have uncovered for the first time why adult human cardiac myocytes have lost their ability to proliferate, perhaps explaining why the human heart has little regenerative capacity.

Medical research created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

A first -- lab creates cells used by brain to control muscle cells

University of Central Florida researchers, for the first time, have used stem cells to grow neuromuscular junctions between human muscle cells and human spinal cord cells, the key connectors used by the brain ...

Medical research created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gut microbe networks differ from norm in obese people, systems biology approach reveals

For the first time, researchers have analyzed the multitude of microorganisms residing in the human gut as a complex, integrated biological system, rather than a set of separate species. Their approach has ...

Medical research created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover novel mechanism by which calorie restriction influences longevity

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have identified a novel mechanism by which a type of low-carb, low-calorie diet—called a "ketogenic diet"—could delay the effects of aging. This fundamental discovery reveals how ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Anti-ageing drug breakthrough

Drugs that combat ageing may be available within five years, following landmark work led by an Australian researcher. The work, published in the March 8 issue of Science, finally proves that a single anti-ageing enzyme in the ...

Medical research created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Research reveals possible reason for cholesterol-drug side effects

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and physicians continue to document that some patients experience fuzzy thinking and memory loss while taking statins, a class of global top-selling cholesterol-lowering ...

Medical research created May 10, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Stem cell breakthrough heralds new era of therapy development

Scientists at the Universities of Glasgow and Southampton have uncovered a new method for culturing adult stem cells which could lead to the creation of revolutionary stem cell therapies for conditions such as arthritis, ...

Medical research created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New algorithm could substantially speed up MRI scans

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices can scan the inside of the body in intricate detail, allowing clinicians to spot even the earliest signs of cancer or other abnormalities. But they can be a long ...

Medical research created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Testosterone makes us less cooperative and more egocentric, study finds

Testosterone makes us overvalue our own opinions at the expense of cooperation, research from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London has found. The findings may have implications for how group ...

Medical research created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Natural anti-oxidant deserts aging body: Cell's reserve fighting force shrinks with age

When the body fights oxidative damage, it calls up a reservist enzyme that protects cells – but only if those cells are relatively young, a study has found.

Medical research created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast