http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from North Dakota State University Erxi Wu, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, co-wrote the article, "Neurotransmitter substance P mediates pancreatic cancer perineural invasion via NK-1R in cancer cells," which was published by Molecular Cancer Research, an American Association for Cancer Research journal.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-mechanism-underlying-abdominal-pain-pancreatic.html Cancer Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:36:53 EST news281349401 Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease with increased incidences in the recent years. According to NDSU researchers, epidemiological data show chronic stress in a negative social and psychological state such as depression might serve as a risk factor for cancer development and progression. However, the underlying biological mechanisms are not well understood.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-link-stress-pancreatic-cancer-paper.html Cancer Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:40:02 EST news280143750 (Medical Xpress)—A new study by Rebecca J. Woods, assistant professor in the human development and family science department at North Dakota State University, shows sitting up, whether by themselves or with assistance, is a critical part of how babies learn. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-babies.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:30:43 EST news273911401 Erxi Wu, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, and Shuang Zhou, a doctoral student in Wu’s lab, co-wrote the article, "Smilagenin Attenuates Beta Amyloid (25-35)-Induced Degeneration of Neuronal Cells via Stimulating the Gene Expression of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor,” which will be published by Neuroscience. They collaborated with Yaer Hu lab at Shanghai Jiaotong University, China, for the publication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-smilagenin-approach-neurodegeneration-disease.html Neuroscience Mon, 07 May 2012 06:33:43 EST news255591130