http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have identified metabolic signatures that may pave the way for personalized therapy in glioma, a type of tumor that starts in the brain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-metabolic-aggressive-brain-tumors.html Cancer Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:15:53 EST news271689336 The head of the US National Cancer Institute warned Tuesday that the United States could lose its global leadership in research into the disease because of lower spending. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-funding-slump-alarms-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:48:34 EST news267814108 University of Granada researchers have tested melatonin analogues in rats that inhibit the enzyme nitric oxide synthase, which is involved in the development of the diseases referred above. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-substances-alzheimer-parkinson-disease.html Medical research Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:33:16 EST news258802352 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 revealed patterns that correspond with excess body weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-gut-microbe-networks-differ-norm.html Medical research Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:43:40 EST news245429006