http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Pharmacy researchers at the University of Florida have isolated a new marine compound they believe may lead to improved drug therapies for pulmonary diseases by inhibiting their progression rather than managing their symptoms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-marine-compound-discovery-drug-treatment.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:20:02 EST news281262909 Korean researchers believe that the 'DJ-1 protein' can be used to promote the formation of new bone tissue in patients suffering from osteoporosis by improving communication between bone making cells (osteoblasts) and blood vessel (endothelial) cells. The research was published in Nature Communications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-uncovers-protein-bones.html Medical research Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:27:44 EST news277021658 The stiffness of breast tissue is increasingly recognized as an important factor explaining the onset of breast cancer. Stiffening induces molecular changes that promote cancerous behavior in cells. Bioengineering studies have found that breast cancer cells grown on a 3-D gel have enhanced cell replication and decreased organization as rigidity increases. These signals are probably coordinated by surface proteins that communicate with connective tissue, to regulate cell replication, death, and movement. However, very little is known about how stiffness or other physical characteristics of tissues contributes to cancer behavior in living animals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-tension-gut-muscles-cell-invasion.html Cancer Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:01:13 EST news266256043 Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Finland, has been the first in the world to develop biodegradable joint implant, RegJoint. The implant is used in the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-world-biodegradable-joint-implant.html Inflammatory disorders Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:49:27 EST news249648560 Lesions to the brain or spinal cord rarely heal fully, which leads to permanent functional impairment. After injury to the central nervous system (CNS), neurons are lost and largely replaced by a scar often referred to as the glial scar based on its abundance of supporting glial cells. Although this process has been known to science for over a century, the function of the scar tissue has long been disputed. However, there are indications that it stabilizes the tissue and that it inhibits the re-growth of damaged nerve fibres. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-unexpected-cell-spinal-cord.html Medical research Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:00:16 EST news229265809