http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—A gene with a colorful name – mindbomb 1 – plays a key role far beyond the brain. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that mindbomb 1 may be involved in repairing cells injured by infection or inflammation in the stomach and pancreas. Researchers also found hints that mindbomb 1 problems may have connections to cancer in those organs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-brain-building-gene-key-role-gut.html Genetics Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:42:01 EST news284362912 A recently described master regulator protein may explain the development of aberrant cell growth in the pancreas spurred by inflammation http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-molecular-master-pancreatic-cancer-potential.html Cancer Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:20:03 EST news279900219 (Medical Xpress)—An international team of scientists has observed that the well-studied protein Sirtuin-1, known for helping cells live longer, also appears to play an important role in pancreatic cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-pancreatic-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:44:09 EST news279276224 New research from the University of California, San Diego published in the Jan. 23 issue of Science Translational Medicine moves researchers closer to understanding and developing treatments for shock, sepsis and multiorgan failure. Collectively, these maladies represent a major unmet medical need: they are the number one cause of mortality in intensive care units in the United States, with hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. There is currently no treatment for these conditions in spite of many clinical trials. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-blocking-digestive-enzymes-reverse-multiorgan.html Medical research Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:00:05 EST news278165261 Free fatty acids created during the digestion of infant formula cause cellular death that may contribute to necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe intestinal condition that is often fatal and occurs most commonly in premature infants, according to a study by University of California, San Diego bioengineers. Their report, which was based on in vitro tests comparing the digestion of fresh human breast milk and nine different infant formulas, was published online in the journal Pediatric Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-vitro-digested-formula-breast-toxic.html Pediatrics Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:50:50 EST news274362640 Selective targeting of the neurotransmitter that differentially affects brain cells that control the two distinct functions of the pancreas may allow for new medication therapies for conditions like diabetes, dyspepsia and gastro-esophageal reflux, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-neurotransmitter-gastrointestinal-conditions.html Medical research Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:51:49 EST news273847898 A diet rich in vegetables could help stave off the development of the serious condition acute pancreatitis, suggests a large study published online in the journal Gut. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diet-rich-vegetables-stave-acute.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:49:40 EST news260041774 (AP) -- Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal - there are almost as many deaths from it each year as there are new cases. The deaths this week of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Nobelist Ralph Steinman bring unusual attention to this less-well-known type of cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-pancreatic-cancer-4th-deadly-treatments.html Cancer Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:43:51 EST news237267790 (AP) -- There are almost as many deaths from it each year as there are new cases. The deaths this week of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Nobelist Ralph Steinman bring unusual attention to this less-well-known type of cancer that has actually been declining despite no big advances in treatment or finding it early. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-pancreatic-cancer-declining-deadly.html Cancer Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:36:00 EST news237134153