http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Research on a soy-based treatment for colorectal cancer, a promising agent in ovarian cancer, and a new drug target for advanced prostate cancer was presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 2013 Annual Meeting. The meeting took place April 6-10, 2013 in Washington, DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-soy-based-compound-tumor-cell-proliferation.html Cancer Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:00:46 EST news284918438 Researchers from the University of Utah have gained new insight into the regulation of adult nerve cell generation in the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that regulates many aspects of behavior, mood, and metabolism. In the Sept. 10, 2012, issue of Developmental Cell they report that a cell-to-cell communication network known as the Wnt signaling pathway plays an important role in both the production and specialization of nerve cell precursors in the hypothalamus. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-wnt-pathway-key-role-adult.html Medical research Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:00:01 EST news266491163 Breast-cancer researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that two related receptors in a robust signaling pathway must work together as a team to maintain normal activity in mammary stem cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-breast-stem-cell-receptor-teamwork-required.html Cancer Wed, 30 May 2012 13:40:01 EST news257602172 Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College used genetic methods to successfully repair cleft lips in mice embryos specially engineered for the study of cleft lip and cleft palate. The research breakthrough may show the way to prevent or treat the conditions in humans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-cleft-lip-genetically-mouse.html Genetics Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:37:08 EST news241709809 A team of researchers from the University of Utah and Brigham Young University has developed a mouse model of focal dermal hypoplasia, a rare human birth defect that causes serious skin abnormalities and other medical problems. This animal model not only provides insight into studying the cause of focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH), but also offers a novel way to study a signaling pathway that is crucial for embryonic development. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-animal-rare-genetic-disorder-pathway.html Medical research Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:13:58 EST news230390023 Mice born to mothers who are fed a diet supplemented with B vitamins are less likely to develop intestinal tumors, report scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-vitamins-mother-diet-colorectal-cancer.html Health Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:23:05 EST news226837362 Researchers from the Cancer Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center have identified three novel small molecules that interrupt a crucial cellular communication pathway that regulates many aspects of development and cancer. The finding, published in the April 12, 2011 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and featured on its cover, could provide the basis for innovative therapies for colorectal cancer and other diseases associated with aberrations in this pathway. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-small-molecules-inhibit-growth-human.html Cancer Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:49:01 EST news221903318