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Steroids help reverse rapid bone loss tied to rib fractures

New research in animals triggered by a combination of serendipity and counterintuitive thinking could point the way to treating fractures caused by rapid bone loss in people, including patients with metastatic ...

Medical research created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New mechanism regulating insulin secretion may explain genetic susceptibility to diabetes

New Zealand research revealing a new mechanism for how glucose stimulates insulin secretion may provide a new explanation for how a gene that makes people more susceptible to diabetes – called TCF7L2 – actually contributes ...

Diabetes created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals alternative pathway through which beta-catenin drives colon cancer

Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in the United States. Risk factors for the disease are varied and include factors such as advanced age and diet, but most cases share something ...

Cancer created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two gene mutations drive adrenal cancer

Two different genetic mutations cooperate to induce adrenal cancer, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.

Cancer created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0