Scientists uncover novel mechanism of glioblastoma development
Most research on glioblastoma development, a complicated tumor of the brain with a poor prognosis, has focused on the gene transcription level, but scientists suggest that post-transcriptional regulation could be equally ...
Cancer
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Inflammation in depression: Chicken or egg?
An important ongoing debate in the field of psychiatry is whether inflammation in the body is a consequence of or contributor to major depression. A new study in Biological Psychiatry has attempted to resolve the issue.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Awareness biases information processing
How does awareness influence information processing during decision making in the human brain? A new study led by Floris de Lange of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour at Radboud University Nijmegen, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Researchers identify molecular mechanism that regulates wakefulness, sleep
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, identified an intracellular signaling enzyme that regulates the wake-sleep cycle, which could help lead to the development of more effective ...
Sleep apnea
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Worms reveal secrets of wound-healing response
The lowly and simple roundworm may be the ideal laboratory model to learn more about the complex processes involved in repairing wounds and could eventually allow scientists to improve the body's response to healing skin ...
Medical research
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Study explains how heart attack can lead to heart rupture
For people who initially survive a heart attack, a significant cause of death in the next few days is cardiac rupture -- literally, bursting of the heart wall.
Cardiology
Nov 17, 2011 |
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MU scientist eyeing enzymes that could help fight flu
The influenza virus remains a worldwide threat to humans, causing an average of 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations each year in the United States alone. As health care professionals prepare for another ...
Medical research
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Cancer's sweet tooth may be its weak link
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered that cancer cells tap into a natural recycling system to obtain the energy they need to keep dividing. In a study with ...
Cancer
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Live longer with fewer calories
By consuming fewer calories, ageing can be slowed down and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes can be delayed. The earlier calorie intake is reduced, the greater the effect. Researchers ...
Medical research
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Protein family key to aging, cancer
The list of aging-associated proteins known to be involved in cancer is growing longer, according to research by investigators at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Cancer
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Scientists identify a key molecule that blocks abnormal blood vessel growth in tumors
A new and better understanding of blood vessel growth and vascular development (angiogenesis) in cancer has been made possible by research carried out by a team of scientists from Moffitt Cancer Center, the University of ...
Medical research
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Scientists turn back the clock on adult stem cells aging
Researchers have shown they can reverse the aging process for human adult stem cells, which are responsible for helping old or damaged tissues regenerate. The findings could lead to medical treatments that may repair a host ...
Medical research
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Life scientists use novel technique to produce genetic map for African Americans
UCLA life scientists and colleagues have produced one of the first high-resolution genetic maps for African American populations. A genetic map reveals the precise locations across the genome where DNA from a person's father ...
Genetics
Jul 23, 2011 |
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World's most advanced genetic map created
A consortium led by scientists at the University of Oxford and Harvard Medical School has constructed the world's most detailed genetic map.
Genetics
Jul 20, 2011 |
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AMPK amplifies Huntington's disease
A new study describes how hyperactivation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) promotes neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease (HD). The article appears online on July 18, 2011, in The Journal of Cell Biology.
Medical research
Jul 18, 2011 |
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