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Academia-industry partnership creates blueprint for collaboration to develop innovative new cancer treatment

Canadians and patients around the world with the misfortune to be diagnosed with one of the deadliest forms of leukemia may soon be able to thank a multi-faceted collaboration in Montreal's biopharmaceutical cluster for giving ...

Cancer created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Molecular hub links obesity, heart disease to high blood pressure

(Medical Xpress)—Obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure (hypertension) are all related, but understanding the molecular pathways that underlie cause and effect is complicated.

Medical research created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Unusual suspect: Scientists find 'second fiddle' protein's role in Type 2 diabetes

A team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center has found that a protein long believed to have a minor role in type 2 diabetes is, in fact, a central player in the development of the condition that affects nearly ...

Diabetes created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

U-M researchers find new way to clear cholesterol from the blood

Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a new potential therapeutic target for lowering cholesterol that could be an alternative or complementary therapy to statins.

Cardiology created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The surprising ability of blood stem cells to respond to emergencies

A research team of Inserm, CNRS and MDC lead by Michael Sieweke of the Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy (CNRS, INSERM, Aix Marseille Université) and Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine, Berlin-Buch, ...

Immunology created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Manipulating calcium accumulation in blood vessels may provide a new way to treat heart disease

Hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, is the primary cause of heart disease. It is caused by calcium accumulation in the blood vessels, which leads to arteries becoming narrow and stiff, obstructing blood flow and ...

Cardiology created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study finds potential link between auto pollution, some childhood cancers

Scientists from UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health led by Julia Heck, an assistant researcher in the school's epidemiology department and a member of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, have found a possible ...

Cancer created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel AKT pathway inhibitor, ARQ 092, demonstrated safety, effective target inhibition

Researchers have confirmed that the novel oral agent ARQ 092 inhibits the AKT pathway and has a manageable safety profile in patients with a variety of advanced solid tumors, according to phase I data presented at the AACR ...

Cancer created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cartilage restored using imitation human tissue: End of expensive knee implants in sight

More than one million people in the Netherlands suffer from painful joints. This is due to the wear and tear of cartilage caused by trauma, aging or diseases such as osteoarthritis. Cartilage is the tissue ...

Medical research created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Month of birth impacts on immune system development

Newborn babies' immune system development and levels of vitamin D have been found to vary according to their month of birth, according to new research.

Neuroscience created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Newly discovered blood protein solves 60-year-old riddle

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new protein that controls the presence of the Vel blood group antigen on our red blood cells. The discovery makes it possible to use simple DNA testing ...

Genetics created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AKT inhibitor AZD5363 well tolerated, yielded partial response in patients with advanced solid tumors

The investigational drug AZD5363, which has shown activity in preclinical studies, was well tolerated in humans, and two patients with advanced solid tumors showed partial response, according to data presented at the AACR ...

Cancer created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More accurate markers identified for detecting response to epigenetic drugs for myelodysplastic syndromes

Researchers have identified and validated two DNA methylation markers that could help physicians to more accurately determine a patient's response to epigenetic drugs for treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according ...

Cancer created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Do cells in the blood, heart and lungs smell the food we eat?

In a discovery suggesting that odors may have a far more important role in life than previously believed, scientists have found that heart, blood, lung and other cells in the body have the same receptors for sensing odors ...

Medical research created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Final chapter to 60-year-old blood group mystery

Researchers have solved a 60-year-old mystery by identifying a gene that can cause rejection, kidney failure and even death in some blood transfusion patients. In this study, published in Nature Genetics online ...

Genetics created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast