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Protein reveals diabetes risk many years in advance

When a patient is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the disease has usually already progressed over several years and damage to areas such as blood vessels and eyes has already taken place. To find a test that indicates who ...

Diabetes created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mouse study offers clues to obesity-diabetes link

(HealthDay)—Obesity and type 2 diabetes are clearly intertwined, but researchers say they've found a way to weaken the connection between the two—at least in mice.

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cellular fuel gauge may hold the key to restricting cancer growth

Researchers at McGill University have discovered that a key regulator of energy metabolism in cancer cells known as the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) may play a crucial role in restricting cancer cell growth. AMPK acts ...

Cancer created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Viral reactivation a likely link between stress and heart disease

A new study could provide the link that scientists have been looking for to confirm that reactivation of a latent herpes virus is a cause of some heart problems.

Cardiology created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify new strategy for interfering with potent cancer-causing gene

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive blood cancer that is currently incurable in 70% of patients. In a bold effort, CSHL scientists are among those identifying and characterizing the molecular mechanisms responsible ...

Cancer created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why a hereditary anemia is caused by genetic mutation in mechanically sensitive ion channel

A genetic mutation that alters the kinetics of an ion channel in red blood cells has been identified as the cause behind a hereditary anemia, according to a paper published this month in the Proceedings of the National Ac ...

Medical research created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

York scientists discover driving force behind prostate cancer

Scientists at the University of York have discovered the driving force behind the development of prostate cancer.

Cancer created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Video reveals cancer cells' Achilles' heel (w/ Video)

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists from the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research (MCCIR) have discovered why a particular cancer drug is so effective at killing cells. Their findings could ...

Cancer created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research uncovers a potential role of two proteins in diabetes

(Medical Xpress)—Flinders University researchers are breaking new ground in a decade-long journey to pinpoint the function of two closely related proteins.

Diabetes created May 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exceptional cognitive and physical health in old age leaves immunological fingerprint

Exceptional cognitive and physical function in old age leaves a tell-tale immunologic fingerprint, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Likewise, older adults who ...

Medical research created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood pressure drug limits cigarette smoke-induced lung injury in mice

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the most common causes of death in the US. It is a smoking-related disease for which there are currently no disease-altering therapies. However, hope that one could be ...

Medical research created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists develop new method for 'extremely' early cancer detection

It may soon be possible to test a person for cancer with just a drop of their blood and a small machine. As part of a European research project, scientists have developed a device for detecting the HSP70 protein, which is ...

Cancer created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cholesterol rafts deliver drugs inside cancer cells

DNA, siRNA and miRNA can reprogram cancer cells – that is, if these nucleic acids could cross through the cell membrane. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the journal Therapeutic Delivery shows ...

Cancer created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New pathway found for regulation of blood vessel growth in cancer

Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have identified a new function for a gene that normally prevents the development of cancer.

Cancer created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel antibodies for combating Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

Antibodies developed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are unusually effective at preventing the formation of toxic protein particles linked to Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, ...

Neuroscience created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast