Neuroscientists discover key protein responsible for controlling nerve cell protection
A key protein, which may be activated to protect nerve cells from damage during heart failure or epileptic seizure, has been found to regulate the transfer of information between nerve cells in the brain. The discovery, made ...
Neuroscience
Apr 22, 2012 |
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Scientists tailor cell surface targeting system to hit organelle ZIP codes
Scientists who developed a technology for identifying and targeting unique protein receptor ZIP Codes on the cellular surface have found a way to penetrate the outer membrane and deliver engineered particles - called iPhage ...
Medical research
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Researchers uncover multiple faces of deadly breast cancer
An international team of scientists, including four at Simon Fraser University, has made a discovery that will change the way the most deadly form of breast cancer is treated.
Cancer
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Study shows why some pain drugs become less effective over time
Researchers at the University of Montreal's Sainte-Justine Hospital have identified how neural cells like those in our bodies are able to build up resistance to opioid pain drugs within hours. Humans have known about the ...
Neuroscience
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Study finds method to improve transplant cell delivery
(Medical Xpress) -- A new technique for improving delivery of stem cells may lead to better and faster tissue repair, a breakthrough with promise for sports medicine and military populations.
Medical research
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Study finds excess insulin levels an unlikely cause of atherosclerosis
A number of studies have shown that excess insulin circulating in the bloodstream is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, a new study from Joslin Diabetes Center finds that ...
Cardiology
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Study role testosterone may play in triple negative breast cancer
Could blocking a testosterone receptor lead to a new way to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer? That's a question researchers at Mayo Clinic in Arizona and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) are exploring. ...
Cancer
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Evidence mounts for link between opioids and cancer growth
Opioid drugs used to relieve pain in postoperative and chronic cancer patients may stimulate the growth and spread of tumors, according to two studies and a commentary in the 2012 annual Journal Symposium issue of Anesthesiology, the ac ...
Cancer
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Solving the mystery of blood clotting
How and when our blood clots is one of those incredibly complex and important processes in our body that we rarely think about. If your blood doesn't clot and you cut yourself, you could bleed to death, if ...
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Mar 19, 2012 |
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Cell-signaling pathway has key role in development of gestational diabetes
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a cell-signaling pathway that plays a key role in increasing insulin secretion during pregnancy and, when blocked, leads to the development of ...
Diabetes
Mar 16, 2012 |
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New universal platform for cancer immunotherapy developed
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report this month in Cancer Research a universal approach to personalized cancer therapy based on T c ...
Cancer
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Perception and preference may have genetic link to obesity
About five years ago, animal studies first revealed the presence of entirely novel types of oral fat sensors or receptors on the tongue. Prior to this time, it was believed that fats were perceived only by flavor and texture ...
Health
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Promising new compound for treating stroke
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have designed, produced and patented a new chemical compound for the possible treatment of brain damage caused by stroke. The compound binds 1,000 times more effectively to the ...
Medical research
Feb 21, 2012 |
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US begins stem cell trial for hearing loss
US researchers have begun a groundbreaking trial to test the potential of umbilical cord blood transplants, a kind of stem cell therapy, to treat and possibly reverse hearing loss in infants.
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Feb 08, 2012 |
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Tasting fructose with the pancreas
Taste receptors on the tongue help us distinguish between safe food and food that's spoiled or toxic. But taste receptors are now being found in other organs, too. In a study published online the week of February ...
Medical research
Feb 06, 2012 |
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