News tagged with cellular events
Anticipation of stressful situations accelerates cellular aging
The ability to anticipate future events allows us to plan and exert control over our lives, but it may also contribute to stress-related increased risk for the diseases of aging, according to a study by UCSF researchers.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Using planarian flatworms to understand organ regeneration
Researchers report in the journal Developmental Cell that they have identified genes that control growth and regeneration of the intestine in the freshwater planarian Schmidtea mediterranea.
Medical research
Oct 25, 2012 |
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Scientists find key element of lupus, suggesting better drug targets
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has identified specific cellular events that appear key to lupus, a debilitating autoimmune disease that afflicts tens of millions of people worldwide. The ...
Medical research
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Phase I study of temsirolimus, capecitabine proves safe; positive survival trend seen
A phase I clinical trial examining the safety of combining temsirolimus and capecitabine in advanced malignancies suggests the two agents can be given safely to patients. In addition, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive ...
Cancer
May 16, 2012 |
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Study may lead to new strategies against sepsis
Scientists at the Center for Translational Medicine at the Temple University School of Medicine are inching closer to solving a long-standing mystery in sepsis, a complex and often life-threatening condition that affects ...
Medical research
Jan 25, 2013 |
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Co-Q10 deficiency may relate to concern with statin drugs, higher risk of diabetes
(Medical Xpress)—A laboratory study has shown for the first time that coenzyme Q10 offsets the cellular changes that are linked to a side-effect of some statin drugs - an increased risk of adult-onset diabetes.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Pesticides and Parkinson's: Researchers uncover further proof of a link
(Medical Xpress)—For several years, neurologists at UCLA have been building a case that a link exists between pesticides and Parkinson's disease. To date, paraquat, maneb and ziram—common chemicals sprayed in California's ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
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