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The skin aging regulator

Despite progress in regenerative medicine, with age, the skin loses its properties in an irreversible manner. The ATIP-Avenir team "Epidermal homeostasis and tumorigenesis" directed by Chloé Féral, an Inserm ...

Medical research created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How can evolutionary biology explain why we get cancer?

Over 500 billion cells in our bodies will be replaced daily, yet natural selection has enabled us to develop defenses against the cellular mutations which could cause cancer. It is this relationship between evolution and ...

Cancer created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein kinase Akt identified as arbiter of cancer stem cell fate, paper reports

(Medical Xpress)—The protein kinase Akt is a key regulator of cell growth, proliferation, metabolism, survival, and death. New work on Akt's role in cancer stem cell biology from the lab of senior author ...

Cancer created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A factor involved in painful joint wear and tear discovered

Inflammatory joint disease (arthritis) is affecting more and more, and especially older, people. In a recent survey by Statistik Austria, 39 per cent of people over the age of 60 stated that they have a form of arthritis. ...

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Metabolic biomarkers for preventive molecular medicine

A team of scientists from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, led by its director, María Blasco, together with Jose M. Mato, the director of the Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences, has shown that the ...

Medical research created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New finding gives clues for overcoming tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer

(Medical Xpress)—A University of Cincinnati (UC) cancer biology team reports breakthrough findings about specific cellular mechanisms that may help overcome endocrine (hormone) therapy-resistance in patients ...

Cancer created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Link found between Alzheimer's disease and protein regulation in the brain—hope for new treatments

New study from the University of Haifa discovers: Link found between Alzheimer's disease and protein regulation in the brain brings hope for new treatments

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plant-based diets can remedy chronic diseases

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 63 percent of the deaths that occurred in 2008 were attributed to non-communicable chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, Type 2 diabetes and obesity—for ...

Health created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury

Stem cells are considered promising agents for the recovery of spinal cord injuries. European scientists explore their abilities and plan future therapeutic strategies.

Medical research created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bonanza of genomic sequence data gives researchers valuable new insights into a poorly understood cancer

Stomach cancer doesn't get the same publicity as lung or breast cancer, but it is a health threat to be taken very seriously. "Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of worldwide cancer mortality, with ...

Genetics created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers use gene therapy to restore sense of smell in mice

(Medical Xpress)—A team of scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions report that restoring tiny, hair-like structures to defective cells in the olfactory system of mice is enough to restore a ...

Medical research created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heat-shock factor reveals its unique role in supporting highly malignant cancers

Whitehead Institute researchers have found that increased expression of a specific set of genes is strongly associated with metastasis and death in patients with breast, colon, and lung cancers. Not only could this finding ...

Cancer created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Using patients' own tumor-fighting cells to knock back advanced melanoma

A small, early-phase clinical trial to test the effectiveness of treating patients with advanced melanoma using billions of clones of their own tumor-fighting cells combined with a specific type of chemotherapy has shown ...

Cancer created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find important 'target' playing role in tobacco-related lung cancers

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have discovered that the immune response regulator IKBKE (serine/threonine kinase) plays two roles in tobacco-related non-small cell lung cancers. Tobacco carcinogens induce ...

Cancer created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exercise triggers stem cells in muscle

University of Illinois researchers determined that an adult stem cell present in muscle is responsive to exercise, a discovery that may provide a link between exercise and muscle health. The findings could lead to new therapeutic ...

Medical research created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast