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Cancer cells co-opt immune response to escape destruction

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that tumor cells use stress signals to subvert responding immune cells, exploiting them to actually boost conditions beneficial ...

Cancer created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows antidepressant could do double duty as diabetes drug

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that the commonly used antidepressant drug paroxetine could also become a therapy for the vascular complications of diabetes.

Diabetes created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Grilled, seared foods may add to waistlines, disease risk

(Medical Xpress)—A steak slapped onto a hot barbecue will leave the meat with black grill lines that add flavor and aroma, but the chemicals contained in charred, seared and fried foods may over time kick-start ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Research may have important implications for combating diabetes

(Medical Xpress)—Research by University of Notre Dame biochemist Anthony S. Serianni is providing new insights that could have important implications for understanding and treating diabetes.

Diabetes created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Microchoreography: Researchers use synthetic molecule to guide cellular 'dance'

(Medical Xpress)—Johns Hopkins researchers have used a small synthetic molecule to stimulate cells to move and change shape, bypassing the cells' usual way of sensing and responding to their environment. ...

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover mechanism that could reduce obesity

Approximately 68 percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to the National Cancer Institute, which puts them at greater risk for developing cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and a host of other chronic ...

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | 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

NSAID use linked to reduced hepatocellular carcinoma risk and mortality due to chronic liver disease

Researchers found that aspirin use is associated with a decreased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma and death from chronic liver disease (CLD), according to a study published November 28 in the Journal of the Na ...

Cancer created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists identify inhibitor of myelin formation in the central nervous system

Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center have discovered another molecule that plays an important role in regulating myelin formation in the central nervous system. Myelin promotes the conduction of nerve cell impulses ...

Medical research created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cells from skin create model of blinding eye disease

For the first time, Wisconsin researchers have taken skin from patients and, using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology, turned them into a laboratory model for an inherited type of macular degeneration.

Genetics created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Losing protein helps heart recover, scientists say

When a person has a heart attack, portions of the heart muscle die in the next several days or even weeks if deprived of oxygen for long enough. The recovering heart slowly remodels itself, even fostering the growth of new ...

Cardiology created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers identifie gatekeeper protein, new details on cell's power source

Researchers at Temple University's Center for Translational Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania have identified a protein that serves as a gatekeeper for controlling the rush of calcium into the cell's power source, ...

Medical research created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Team finds 14 new biomarkers for type 2 diabetes

A research team led by Anna Floegel of the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) and Tobias Pischon of the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) has identified 14 novel biomarkers for type ...

Diabetes created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cortex development depends on a protein

As outlined in a study published in Developmental Cell, researchers have discovered a novel function for p27 in the control of interneuron migration in the developing cerebral cortex.

Medical research created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists discover mevalonate kinase gene mutations associated with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis

A Chinese research team, led by Anhui Medical University and BGI, has found the strong genetic evidences of mevalonate kinase gene (MVK) mutations link to disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP). It is a major ...

Genetics created Sep 16, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast