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Bisphenol A alters mammary gland development in monkeys

A new study finds that fetal exposure to the plastic additive bisphenol A, or BPA, alters mammary gland development in primates. The finding adds to the evidence that the chemical can be causing health problems in humans ...

Medical research created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New insights on control of pituitary hormone outside of brain has implications for breast cancer

The hormone prolactin is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain and then travels via the bloodstream to cells throughout the body, where it exerts multiple reproductive and metabolic effects, most notably ...

Genetics created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

His and hers: Male hormones control differences in mammary gland nerve growth

Johns Hopkins scientists have found a surprising mechanism that gives male sex hormones like testosterone control over the gender-specific absence or presence of mammary gland nerves that sense the amount ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breast milk contains more than 700 bacteria: Microbes taken from breast milk by the infant are identified

Spanish researchers have traced the bacterial microbiota map in breast milk, which is the main source of nourishment for newborns. The study has revealed a larger microbial diversity than originally thought: ...

Health created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Serotonin could play a large role in bone loss

Scientists have long known that calcium leaches from the bones both during lactation and in certain types of cancer. The driver behind these phenomena is a molecule called parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrP), which ...

Medical research created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study uncovers mechanism by which tumor suppressor MIG6 triggers cell suicide

Death plays a big role in keeping things alive. Consider the tightly orchestrated suicide of cells—a phenomenon essential to everything from shaping an embryo to keeping it free of cancer later in life. ...

Cancer created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Plastic chemical may expose foetuses to cancer (Update)

France said Tuesday it would call for Europe-wide controls on a paper product containing bisphenol A after a watchdog agency said the widely-used chemical may expose unborn children to breast cancer later in life.

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find new clue to clinical trial failures of MMP cancer therapies

Proposed cancer therapeutic drugs based on blocking the catalytic activities of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which profoundly remodel the environment surrounding a breast cell, have performed poorly ...

Cancer created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lactation protein suppresses tumors and metastasis in breast cancer, scientists discover

A protein that is necessary for lactation in mammals inhibits the critical cellular transition that is an early indicator of breast cancer and metastasis, according to research conducted at the University at Buffalo and Princeton ...

Cancer created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify progenitor cells, potential new 'roots' of breast cancer

Scientists have discovered new types of early cells in mammary glands, uncovering clues to the origins of different breast cancers - and potential new drug targets, according to findings published in Breast Ca ...

Cancer created Oct 29, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A novel surface marker helps scientists 'fish out' mammary gland stem cells

Stem cells are different from all other cells in our body because they retain the remarkable genetic plasticity to self-renew indefinitely as well as develop into cell types with more specialized functions. However, this ...

Cancer created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Link between common environmental contaminant and rapid breast cancer growth

Studies by researchers at Dominican University of California show that breast cancer cells become increasingly aggressive the longer they are exposed to small concentrations of cadmium, a heavy metal commonly found in cosmetics, ...

Cancer created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BPA exposure in utero may increase predisposition to breast cancer

A recent study accepted for publication in Molecular Endocrinology, a journal of The Endocrine Society, found that perinatal exposure to environmentally relevant doses of bisphenol A (BPA) alters long-term hormone respon ...

Health created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hormonal treatment associated with better test performance after stroke

Stroke patients treated who received hormonal treatment, combined with rehabilitation, performed better on functioning and reasoning tests than patients who received rehabilitative therapy alone, a new clinical study from ...

Cardiology created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preclinical data support ongoing clinical trials testing IDO inhibitors as a treatment for cancer

Inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) are being assessed in clinical trials as a potential treatment for recurrent or refractory solid tumors. Clear genetic rationale for these trials, together with evidence that ...

Cancer created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0