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Researchers link stress and pancreatic cancer in new paper

Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease with increased incidences in the recent years. According to NDSU researchers, epidemiological data show chronic stress in a negative social and psychological state such as depression ...

Cancer created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | 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

Correlates of diabetic foot complications identified

(HealthDay) -- For patients with diabetes, increased poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) immunoreactivity, reduced abundance of type 1 procollagen, and impaired skin structure correlate with foot complications, according ...

Diabetes created Jul 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Factors ID'd in healing failure of diabetic foot ulcers

(HealthDay) -- Patients with diabetes whose foot ulcers fail to heal have increased inflammation and aberrant growth factor levels, according to a study published online June 11 in Diabetes.

Diabetes created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New stroke treatment could prevent and reduce brain damage

Researchers at the University of Missouri have demonstrated the effectiveness of a potential new therapy for stroke patients in an article published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration. Created to target a specific enzyme known to a ...

Neuroscience created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Live imaging shows response to cancer drugs can be boosted by altering tumor microenvironment

It should be possible to significantly improve the response of common cancers to existing "classical" chemotherapy drugs, say scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), by introducing agents that alter the interaction ...

Cancer created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Old antibiotic could be a new weapon to fight tuberculosis

(Medical Xpress) -- A cheap and safe antibiotic that is widely available in the developing world might have a new use as a tuberculosis (TB) treatment, according to new research.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New synthetic molecules treat autoimmune disease in mice

A team of Weizmann Institute scientists has turned the tables on an autoimmune disease. In such diseases, including Crohn's and rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's tissues. But the scientists ...

Immunology created Dec 25, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vitamin D-fortified yoghurt improves cholesterol levels and heart disease biomarkers for diabetics

People with diabetes are known to have an increased risk of heart disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that regular consumption of a vitamin D-fortified yoghurt drink ...

Health created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein causes varicose veins

Varicose veins, sometimes referred to as "varices" in medical jargon, are usually just a cosmetic problem if they occur as spider veins. In their advanced stage, however, they pose a real health threat. In people with this ...

Medical research created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0