News tagged with molecular mechanism

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New discovery related to gum disease

A University of Louisville scientist has found a way to prevent inflammation and bone loss surrounding the teeth by blocking a natural signaling pathway of the enzyme GSK3b, which plays an important role in directing the ...

Immunology created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New collaboration to develop treatments for liver disease

A new collaboration based at the University of Cambridge will aim to discover and develop new medicines to treat liver disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover mechanism leading from trichomoniasis to prostate cancer

Researchers have identified a way in which men can develop prostate cancer after contracting trichomoniasis, a curable but often overlooked sexually transmitted disease.

Cancer created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New research sheds light on the molecular mechanisms by which a virus contributes to cancer

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and is associated with exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV). Patients carrying the virus have a 100-fold greater risk of ...

Cancer created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Alcohol by-product destroys blood stem cells

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology have found that stem cells in the body's 'blood cell factory'—the bone marrow—are extremely sensitive to the main breakdown ...

Medical research created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Astrocytes control the generation of new neurons from neural stem cells

Astrocytes are cells that have many functions in the central nervous system, such as the control of neuronal synapses, blood flow, or the brain's response to neurotrauma or stroke.

Medical research created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers describe new molecular interactions behind the inhibition of TGF beta-signaling

(Phys.org)—Researchers headed by Maria Macias an ICREA researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and Joan Massagué, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Memorial ...

Medical research created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chemists determine one way tumors meet their growing need

Behaving something like ravenous monsters, tumors need plentiful supplies of cellular building blocks such as amino acids and nucleotides in order to keep growing at a rapid pace and survive under harsh conditions. ...

Cancer created Aug 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find an important molecular trigger for wound-healing

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have made a breakthrough in understanding a class of cells that help wounds in skin and other epithelial tissues heal, uncovering a molecular mechanism that pushes the body into ...

Immunology created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tripping the switches on brain growth to treat depression

Depression takes a substantial toll on brain health. Brain imaging and post-mortem studies provide evidence that the wealth of connections in the brain are reduced in individuals with depression, with the result of impaired ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Tissue platinum concentrations linked to response in NSCLC

(HealthDay) -- For patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who undergo neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy, tissue platinum concentrations correlate positively with improved outcome, according ...

Cancer created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taking a hit or two

Cancer only arises if two or more genes are mutated. Learning which combinations of mutations cause cancer represents an extremely laborious endeavor. In the current issue of the journal Nature Methods Robert Eferl and co ...

Cancer created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lessons from the 'gene for speed'

As you prepare to watch the world's best athletes competing at the London 2012 Olympics, have you thought about what distinguishes elite sprinters from long-distance athletes?

Other created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify potential target for treating anhedonia - major symptom of depression

Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have laid bare a novel molecular mechanism responsible for the most important symptom of major depression: anhedonia, the loss of the ability to experience pleasure. While ...

Medical research created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Cell differentiation as a novel strategy for the treatment of an aggressive type of skin cancer

Skin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a subtype of very aggressive skin cancers that usually develops in sunexposed body regions, but can also affect a large number of organs such as the bladder, esophagus, lungs etc. However, ...

Cancer created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0