News tagged with molecular mechanism

Related topics: neurons , brain , nerve cells , protein , proceedings of the national academy of sciences




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

Scientists develop mouse model that could lead to new therapies for liver cancer

Researchers have created the first mouse model demonstrating the role of a cancer promoting gene, Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1), in hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver cancer. The mouse model represents a critical step ...

Cancer created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers decode molecular mechanism that sheds light on how trauma can become engraved in the brain

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers decode a molecular mechanism that sheds light on how trauma can become engraved in the brain

Neuroscience created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Prions and cancer: A story unfolding

Prions, the causal agents of Mad Cow and other diseases, are very unique infectious particles. They are proteins in which the complex molecular three-dimensional folding process just went astray. For reasons not yet understood, ...

Cancer created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Balancing connections for proper brain function

Neuropsychiatric conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and epilepsy involve an imbalance between two types of synapses in the brain: excitatory synapses that release the neurotransmitter glutamate, and ...

Neuroscience created Jun 22, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MicroRNAs link the pathways that control growth during animal development and in disease

Cellular mechanisms that enable healthy growth can spiral out of control and give rise to cancer. For this reason, signal transduction pathways that underlie cell growth are tightly regulated, with multiple ...

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

Treading a common path to metabolic maintenance

Fruit flies and humans both rely on hormones secreted by insulin-producing cells (IPCs) for metabolic maintenance and the regulation of numerous other physiological processes. In some ways, fly IPCs differ ...

Medical research created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein inhibitor points to potential medical treatments for skull and skin birth defects

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have found new clues in the pathogenesis of skull and skin birth defects associated with a rare genetic disorder, Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome (BSS). Using ...

Pediatrics created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Georgetown physician leads national resveratrol study for Alzheimer's disease

A national, phase II clinical trial examining the effects of resveratrol on individuals with mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer's disease has begun as more than two dozen academic institutions recruit volunteers in ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers move closer to delaying dementia

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at University of Queensland's Brain Institute are one step closer to developing new therapies for treating dementia.

Neuroscience created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New data improve understanding of breast cancer's multiple varieties

New findings presented at Europe's leading breast cancer translational research conference this year shed new light on the many biological differences between individual breast cancers.

Cancer created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The role of inflammation on atherosclerosis

(Medical Xpress) -- European scientists dig into atherosclerotic plaque formation processes to investigate the part played by inflammation and vascular wall remodelling.

Medical research created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pain relief with PAP injections may last 100 times longer than a traditional acupuncture treatment

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a new way to deliver long-lasting pain relief through an ancient medical practice.

Medical research created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers have identified a gene with a key role in neuronal survival

Spanish researchers at the Institute of Neurosciences at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) identified the fundamental role played by the Nurr1 gene in neuron survival associated with synaptic activity. The discovery, ...

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

Kruppel-like Factor 15: Genetic regulator of fat metabolism and muscle fitness discovered

While exercise is accepted universally as the most beneficial prescription physicians can write for patients, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that generate its widespread health benefits. Researchers from Case ...

Medical research created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast