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New research sheds light on gene destruction linked to aggressive prostate cancer

Researchers at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada have identified a possible cause for the loss of a tumour suppressor gene (known as PTEN) that can lead to the development of more aggressive forms of prostate cancer.

Cancer created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer studies warn over NHS cost-cutting

A leading cancer researcher has identified very high levels of doctor-patient trust and confidence within the NHS.

Cancer created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise in a pill may protect against extreme heat sensitivity

We've all seen the story in the news before. Whether it's the death of a physically fit high school athlete at football training camp in August, or of an elderly woman gardening in the middle of the day in July, heat stroke ...

Medical research created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A decade of research proves PET effectively detects dementia

In a new review of imaging studies spanning more than ten years, scientists find that a method of positron emission tomography (PET) safely and accurately detects dementia, including the most common and devastating form among ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research finds trigger for breast cancer spread

Research led by Shyamal Desai, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has discovered a key change in the body's defense system that increases the potential ...

Cancer created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Severe congenital disorder successfully treated in a mouse model for the first time

Using a mouse model, Heidelberg University Hospital researchers have for the first time successfully treated a severe congenital disorder in which sugar metabolism is disturbed. The team headed by Prof. Christian Korner, ...

Genetics created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PET technique promises better detection and response assessment for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Positron emission tomography (PET) and a molecular imaging agent that captures the proliferation of cancer cells could prove to be a valuable method for imaging a form of Non-Hodgkin's disease called mantle cell lymphoma, ...

Cancer created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experimental drug clears chronic urinary infections in mice

An experimental treatment for urinary tract infections has easily passed its first test in animals, alleviating weeks-long infections in mice in as little as six hours.

Medical research created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research gives hope to women with deadliest breast cancer

Women with the deadliest and rarest form of breast cancer now have a chance of treatment where once their options were severely limited, thanks to a new discovery by George Mason University researchers.

Cancer created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers discover mechanism in brain cancer responsible for neuron death

Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine have discovered a mechanism by which glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common form of brain cancer, ...

Medical research created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New guidelines for reporting epidemiological studies that involve molecular markers

New guidelines that provide an easy-to-use checklist for the accurate and ethical reporting of epidemiological studies involving molecular markers have been proposed by a group of international researchers and are published ...

Cancer created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neurbiological mechanism behind anorexia/self starvation found in mouse

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found inborn traits in mice, which might explain why some individuals are more prone to develop anorexia/self starvation than others. A study showing that genetic defects in the cells ...

Medical research created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New studies highlight risks of vitamin supplements

New research is prompting a fresh look at the value of vitamin supplements, with some surprising results indicating that taking too many supplements of some could be harmful.

Health created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Researchers discover faulty molecular switch that cause infertility, miscarriage

Scientists have discovered an enzyme that acts as a 'fertility switch', in a study published in Nature Medicine today. High levels of the protein are associated with infertility, while low levels make a woman more likely ...

Medical research created Oct 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neural stem cell transplant may tackle diabetes

Researchers in Japan have discovered how a patient's neural stem cells could be used as an alternative source of the beta cells needed for a regenerative treatment for diabetes. The research, published in EMBO Molecular Me ...

Medical research created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast