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Scientists find potential therapeutic target for Cushing's disease

Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a protein that drives the formation of pituitary tumors in Cushing's disease, a development that may give clinicians a therapeutic target to treat this ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer treatment could target inflammation in CVD

Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with radiolabeled somatostatin analogs, an established treatment for cancer patients, could offer a novel therapeutic approach to decrease levels of inflammation in the atherosclerotic ...

Cardiology created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inflammatory bowel disease detection enhanced with PET/CT

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, may be detected and monitored more effectively in the future with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0