News tagged with nuclear receptors
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
May 07, 2013 |
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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
May 05, 2013 |
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New therapy holds promise for aggressive breast cancers
Australian researchers have developed a new therapy to treat a common and aggressive form of breast cancer and stop the disease spreading, with a 100% success rate reported in mice.
Cancer
Apr 16, 2013 |
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Molecule's structure reveals new therapeutic opportunities for rare diabetes
Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have determined the complete three-dimensional structure of a protein called HNF-4α. HNF-4α controls gene expression in the liver and pancreas, ...
Medical research
Mar 13, 2013 |
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New details on the molecular machinery of cancer
Researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have provided important new details into the activation of the epidermal growth factor ...
Cancer
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Caffeine's effect on the brain's adenosine receptors visualized for the first time
Molecular imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) has enabled scientists for the first time to visualize binding sites of caffeine in the living human brain to explore possible positive and negative ...
Medical research
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Research finds key molecules involved in forming long-term memories
How does one's experience of an event get translated into a memory that can be accessed months, even years later? A team led by University of Pennsylvania scientists has come closer to answering that question, identifying ...
Medical research
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Therapeutic avenues for Parkinson's investigated at UH
Scientists at the University of Houston (UH) have discovered what may possibly be a key ingredient in the fight against Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Aug 23, 2012 |
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Imaging agents predict breast cancer response to endocrine therapy
Research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows imaging progesterone receptor (PR) status also may be able to identify responders and nonresponders to endocrine therapy at an early stage. Estrog ...
Cancer
Jul 02, 2012 |
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Ancient berry could fight diabetic blindness
(Medical Xpress) -- The ancient Tibetan goji berry could help fight blindness caused by long-term diabetes according to studies conducted by University of Sydney researchers.
Diabetes
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Understanding why some people have propensity to disease
Aside from identical twins, no two individuals are completely identical genetically. Most differences between individuals are due to single nucleotide changes or polymorphisms (SNPs) – DNA sequence variations – ...
Genetics
May 14, 2012 |
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Curry spice component may help slow prostate tumor growth
Curcumin, an active component of the Indian curry spice turmeric, may help slow down tumor growth in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a study from researchers ...
Cancer
Feb 10, 2012 |
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PET techniques provide more accurate diagnosis, prognosis in challenging breast cancer cases
In two new studies featured in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers are revealing how molecular imaging can be used to solve mysteries about difficult cases of breast cancer. One article focuse ...
Cancer
Feb 06, 2012 |
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New study may lead to better, safer drug for diabetes
A Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) study published recently in the Journal of Biological Chemistry reveals that a natural fatty acid can serve as a regulator of blood sugar levels, which may have important applications ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 21, 2011 |
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New drug strategies for Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis examined at UH
Researchers at the University of Houston (UH) are recommending a new strategy for developing drugs to treat cancer, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's and cardiovascular diseases.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 20, 2011 |
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