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Breast cancer heterogeneity no barrier to predictive testing, study shows

Breast cancers contain many different cell types with different patterns of gene expression, but a new study provides reassurance that this variability should not be a barrier to using gene expression tests to help tailor ...

Cancer created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Despite what you may think, your brain is a mathematical genius

The irony of getting away to a remote place is you usually have to fight traffic to get there. After hours of dodging dangerous drivers, you finally arrive at that quiet mountain retreat, stare at the gentle ...

Neuroscience created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Can stem cells help those with arthritis?

Stems cells taken from just a few grams of body fat are a promising weapon against the crippling effects of osteoarthritis.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Apr 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts discuss ways to embed patient voices and values in clinical research

There is worldwide concern in the biomedical research community that enrollment in clinical trials is lagging, putting clinical research and consequent benefits to society in jeopardy. Experts explore ways to embed patient ...

Other created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Completion of the zebrafish reference genome yields strong comparisons with the human genome

Researchers demonstrate today that 70 per cent of protein-coding human genes are related to genes found in the zebrafish and that 84 per cent of genes known to be associated with human disease have a zebrafish counterpart. ...

Genetics created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds experimental drug inhibits growth in all stages of common kidney cancer

Researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida have discovered a protein that is overly active in every human sample of kidney cancer they examined. They also found that an experimental drug designed to block the protein's ...

Cancer created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Assessing the impact of indoor air pollution on Europeans

The health impact of indoor air pollution is a real environmental health issue, which is believed to have a bearing on respiratory conditions such as asthma. This has prompted a European study to take action. ...

Health created May 07, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Clarifying the effect of stem cell therapy on cancer

Injection of human stem cells into mice with tumors slowed down tumor growth, finds research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy. Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), isolated from b ...

Cancer created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How does pregnancy reduce breast cancer risk?

Being pregnant while young is known to protect a women against breast cancer. But why? Research in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research finds that Wnt/Notch signalling ratio is decreased in the breast ...

Cancer created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer research often falls short: study

Cancer research tends to involve small studies focused on a single therapy, often falling short of scientific standards seen in other medical investigations, said a study released Monday.

Cancer created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bartonellosis: Diagnosing a stealth pathogen

(Medical Xpress)—NC State professor of veterinary internal medicine Ed Breitschwerdt has spent the last couple of decades working with Bartonella, bacteria historically associated with "cat scratch disease." ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The memories of near death experiences: More real than reality?

University of Liege researchers have demonstrated that the physiological mechanisms triggered during NDE lead to a more vivid perception not only of imagined events in the history of an individual but also of real events ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (16) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Targeting prescribers can reduce excessive use of antibiotics in hospitals

Giving prescribers access to education and advice or imposing restrictions on use can curb overuse or inappropriate use of antibiotics in hospitals, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. This is important because ...

Medications created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pigment in the eye found to be key between obesity, vision loss

"Eat your veggies" has been an admonition of parents through the ages, but newly published brain research from the University of Georgia provides one of the best reasons why.

Health created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers form new nerve cells—directly in the brain

The field of cell therapy, which aims to form new cells in the body in order to cure disease, has taken another important step in the development towards new treatments. A new report from researchers at Lund University in ...

Neuroscience created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast