News tagged with signaling pathway
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Using planarian flatworms to understand organ regeneration
Researchers report in the journal Developmental Cell that they have identified genes that control growth and regeneration of the intestine in the freshwater planarian Schmidtea mediterranea.
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Oct 25, 2012 |
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Scientists pinpoint gene variations linked to higher risk of bipolar disorder
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified small variations in a number of genes that are closely linked to an increased risk of bipolar disorder, a mental ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 10, 2012 |
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New point of focus found for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases
Scientists affiliated with VIB and UGent have discovered a mechanism used by the protein A20 to combat inflammation. This could be a very important point of focus in the search for a treatment for autoimmune diseases such ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Cortex development depends on a protein
As outlined in a study published in Developmental Cell, researchers have discovered a novel function for p27 in the control of interneuron migration in the developing cerebral cortex.
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Oct 02, 2012 |
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Inappropriate activation of an immune signaling pathway during infection leaves the body vulnerable to sepsis
The inflammatory response is a double-edged sword—it enables the body to mount a vigorous defense against infection, but can also inflict serious physiological damage if allowed to rampage uncontrolled. ...
Immunology
Sep 26, 2012 |
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At the right place at the right time—new insights into muscle stem cells
Muscles have a pool of stem cells which provides a source for muscle growth and for regeneration of injured muscles. The stem cells must reside in special niches of the muscle for efficient growth and repair.
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Sep 17, 2012 |
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Charting the SH2 pool
New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Cell Communication and Signaling describes a large set of interactions (interactome) which maps the range of phosphotyrosine (pTyr)-dependent interactions with S ...
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Sep 13, 2012 |
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New discovery related to gum disease
A University of Louisville scientist has found a way to prevent inflammation and bone loss surrounding the teeth by blocking a natural signaling pathway of the enzyme GSK3b, which plays an important role in directing the ...
Immunology
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Study: Blocked ionic channels prevent cellular development, cause birth defects
(Medical Xpress)—The cellular cause of birth defects like cleft palates, missing teeth and problems with fingers and toes has been a tricky puzzle for scientists.
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Sep 11, 2012 |
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Wnt signaling pathway plays key role in adult nerve cell generation: study
Researchers from the University of Utah have gained new insight into the regulation of adult nerve cell generation in the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that regulates many aspects of behavior, mood, and metabolism. ...
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Sep 10, 2012 |
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Study finds how BPA affects gene expression, anxiety; Soy mitigates effects
New research led by researchers at North Carolina State University shows that exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) early in life results in high levels of anxiety by causing significant gene expression changes in a ...
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Sep 07, 2012 |
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Novel therapeutic targets identified for small cell lung cancer
Newly discovered molecular differences between small cell lung cancer and nonsmall cell lung cancer have revealed PARP1 and EZH2 as potential therapeutic targets for patients with small cell lung cancer, according to the ...
Cancer
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Possible therapy for tamoxifen resistant breast cancer identified
(Medical Xpress)—A study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) has discovered how tamoxifen-resistant ...
Cancer
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Immunological genome project researchers probe every type of immune cell
(Medical Xpress)—They haven't cured the common cold yet, but a nationwide "big science" team aims to identify new strategies for orchestrating immune responses to better fight disease.
Immunology
Aug 30, 2012 |
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pH-sensitive liposomal cisplatin improves peritoneal carcinomatosis treatment without side-effects
Scientists at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and Federal University of Minas Gerais, led by Dr. Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho and Dr. Mônica Cristina de Oliveira, have developed and characterized a circulating and pH-sensitive ...
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Aug 27, 2012 |
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