Study reveals therapeutic targets to alter inflammation, type 2 diabetes
New research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) reveals that B cells regulate obesity-associated inflammation and type 2 diabetes through two specific mechanisms. The study, published in the Proceedings of th ...
Inflammatory disorders
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Comparing combination therapies for advanced head and neck cancer shows no improvement
Locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is a potentially curable disease in nearly every patient at the time of diagnosis, yet despite the most aggressive efforts, up to 30-50 percent ...
Cancer
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Fatty acids could lead to flu drug
Flu viruses are a major cause of death and sickness around the world, and antiviral drugs currently do not protect the most seriously ill patients. A study published March 7th by Cell Press in the journal Cell reveals that a ...
Medical research
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Researchers discover key to heart failure, new therapies on horizon
Some 5.8 million Americans suffer from heart failure, a currently incurable disease. But scientists at Temple University School of Medicine's (TUSM) Center for Translational Medicine have discovered a key biochemical step ...
Medical research
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Novel small molecules used to visualize prostate cancer
Two novel radiolabeled small molecules targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) have excellent potential for further development as diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, according to research published ...
Cancer
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Recon 2 modeling may help tailor treatments for patients with metabolic diseases, cancer
An international team of researchers, including an investigator with the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech, has produced what may be the most comprehensive computer model of human metabolism yet developed.
Medical research
Mar 04, 2013 |
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Study maps human metabolism in health and disease
Scientists have produced an instruction manual for the human genome that provides a framework to better understand the relationship between an individual's genetic make-up and their lifestyle.
Genetics
Mar 03, 2013 |
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Researcher examines mechanism underlying abdominal pain in pancreatic cancer
Erxi Wu, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, co-wrote the article, "Neurotransmitter substance P mediates pancreatic cancer perineural invasion via NK-1R in cancer cells," which was published by Molecular Cancer Re ...
Cancer
Mar 01, 2013 |
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Thyroid hormones reduce damage and improve heart function after myocardial infarction in rats
Thyroid hormone treatment administered to rats at the time of a heart attack (myocardial infarction) led to significant reduction in the loss of heart muscle cells and improvement in heart function, according to a study published ...
Medical research
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Study shows key enzyme missing from aggressive form of breast cancer
A groundbreaking new study led by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Dr. Peter Zhou found that triple-negative breast cancer cells are missing a key enzyme that other cancer cells contain—providing insight ...
Cancer
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Scientists discover molecule that does double duty in stopping asthma attacks
Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital are on the brink of the next treatment advancement that may spell relief for the nearly nineteen million adults and seven million children in the United States ...
Inflammatory disorders
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Reseachers develop holographic technique for bionic vision
Researchers led by biomedical engineering Professor Shy Shoham of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology are testing the power of holography to artificially stimulate cells in the eye, with hopes of ...
Medical research
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Researchers explore PKC role in lung disease
New research examines the role of PKC in airway smooth muscle contraction and raises the possibility that this enzyme could be a therapeutic target for treating asthma, COPD, and other lung diseases.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 25, 2013 |
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Team finds general mechanism that accelerates tumor development
ICREA professor Raúl Méndez publishes a study in Nature describing how the CPBE1 protein "takes the brakes off" the production of proteins associated with the cell switch from being healthy to tumorous. ...
Cancer
Feb 24, 2013 |
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Activation of cortical type 2 cannabinoid receptors ameliorates ischemic brain injury
A new study published in the March issue of The American Journal of Pathology suggests that cortical type 2 cannabinoid (CB2) receptors might serve as potential therapeutic targets for cerebral ischemia.
Medical research
Feb 21, 2013 |
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