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Research identifies inhibitor causing male pattern baldness and target for hair-loss treatments

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified an abnormal amount a protein called Prostaglandin D2 in the bald scalp of men with male pattern baldness, a discovery that ...

Medical research created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Removing protein 'garbage' in nerve cells may help control two neurodegenerative diseases

Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center say they have new evidence that challenges scientific dogma involving two fatal neurodegenerative diseases—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal ...

Medical research created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study represents major breakthrough in macular degeneration

University of Kentucky researchers, led by Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, have made an exciting finding in the "dry" form of age-related macular degeneration known as geographic atrophy (GA). GA is an untreatable condition that ...

Medical research created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery of nitric oxide delivery mechanism may point to new avenue for treating high blood pressure

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed new light on blood pressure regulation with the discovery of an unexpected mechanism by which hemoglobin controls the delivery of nitric ...

Medical research created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Bipolar disorder: Mind-body connection suggests new directions for treatment, research

A new study by motor control and psychology researchers at Indiana University suggests that postural control problems may be a core feature of bipolar disorder, not just a random symptom, and can provide insights both into ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 24, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify protein that stimulates brown fat to burn calories

Scientists have identified a protein which regulates the activation of brown fat in both the brain and the body's tissues. Their research, which was conducted in mice, was published today, Friday 11 May, in the journal Cell.

Medical research created May 10, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inflammatory mediator enhances plaque formation in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder that causes progressive cognitive impairment and memory loss. Now, a new study published by Cell Press in the September 8 issue of the journal Neuron identi ...

Neuroscience created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Therapy targets leukemia stem cells

New research takes aim at stubborn cancer stem cells that are thought to be responsible for treatment resistance and relapse. The study, published by Cell Press in the February 14 issue of the journal Cancer Cell, provid ...

Cancer created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Team perfects non-lethal way of switching off essential genes in mice

One way of discovering a gene's function is to switch it off and observe how the loss of its activity affects an organism. If a gene is essential for survival, however, then switching it off permanently will ...

Genetics created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Intestinal protein may have role in ADHD, other neurological disorders

A biochemical pathway long associated with diarrhea and intestinal function may provide a new therapeutic target for treating ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) other neuropsychiatric disorders, according to ...

Attention deficit disorders created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New potential therapeutic target identified for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Researchers from the NYU Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center at NYU Langone Medical Center, have discovered a new potential therapeutic target for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), the most aggressive and ...

Cancer created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Early biomarker for pancreatic cancer identified

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have identified a new biomarker and therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer, an often-fatal disease for which there is currently ...

Cancer created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Unexpected discovery highlights new role for cell death regulator

An unexpected discovery of how the body controls cell death has revealed a potential new therapeutic target.

Medical research created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Zebrafish reveal promising mechanism for healing spinal cord injury

Scientists in Australia are studying the mechanisms of spinal cord repair in zebrafish, which unlike humans and other mammals can regenerate their spinal cord following injury. Their findings suggest a family of molecules ...

Genetics created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers prove that leukemias arise from changes that accumulate in blood stem cells

(Medical Xpress)—Imagine that a police bomb squad comes upon a diabolically designed bomb controlled by a tangled mass of different wires, lights and switches, some of which have a real function while others are decoys. ...

Cancer created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast