Archive: 22/05/2014
Study shows how common obesity gene contributes to weight gain
Researchers have discovered how a gene commonly linked to obesity—FTO—contributes to weight gain. The study shows that variations in FTO indirectly affect the function of the primary cilium, a little-understood hair-like ...
May 22, 2014
Signals found that recruit host animals' cells, enabling breast cancer metastasis
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have identified chemical signals that certain breast cancers use to recruit two types of normal cells needed for the cancers' spread. A description of the findings ...
May 22, 2014
EuroPCR 2014 examines vascular response and long-term safety of bioresorbable scaffolds
At EuroPCR 2014 yesterday, experts discussed the development in evidence for bioresorbable vascular scaffolds, which represent an era of vascular restoration in interventional cardiology. The available data were analysed ...
May 22, 2014
Some pancreatic cancer treatments may be going after the wrong targets, study finds
New research represents a significant change in the understanding of how pancreatic cancer grows – and how it might be defeated.
May 22, 2014