Archive: 25/08/2016
Stem cell propagation fuels cancer risk in different organs
The idea that stem cells - special cells that divide to repair and generate tissues - might be the major determinant of cancer risk has provoked great debate in the scientific community. Some researchers maintain that environmental ...
Aug 25, 2016
Calorie-burning 'good' fat can be protected, says study
UC San Francisco researchers studying beige fat—a calorie-burning tissue that can help to ward off obesity and diabetes—have discovered a new strategy to cultivate this beneficial blubber.
Aug 25, 2016
Opioid receptors outside the brain targeted in rats; new direction for painkillers
Opioid abuse is a growing public health crisis, affecting up to 36 million people worldwide. Many of these individuals first get hooked on prescription painkillers that target mu opioid receptors in the brain. A study in ...
Aug 25, 2016
Feast or famine: The switch that helps your liver adapt
Scientists at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have identified a previously unknown way that stress hormones (glucocorticoids) shut off genes in the liver to help the body adapt to the fasting ...
Aug 25, 2016