(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the Huck Institutes' Center for Cellular Dynamics — led by Center director Melissa Rolls — have found that a neuroprotective pathway initiated in response to injured or stressed ...
Jun 27, 2012
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A preference for fatty foods has a genetic basis, according to researchers, who discovered that people with certain forms of the CD36 gene may like high-fat foods more than those who have other forms of this gene.
Feb 3, 2012
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A compound produced from fish oil that appears to target leukemia stem cells could lead to a cure for the disease, according to Penn State researchers. The compound -- delta-12-protaglandin J3, or D12-PGJ3 -- targeted and ...
Dec 22, 2011
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(Medical Xpress) -- Teacher, pilot, nurse or engineer? Sex hormones strongly influence people's interests, which affect the kinds of occupations they choose, according to psychologists.
Sep 1, 2011
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A new treatment for colon cancer that combines a chemotherapy agent approved to treat breast cancer and a cancer-fighting antibody is ready for clinical trials, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Jun 8, 2011
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(Medical Xpress) -- Obesity appears to impair normal muscle function in rats, an observation that could have significant implications for humans, according to Penn State researchers.
May 9, 2011
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(Medical Xpress) -- A motor regulatory protein can block human ovarian tumor growth, leading to eventual cancer cell death and possible new therapies to treat the disease, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Apr 26, 2011
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A gene thought to be associated with cancer development can be a tumor suppressor gene in mice, researchers have discovered. Understanding which genes are involved in spreading cancer could lead to future therapies.
Apr 11, 2011
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It's a familiar sitcom scene: A woman in labor shows Herculean strength while her "birth coach" husband faints dead away.
Nov 13, 2008
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Snacks provide, on average, about one-fourth of most people's daily calories. With nearly 1 in 3 adults in the United States overweight and more than 2 in 5 with obesity, according to the National Institutes of Health, researchers ...
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