Medical research

Smallest tools could give biggest results in bone repair

When William Murphy works with some of the most powerful tools in biology, he thinks about making tools that can fit together. These constructions sound a bit like socket wrenches, which can be assembled to turn a half-inch ...

Oncology & Cancer

Towards more effective treatment for multiple myeloma

A new study from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, shows that MAL3-101, a recently developed inhibitor of the heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70), appears to have potent anti-tumor effects on multiple myeloma, ...

Sleep disorders

Growth hormone increases bone formation in obese women

In a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), growth hormone replacement for six months was found to increase bone formation in abdominally obese women.

Oncology & Cancer

Bone marrow cells migrate to tumors and can slow their growth

Bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) participate in the growth and spread of tumors of the breast, brain, lung, and stomach. To examine the role of BMDCs, researchers developed a mouse model that could be used to track the migration ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study finds that less is more for common cancer drug

University of Georgia scientists have found that smaller, less toxic amounts of chemotherapy medicine given frequently to mice with human prostate cancer noticeably slowed tumor growth. The mice suffered fewer side effects ...

Medical research

Pituitary hormone TSH found to directly influence bone growth

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), a hormone produced in the anterior pituitary gland that regulates endocrine function in the thyroid gland, can promote bone ...

Other

Common spinal fusion product shown to be harmful

(Medical Xpress) -- The risk of complications associated with a bone growth factor commonly used in spinal fusion surgeries is estimated to be at least 10 to 50 times greater than previously reported in industry-sponsored ...

Medical research

Hormone improves long-term recovery from stroke

Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy have discovered an explanation of how stroke patients can achieve better recovery. A hormone that is associated with the growth hormone system has proved to benefit recovery during the ...

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