Health
Your new weight-loss resolution: drive less
(HealthDay)— If weight loss is your New Year's resolution, making another vow—to drive less in 2013—could help, a new study suggests.
Dec 27, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists uncover cells at the origin of basal cell carcinoma
For years researchers have been trying to identify the molecular changes that occur in tumour-initiating cells from the very first oncogenic mutation to the development of invasive tumors. The most frequently diagnosed skin ...
Dec 21, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer study overturns current thinking about gene activation
(Medical Xpress)—A new Australian study led by Professor Susan Clark from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows that large regions of the genome – amounting to roughly 2% – are epigenetically activated ...
Dec 18, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover new molecule linked to late-stage breast cancer
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a molecule linked to more aggressive forms of breast cancer – a discovery that could point the way to potential cures.
Dec 17, 2012
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Medical research
Scientists find regulator linking exercise to bigger, stronger muscles
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have isolated a previously unknown protein in muscles that spurs their growth and increased power following resistance exercise. They suggest that artificially raising the protein's ...
Dec 6, 2012
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Genetics
New evidence for epigenetic effects of diet on healthy aging
New research in human volunteers has shown that molecular changes to our genes, known as epigenetic marks, are driven mainly by ageing but are also affected by what we eat.
Dec 6, 2012
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Genetics
A study of fruit fly genes reveals how molecules cooperate to induce tumor formation
Cancer biologists have known for decades that even the most potent cancer-causing genes do not act alone. Yet, identifying which combinations of genetic changes can cause a tumor to form and disease to progress remains a ...
Dec 5, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers uncover the molecular mechanisms leading to basal cell carcinoma initiation
One of the most outstanding and unresolved questions in cancer biology is the identification of cells at the origin of cancer and the understanding of the molecular changes that occur in tumor initiating cells from the first ...
Nov 26, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Kidney tumors have a mind of their own
New research has found there are several different ways that kidney tumours can achieve the same result – namely, grow.
Nov 21, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover key process that allows colon cancer to metastasize
A team of 17 researchers, led by scientists Eduard Batlle and Elena Sancho in the Colorectal Cancer Laboratory at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), have determined that the ability of colon cancer ...
Nov 12, 2012
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