Oncology & Cancer
Researcher to study the effects of cell adhesion on spread of cancer
Sanjeevi Sivasankar knows a lot about how the healthy cells in your body stick together.
May 8, 2013
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Medical research
'Traffic' in our cells works both for and against us
A mechanism that permits essential substances to enter our cells while at the same time removing from them harmful components also has a "down side." This negative aspect prevents vital drugs, such as anti-cancer drugs, from ...
May 1, 2013
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Diabetes
Fractalkine: New protein target for controlling diabetes
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a previously unknown biological mechanism involved in the regulation of pancreatic islet beta cells, whose role is to produce and release ...
Apr 11, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Better 'mousetrap' discovered in fruit flies might stop human cancer-driving kinase in its tracks
A seemingly obscure gene in the female fruit fly that is only active in cells that will become eggs has led researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research to the discovery of a atypical protein that lures, traps, ...
Mar 13, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover how deadly skin cancer spreads into other parts of the body
After recently announcing success in eliminating melanoma metastasis in laboratory experiments, scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have made another important discovery in understanding the ...
Jan 3, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Serendipity points to new potential target and therapy for melanoma
(Medical Xpress)—A University of Colorado Cancer Center study in this month's edition of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology describes a new target and potential treatment for melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin ...
Dec 20, 2012
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Medical research
(Antibody) orientation matters
The orientation of antibody binding to bacteria can mean life or death to the bug, according to a study published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine on December 10th. These findings may help explain why these bacteria ...
Dec 10, 2012
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Medical research
New findings on glucagon synthesis
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have shown that the cells that produce glucagon are stimulated by the hormone itself. A previous study by the same group demonstrated that this principle also applies to insulin. ...
Dec 3, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Grape seed extract bollixes norovirus
Norovirus causes more than half of all food-born illnesses in the United States, and is the second greatest source of reported food borne illness outbreaks in the European Union. A recent study found that grape seed extract ...
Nov 9, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Cell death mystery yields new suspect for cancer drug development
A mysterious form of cell death, coded in proteins and enzymes, led to a discovery by UNC researchers uncovering a prime suspect for new cancer drug development.
Sep 13, 2012
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