Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer treatment combo given initial NHS 'no' in England
A treatment combination has been provisionally rejected for people with certain types of lung cancer on the NHS in England.
Feb 12, 2019
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News tagged with vascular endothelial growth factor
Medications
BDNF–VEGF interplay key to rapid antidepressant actions
A study by researchers at Yale University reveals a complex interplay of two different growth factors in the rapid and long-lasting antidepressant effects of ketamine. The study, published in Biological Psychiatry, reports ...
Jan 31, 2019
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Health
Will cutting out booze for 'Dry January' help your health?
(HealthDay)—"Dry January" is the self-improvement meme of the moment, with people around the world pledging to take a break from alcohol this month.
Jan 3, 2019
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Diabetes
Diabetes-inducing blood vessel damage could be prevented by a growth factor, study finds
Scientists have identified a growth factor found in the kidneys that could minimise the diabetes-inducing effects of blood vessel damage.
Dec 21, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Methylation signaling controls angiogenesis and cancer growth
A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) demonstrates a new mechanism involving a signaling protein and its receptor that may block the formation of new blood vessels and cancer growth. The ...
Nov 28, 2013
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Diabetes
Approved cancer drug potentially could help treat diabetes
A pair of studies by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has identified a molecular pathway—a series of interaction among proteins—involved in the development of diabetes. Furthermore, they have ...
Sep 15, 2013
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Cardiology
Study aims to help patients with peripheral artery disease become more active
For millions of Americans, simply walking to the mailbox can cause unbearable leg pain as muscles scream for more blood and oxygen.
Aug 20, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers identify molecular switch that kick starts formation of arteries
The ability to form blood vessels is one of evolution's crowning achievements, and something that separates vertebrates (animals with a backbone) from the rest of the animal kingdom. The two types of blood vessels, arteries ...
Jul 3, 2013
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Ophthalmology
New study pinpoints biochemical mechanism underlying fibrosis following glaucoma surgery
The most common cause of failure after glaucoma surgery is scarring at the surgical site, so researchers are actively looking for ways to minimize or prevent scar formation. Previous work had suggested that vascular endothelial ...
May 17, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
VEGF may not be relevant biomarker for advanced prostate cancer
The well-studied protein VEGF does not appear to have any prognostic or predictive value for men with locally advanced prostate cancer, researchers from the Department of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University ...
Apr 29, 2013
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