Tag Archives: Research
Obesity may increase risk of multiple sclerosis in children and teens
Jan. 30, 2013 Being obese may increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in children and teenage girls, according to new research published in the January 30, 2013, online issue of Neurology ®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology
Prostate cancer study tracks long-term urinary, sexual and bowel function side effects
Jan. 30, 2013 A new study comparing outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery versus radiotherapy found differences in urinary, bowel and sexual function after short-term follow-up, but those differences were no longer significant 15 years after initial treatment
Common genetic alteration found in head and neck cancers may not be key to effective treatment
Jan. 29, 2013 Although a large majority of head and neck cancers have a deregulation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, data recently published in Cancer Research , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, indicated that deregulation of this pathway does not necessarily signify that the tumor is dependent on it for survival and progression. Cancer, particularly of the head and neck, is highly heterogeneous, with a large number of genetic alterations rendering it resistant to specific targeted treatments
Gene found that turns up effect of chemotherapy
Jan. 29, 2013 Chemotherapy is one of the most common treatments for cancer patients
Tomorrow’s life-saving medications may currently be living at the bottom of the sea
Jan. 29, 2013 OHSU researchers, in partnership with scientists from several other institutions, have published two new research papers that signal how the next class of powerful medications may currently reside at the bottom of the ocean. In both cases, the researchers were focused on ocean-based mollusks — a category of animal that includes snails, clams and squid and their bacterial companions.
Heat Shock Proteins May Shed New Light on a Variety of Debilitating Diseases
Jan. 28, 2013 UCLA researchers, in a finding that runs counter to conventional wisdom, have discovered for the first time that a gene thought to express a protein in all cells that come under stress is instead expressed only in specific cell types
Misconceptions about a popular pet treat
Jan. 28, 2013 A popular dog treat could be adding more calories than pet owners realize, and possibly be contaminated by bacteria, according to a study published this month by researchers at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and the University of Guelph.
Stem cell ‘first aid’ for rat stroke
27 January 2013 Last updated at 20:06 ET Stem cells given in the vital period immediately after a stroke may aid recovery, suggest researchers. Rats injected with stem cells 30 minutes after a stroke had almost normal brain function restored within a fortnight. The Bolivian research team say the method has potential in human trials
In breast cancer metastasis, researchers identify possible drug target
Jan. 27, 2013 The spread of breast cancer to distant organs within the body, an event that often leads to death, appears in many cases to involve the loss of a key protein, according to UC San Francisco researchers, whose new discoveries point to possible targets for therapy.
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