Three proteins may play key roles in female fertility and cancer biology
Credit: Alexandra L. Nguyen Three proteins regulate each other with surprising twists and turns in female mouse eggs, a finding ...
Clues to the link between obesity and liver cancer-and identification of a new risk group
Credit: Monash University New research from Monash University and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has found a previously overlooked group ...
Survey: Few women told by doctor that breastfeeding can reduce cancer risk
Credit: The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center A new survey shows that although nearly 60 percent of breastfeeding mothers ...
New epigenetic drug strategy to treat cancer
(Philadelphia, PA) - Researchers have discovered that inhibiting CDK9, a DNA transcription regulator, reactivates genes that have been epigenetically silenced ...
A team of scholars tested a new way of skin cancer early diagnostics
Credit: Samara University A team of scholars of Samara National Research University and Samara State Medical University as well as ...
How sleeping mammary stem cells are awakened in puberty
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have discovered how the growth of milk-producing ...
The body’s defence mechanisms: Teamwork is key for cancer-fighting proteins
The mechanisms that orchestrate the functions of our bodies and keep us healthy are quite complex, involving critical molecular components ...
Weight loss surgery for obese women prevents womb cancer
Weight loss surgery for obese women prevents womb cancer. A study of women who had gastric sleeve or bypass surgery ...
Head and neck cancer survivors at increased risk of suicide
Credit: Ellen Hutti/Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - Despite improved survival rates among cancer patients, the risk of death by ...
Flu virus could evolve resistance to pandemic drug
The influenza virus can evolve resistance to an anti-flu drug currently in development for use in pandemics but only if ...
Ecolabelling no help in sustainable seafood sales
Credit: Isabel Richter How does labelling products and putting up signs in stores affect consumer choices, especially if you are ...
Innovative gene therapy trial for Parkinson’s disease
A trial for a new gene therapy, known as AXO-Lenti-PD, aimed at improving the supply of dopamine in the brains ...
A new therapeutic avenue for treating insomnia
Credit: WPI-IIIS, University of Tsukuba Insomnia is one of the major sleep problems with an estimated prevalence of 10% to ...
WSU to lead new center for Alzheimer’s research in Native people
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. - Washington State University will lead the ...
Medicaid expansion linked to reduced mortality among dialysis patients
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the first three years of Medicaid expansion due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the number ...
Grant to improve poultry production worldwide
Credit: Gregory Urquiaga, UC Davis Throughout Africa, chickens are vital to family nourishment, income and food security. But African poultry ...
Texas Governor’s Office honors four UTA disability programs
Credit: UT Arlington Four disability-focused programs at The University of Texas at Arlington have been awarded the Martha Arbuckle Award, ...
NIH grant to UTA researchers aims to reduce caregiver stress
Credit: UT Arlington Two UTA social work professors are using an NIH grant to find ways to reduce stress of ...
One size doesn’t fit all, when using hormone therapy to treat endometriosis
Endometriosis -- a condition caused by uterine tissue growing outside of the organ -- affects 10% of reproductive-aged women, whom ...
Older adults with strong grip, good memory may avoid or delay disability
As we age, we may develop certain disabilities that make it difficult to walk, climb, balance, or maintain our fine ...
