Medical literature may overemphasize role of hospital volume in patient outcomes
HOUSTON – (April 25, 2016) – Current medical research and literature may be overemphasizing the role that hospital volume plays in patient outcomes, according to...
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New understanding of enzymes could help to develop new drugs to treat diseases
An image of the HDAC enzyme is available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tafbpgai7ufo1hk/AAA3a1vCIEApA3srynHXnKfta?dl=0 New knowledge about the mechanism of specific protein complexes in the body c..
Dr. Ming Zhou, featured speaker in Solute Carrier Proteins symposium at the NY Academy of Sciences
To work properly, the cells in our body use carrier proteins to control the transport of ions, such as potassium, as well as metabolites and...
World-class oral presentations featured at ARRS 2016 Annual Meeting
Leesburg, VA, April 25, 2016– Oral presentations delivered by some of the world's most renowned researchers and radiologists were among the highlights of the ARRS...
Vitamin D insufficiency, low rate of DNA methylation in black teens may increase disease risk
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Low levels of vitamin D in black teens correlates with low activity of a major mechanism for controlling gene expression that may...
Chronic inflammation leads to imbalanced blood system and potentially cancer risk
A study published today in the journal Nature Cell Biology shows that chronic exposure to an inflammatory "emergency" signal, interleukin-1, causes blood-forming bone marrow stem...
Key mechanism identified in brain tumor growth
A gene known as OSMR plays a key role in driving the growth of glioblastoma tumors, according to a new study led by a McGill...
Top tobacco control experts to FDA: Studies of e-cigs suggest more benefit than harm
WASHINGTON — Seven top international tobacco control experts are prompting regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to have a broad "open-minded" perspective...
Stem cells used to successfully regenerate damage in corticospinal injury
Writing in the March 28, 2016 issue of Nature Medicine, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego...
Handheld surgical ‘pen’ prints human stem cells
In a landmark proof-of-concept experiment, Australian researchers have used a handheld 3D printing pen to ‘draw’ human stem cells in freeform patterns with extremely high...
UCI study finds safer stem cell-derived therapy for brain radiation recovery
Irvine, Calif., April 7, 2016 — While stem cells have shown promise for treating brain regions damaged by cancer radiation treatments, University of California, Irvine...
Identification of therapeutic targets in multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological cancer that frequently acquires resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. Additionally, many patients experience disease relapse, but these patients are difficult...
Critical immunotherapy target marks dysfunctional regulatory T cells in brain cancer
Immunotherapy represents an exciting advance in cancer treatment that harnesses the immune system to seek and destroy cancer cells. The programmed death 1 (PD-1) pathway...
VCU Massey researchers uncover process that drives prostate cancer metastasis
Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center have uncovered a novel function of the gene PLK1 (polo-like kinase 1) that helps prostate cancer cells metastasize (spread)...
The cell copying machine: How daughters look like their mothers
Tiny structures in our cells, called centrioles, control both cell division and motility. The number of these structures is highly monitored, with deviations causing infertility,...
