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New Target for Personalized Cancer Therapy
May 2, 2013 A common cancer pathway causing tumor growth is now being targeted by a number of new cancer drugs and shows promising results. A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of ... > full story -
Tick-Borne Lone Star Virus Identified Through New Super-Fast Gene Sequencing
May 2, 2013 The tick-borne Lone Star virus has been conclusively identified as part of a family of other tick-borne viruses called bunyaviruses, which often cause fever, respiratory problems and bleeding, ... > full story -
Making Cancer Less Cancerous
May 2, 2013 Researchers have identified a gene that, when repressed in tumor cells, puts a halt to cell growth and a range of processes needed for tumors to enlarge and spread to distant sites. The researchers ... > full story -
Heart Cells Change Stem Cell Behavior
May 2, 2013 Stem cells drawn from the amniotic fluid of pregnant women change their behavior when near heart cells, but do not become heart ... > full story -
Increased Risk of Heart Attack and Death With Progressive Coronary Artery Calcium Buildup
May 2, 2013 Patients with increasing buildups of coronary artery calcium face a six-fold increase in risk of heart attack or death from heart ... > full story -
Dieting Youth Show Greater Brain Reward Activity in Response to Food
May 2, 2013 Research results imply that dieting characterized by meal skipping and fasting would be less successful than weight loss efforts characterized by intake of low energy dense healthy ... > full story -
'Dark Genome' Is Involved in Rett Syndrome
May 2, 2013 Researchers have described alterations in noncoding long chain RNA sequences in Rett ... > full story -
Turning Human Stem Cells Into Brain Cells Sheds Light on Neural Development
May 2, 2013 Medical researchers have manipulated human stem cells into producing types of brain cells known to play important roles in neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy, schizophrenia and autism. The ... > full story -
Botox Used to Find New Wrinkle in Brain Communication
May 2, 2013 Researchers have used the popular anti-wrinkle agent Botox to discover a new and important role for a group of molecules that nerve cells use to quickly send messages. This novel role for the ... > full story -
Stem Cell Discovery Could Aid Research Into New Treatments
May 2, 2013 Scientists have made a fundamental discovery about how the properties of embryonic stem cells are controlled. Researchers have found that a protein, which switches on genes to allow embryonic stem ... > full story
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