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Protein May Be Strongest Indicator Of Rare Lung Disease, Study Shows
Researchers have discovered
a protein in the lungs that
can help in determining
progression of the rare lung
disease idiopathic pulmonary
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Hydrogen Peroxide Marshals Immune System
Using the zebrafish as an
animal model, researchers
have discovered that the
body uses hydrogen peroxide
to sound the alarm when a
tissue has been injured. As
a direct result of this
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Activated Stem Cells In Damaged Lungs Could Be First Step Toward Cancer
Stem cells that respond
after a severe injury in the
lungs of mice may be a
source of rapidly dividing
cells that lead to lung
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Environmental Exposure To Particulates May Damage DNA In As Few As Three Days
Exposure to particulate
matter has been recognized
as a contributing factor to
lung cancer development for
some time, but a new study
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'Normal' Cells Far From Cancer Give Nanosignals Of Trouble
July 11, 2009 — A new study of human colon, pancreatic and lung cells is the first to report that cancer cells and their non-cancerous cell neighbors, although quite different under the microscope, share very ... > full story -
Possible Benefit From Online Genetic Testing For Lung Cancer
July 10, 2009 — As scientists continue to decode the human genome and the information becomes publicly available, private companies that offer online genetic testing are multiplying. Scientists at the National ... > full story -
Environmental Manganese Good In Trace Amounts But Can Correlate To Cancer Rates
July 10, 2009 — In the first ecological study of its kind in the world, a researcher has uncovered the unique finding that groundwater and airborne manganese in North Carolina correlates with cancer mortality at the ... > full story -
Cancer Researchers Link DICER1 Gene Mutation To Rare Childhood Cancer
July 7, 2009 — New research demonstrates the first definitive link between mutations in the gene DICER1 and cancer. By studying the patterns of DNA from 11 families with an unusual predisposition to the rare ... > full story -
Infectious Disease Researchers Advancing Vaccine Against Valley Fever
July 7, 2009 — Medical mycologists have genetically engineered a live, attenuated vaccine that successfully protects mice against ... > full story -
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Medical Researchers Profile Genes In Acutely Ill Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients
July 7, 2009 — The first findings from a one-of-a-kind, patient-driven effort to provide lung tissue for research might help doctors predict when patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are becoming dangerously ... > full story -
Researchers Discover New Information On Spreading Of Cancer
July 5, 2009 — Researchers have discovered a mechanism lung cancer cells use when spreading into the body to form metastases. They have also found a factor controlling the spreading of several different cancer ... > full story -
What Drives Lung Cancer's Spread?
July 3, 2009 — A new study reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone -- the two most prominent sites of lung cancer ... > full story -
Fighting TB Might Be A Matter Of 'Flipping A Switch' In Immune Response
July 1, 2009 — Scientists are focusing on a new concept in fighting airborne pathogens by manipulating what is called the "switching time," the point at which a highly regulated immune response gives way to ... > full story -
Better Lung Cancer Information Readily Available On Internet In U.S. Than In Japan, Experts Say
July 1, 2009 — Researchers found that internet-based lung cancer information was of a higher quality in the United States than in Japan. They evaluated 150 Web sites, and determined noticeable differences in the ... > full story
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