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Tracking Down the Origin of Leukemia Relapse
April 4, 2011 — The cancer cells that reign during relapses of an aggressive human leukemia are different from those that dominated the original disease, according to a new ... > full story -
Potassium Channel Gene Modifies Risk for Epilepsy
April 4, 2011 — Researchers have identified a new gene that can influence a person's risk for developing epilepsy. The findings could improve molecular diagnostic tools and point to novel therapeutic targets for ... > full story -
Nicotine Does Not Promote Lung Cancer Growth in Mouse Models, Study Finds
April 4, 2011 — Nicotine at doses similar to those found in most nicotine replacements therapies did not increase lung cancer tumor incidence, frequency or size, according to results of a mouse ... > full story -
Vitamin D Can Decrease -- Or Increase -- Breast Cancer Development and Insulin Resistance, Study Finds
April 4, 2011 — In mice models of breast cancer, researchers found that vitamin D significantly reduced development of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer both in lean and obese mice, but had no ... > full story -
New Direction for Epilepsy Treatment: Study in Mice Highlights Alternative Anti-Inflammatory Approach to Epilepsy Management
March 28, 2011 — If common anticonvulsant drugs fail to manage epileptic seizures, then perhaps the anti-inflammatory route is the way to go. That's according to researchers in Italy who found that giving mice ... > full story -
Mouse Cancer Genome Unveils Genetic Errors in Human Cancers
March 23, 2011 — By sequencing the genome of a mouse with cancer, researchers have uncovered mutations that also drive cancer in humans. The investigators are the first to sequence a mouse cancer ... > full story -
'Junk Food' Moms Have 'Junk Food' Babies
March 23, 2011 — Pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have babies who are likely to become junk food junkies themselves. According to the report, which used rats, this happens because the high fat ... > full story -
Vaccine to Cure Asthma Brought on by House Dust Mite Allergies?
March 21, 2011 — Researchers are working on a vaccine that could completely cure asthma brought on by house dust mite ... > full story -
'Informant' Jumping Gene Offers New Method for Studying How Genes Are Regulated
March 21, 2011 — Scientists have developed a new method for studying gene regulation, by employing a jumping gene as an informant. Called GROMIT, it allows scientists to also create mouse models for human diseases ... > full story -
Epilepsy and Coordination Disorders: Important Role for the Cerebellum
March 18, 2011 — Hereditary diseases such as epilepsy or various coordination disorders may be caused by changes in nerve cells of the cerebellum, which do not set in until after ... > full story
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