Researchers discover how tumor suppressor inhibits cell growth 6 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Genes that inhibit the spontaneous development of cancer are called tumor suppressor genes. One of the major tumor suppressors is p53, a protein that acts in the cell nucleus to control the expression of other genes whose ... | |
Research reveals why some smokers become addicted with their first cigarette August 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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New research from The University of Western Ontario reveals how the brain processes the 'rewarding' and addictive properties of nicotine, providing a better understanding of why some people seemingly become hooked with their ... | |
The Schiavo case: Are mass media to be blamed? August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
In 1990, Theresa Schiavo, an American citizen, had a cardiac arrest that caused irreversible brain damage which led to a persistent vegetative state diagnosis. A few years later, this diagnosis became a source of conflict ... | |
Researchers study diet and autism 4 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have embarked on one of the first double-blind, clinical studies to determine whether gluten and dairy products play a role in autistic behavior as parents ... | |
TORC at UH turns to virtual world of Second Life for new study 4 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The University of Houston department of health and human performance is launching an international effort to recruit 500 participants for a study promoting healthy dietary habits and physical activity. The study will take ... | |
B cells can act alone in autoimmune disease 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
B cells, the source of damaging autoantibodies, have long been thought to depend upon T cells for their activation and were not considered important in the initiation of autoimmune diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. | |
 Researchers demonstrate activity of mebendazole in metastatic melanoma 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers at the NYU Cancer Institute and the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology have identified mebendazole, a drug used globally to treat parasitic infections, as a novel investigational agent ... | |
Health-care system leaves patients, medicos in the waiting room 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The Australian accreditation and registration system for international medical graduates is critically ill and the country needs to create a better system to support overseas health professionals or it will continue to face ... | |
 Lowering cholesterol early in life could save lives August 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With heart disease maintaining top billing as the leading cause of death in the United States, a team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine physician-researchers is proposing ... | |
People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels 4 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Despite some improvements to lower "bad" cholesterol levels, people with cardiovascular diseases still need to do a better job controlling overall blood lipid levels, according to a UC Irvine Heart Disease Prevention Program ... | |
Vitamin C injections slow tumor growth in mice August 04, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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High-dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, reduced tumor weight and growth rate by about 50 percent in mouse models of brain, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers, researchers from the National ... | |
Researchers say too many children see extreme violence in movies August 04, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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In a paper published in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics, Dartmouth researchers document the alarming numbers of young adolescents age 10-14 who are exposed to graphic violence in movies rated R for violence. ... | |
Black girls who abuse alcohol less likely to use condoms August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Black girls who abuse alcohol are more likely to have unprotected sex despite having participated in interventions that stressed the importance of consistent condom use. | |
Rectal gel prevents transmission of AIDS-like virus in macaques August 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 2
The HIV drug tenofovir may prevent AIDS transmission when applied rectally as a gel, according to results from a macaque study published in PLoS Medicine. | |
It's enough to make you blush 5 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
An academic from the University of St Andrews is to delve into a series of embarrassing situations in an attempt to discover who makes us blush. | |
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