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Epigenetics may be useful target to stop the growth, spread and relapse of cancer

A review article by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine suggests that epigenetics may be a useful target to stop the growth, spread and relapse of cancer. The findings are published online in Volume 14 of the International Journal of Molecular Science.

31 Oct 2013

NJIT professor receives Innovators Award from New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame

Treena Livingston Arinzeh, PhD, of West Orange, a professor of biomedical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), received an Innovators Award from the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (NJIHoF) in recognition of her research and inventions utilizing biomaterials and regenerative medicines for orthopedic and neural disorders.

31 Oct 2013

Dendrites multiply the brain's computing power

Dendrites, the branch-like projections of neurons, were once thought to be passive wiring in the brain. But now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have shown that these dendrites do more than relay information from one neuron to the next.

31 Oct 2013

Websites targeting veterans fail to provide information about risks of tobacco products

Studies have shown that U.S. military veterans smoke at a higher rate than civilians. Websites targeting veterans, however, fail to provide information about the risks of tobacco products and how to quit smoking, finds a new report in the American Journal of Health Promotion.

31 Oct 2013

Listeria's resistance to disinfectants

Recent years have seen significant outbreaks of listeriosis on both sides of the Atlantic. Although the disease can usually be treated successfully, it is occasionally fatal, most frequently in pregnant women or immunocompromized people.

31 Oct 2013

Next-generation sequencing may help discover genetic changes that might lead to cancer

A pilot study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute and the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare shows that, even for patients with advanced and rapidly transforming cancer, researchers can find potential therapeutic targets using the latest advances in genomic sequencing.

31 Oct 2013

"Good" cholesterol improves blood glucose levels, say scientists

High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), the so-called "good" cholesterol improves blood glucose levels by enhancing skeletal muscle function and reducing adiposity, scientists of the Helmholtz Zentrum München report in the current issue of the renown American Heart Association Journal ‚Circulation'.

31 Oct 2013

S14G-humanin: New effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease

Humanin is a potential therapeutic agent for Alzheimer's disease, and its derivative, S14G-humanin, is 1 000-fold stronger in its neuroprotective effect against Alzheimer's disease-relevant insults. Al-though effective, the detailed molecular mechanism through which S14G-humanin exerts its effects remains unclear.

31 Oct 2013

New finding could help lead to better treatments for eczema

For the millions of people suffering from the intensely red, horribly itchy skin condition known as eczema, the only thing more maddening than their disease is the lack of understanding of what causes it, or makes it flare up from time to time.

31 Oct 2013

Researcher receives prestigious NCI grant to investigate unexplored area of cancer research

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) new Provocative Questions research funding program has awarded a prestigious grant to a researcher at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) to investigate a promising but neglected or unexplored area of cancer research.

31 Oct 2013

Scientists unravel the major cause of protein citrullination in rheumatoid arthritis

Experiments by scientists at Johns Hopkins and in Boston have unraveled two biological mechanisms as the major cause of protein citrullination in rheumatoid arthritis. Protein citrullination is suspected of sparking the immune system and driving the cascade of events leading to the disease.

31 Oct 2013

New discovery unveils unequal geographic distribution of PCI capacity for treating heart attack patients

A multi-center team led by James Langabeer II, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has published a first-of-its-kind study in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) that examines unequal growth in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) centers relative to population and heart attack prevalence across the United States.

31 Oct 2013

EcoHealth Alliance discovers new SARS-like coronavirus in Chinese horseshoe bats

EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that focuses on local conservation and global health issues, announced the discovery of a new SARS-like coronavirus (CoV) in Chinese horseshoe bats.

31 Oct 2013

Multidisciplinary care critically important for prostate cancer patients

Only half of the men who receive a prostate cancer diagnosis in North Carolina consult with more than one type of physician before deciding on a course of treatment, according to research presented by University of North Carolina researchers at the 2013 American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting on Sept. 24.

31 Oct 2013

Researcher receives grant to determine reduction of unintended pregnancies by reproductive life planning

A Penn State College of Medicine researcher has received a three-year, $1.7 million grant to help determine if the number of unintended pregnancies can be reduced through reproductive life planning.

31 Oct 2013

Study: Twins who smoke show more premature facial aging, compared to nonsmoking twins

Twins who smoke show more premature facial aging, compared to their nonsmoking identical twins, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

31 Oct 2013

Medical Research News

Epigenetics may be useful target to stop the growth, spread and relapse of cancer

NJIT professor receives Innovators Award from New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame

Dendrites multiply the brain's computing power

Websites targeting veterans fail to provide information about risks of tobacco products

Listeria's resistance to disinfectants

Next-generation sequencing may help discover genetic changes that might lead to cancer

"Good" cholesterol improves blood glucose levels, say scientists

S14G-humanin: New effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease

New finding could help lead to better treatments for eczema

Researcher receives prestigious NCI grant to investigate unexplored area of cancer research

Scientists unravel the major cause of protein citrullination in rheumatoid arthritis

New discovery unveils unequal geographic distribution of PCI capacity for treating heart attack patients

EcoHealth Alliance discovers new SARS-like coronavirus in Chinese horseshoe bats

Multidisciplinary care critically important for prostate cancer patients

Researcher receives grant to determine reduction of unintended pregnancies by reproductive life planning

Study: Twins who smoke show more premature facial aging, compared to nonsmoking twins

New study addresses general barriers inhibiting cancer research commercialization

Losing weight not always have positive effect on romantic relationship

Researchers highlight presence of specific antibodies that regulate appetite in obese patients

Early stem cell transplants does not improve overall survival in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

Advancing benzodiazepine detection

The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

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