After analyzing hundreds of proteins produced by the DNA of tumor cells, researchers have identified one protein that may be central to a new treatment for the often-fatal childhood cancer neuroblastoma. Oncologists…
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Grapes May Ease Liver Disease
University of Queensland Diamantina Institute PhD student, Veronique Chachay, hopes to determine if a nutrient found in grape skin could hold the key to better managing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Ms…
Study indicates two new sources of soybean may replace fish meal in weanling pig diets
Two new sources of soybean meal are capturing attention throughout the country. University of Illinois research indicates that fermented soybean meal and enzyme-treated soybean meal may replace fish meal in weanling pig…
McMaster Discovery Provides New Insights Into Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology
A discovery at McMaster University’s Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute suggests that a signaling molecule critical for proper embryonic development of a multicellular organism also plays a role in maintaining the…
Research Reveals Brain Alterations Linking Omega 3 Deficit With Depression
The link between deficits of omega-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids (AGPO-3) and the onset of depressive disorders is not new in the medical field. However, what has not been known until now is…
UK Recognition For Top Queen’s Scientist For Research Into Vascular Stem Cells And Eye Disease
One of Northern Ireland’s leading scientists has received a top UK award, to support ground-breaking research into vascular stem cells and eye disease at Queen’s University. Professor Alan Stitt, McCauley Chair of…
Data Show Incidence Of Skin Cancer Rising At Alarming Rate
For many young adults, the serious health consequences of tanning have been shown to have little impact on their behavior when it comes to sun exposure. But with spring break around the…
Link Between Blood-Clotting Protein And Cancer, Septicaemia
In our not-so-distant evolutionary past, stress often meant imminent danger, and the risk of blood loss, so part of our body’s stress response is to stock-pile blood-clotting factors. Scientists in the Molecular…
Genome Regions Are Signposts To The Biology Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
An international team of researchers has made new links between 29 regions of the genome and ulcerative colitis – a common form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The new findings increase the…
Rural Underage Binge Drinkers Put Their Health At Risk
Binge drinking is often considered to be a problem of towns and cities but new research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC Public Health shows that binge drinking in rural…
In Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Key Mechanism Identified, 2 Possible Therapies Developed
A team of researchers, led by University of Kentucky ophthalmologist Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, has discovered a molecular mechanism implicated in geographic atrophy, the major cause of untreatable blindness in the industrialized world….
Gastric bypass surgery good for the heart in obese
A new study has found that gastric bypass surgery, besides enabling severely obese people to lose weight, may also help their overly stressed hearts return to more normal function and appearance. The…
Weight worries can cause depression
Penn State sociologists have found that teenage girls who think they are overweight, but are not, are at more risk for depression than girls who are overweight and know it. “Parents often…
FDA Approves Drug To Reduce Risk Of Preterm Birth In At-Risk Pregnant Women
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate) injection to reduce the risk of preterm delivery before 37 weeks of pregnancy, in pregnant women with a history of at least…
Study Shows First Clear Benefits Of HPV Vaccine For Boys
The vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) can prevent 90 percent of genital warts in men when offered before exposure to the four HPV strains covered by the vaccine, according to a new…