Bladder Cancer :: Development of agents to treat bladder cancer
Cancer occurs when a particular cell or group of cells begins to grow in an uncontrolled manner.
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Insulin :: Role of appetite hormone MCH in insulin production
New Joslin-led study uncovers role of appetite-related melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) in the brain to beta cell growth and insulin secretion. Findings may lead to treatments that stimulate insulin production.
Children :: Living near a highway affects lung development in children
Children who live near a major highway are not only more likely to develop asthma or other respiratory diseases, but their lung development may also be stunted.
Cancer :: Drug strategy makes cancer genes get lost in translation
A new strategy for fighting cancer aims to make its genes get lost in translation, according to a report in the Jan. 26, 2007, issue of the journal Cell, published by Cell Press.
Cancer :: Molecular link between inflammation and cancer discovered
A team led by biochemists at the University of California, San Diego has found what could be a long-elusive mechanism through which inflammation can promote cancer.
Tumor :: New function of protein kinase pathway in tumor suppression
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have discovered a surprising new function of a well-known signaling pathway that, when activated, can inhibit tumor development.
Cancer :: Reactivated gene shrinks tumors, cancers
Many cancers arise due to defects in genes that normally suppress tumor growth. Now, for the first time, MIT researchers have shown that re-activating one of those genes in mice can cause tumors to shrink or disappear.
Breast Cancer :: Estrogen interferes with immune surveillance in breast cancer
Estrogen is known to enhance the growth and migration of breast cancer cells. Now researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found that estrogen also can shield breast cancer cells from immune cells.
Cancer :: Turning a cellular sentinel into a cancer killer
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have developed two strategies to reactivate the p53 gene in mice, causing blood, bone and liver tumors to self-destruct.
Baldness :: Coffee can cure male baldness
Coffee can cure male baldness because caffeine found stimulating the growth tiny hair follicles, revealed by a study published in the International Journal of Dermatology.