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Cancer :: Significant developments in understanding and targeting cancers

Data demonstrating genetic differences in individuals? susceptibility to certain cancers as well as differences in how people respond to specific cancer treatments will take center stage when more than 17,000 scientists from around the world gather at the Los Angeles Convention Center April 14-18 for the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Key data presented at the meeting will also include findings related to the safety and effectiveness of several new, high-profile cancer therapies and vaccines.

Memory Pill :: Memory pill to be reality soon

The development of a drug to treat memory loss would be a reality very soon as researchers revealed that a mind-altering mutation in mice results in an enhanced long-term memory.

BMI :: Study finds dietary fat interacts with genes

Research published in the Journal of Molecular Medicine examines how calories from fat, carbohydrate, and protein might interact with genes to affect body mass index (BMI), or body weight-for-height, and risk of obesity among adults in the Framingham Heart Study.

Restless Legs Syndrome :: Restless legs syndrome increases risk of heart disease

People with restless legs syndrome (RLS), especially the elderly, may be at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the April 10, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Kidney Cancer :: Mouse FH knockout resembles human renal cell cancer

A new mouse model is providing valuable insight into the biochemical pathways that are associated with development of renal cysts and renal cell cancer. The research, published in the April issue of the journal Cancer Cell, published by Cell Press, provides new information about the relationship between hypoxia and cancer progression.

Stem Cell :: Female stem cells work better

Female stem cells derived from muscle have a greater ability to regenerate skeletal muscle tissue than male cells, according to a study at Children?s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.

Heart Attack :: Doctors aggressively treat early heart attacks

An international study involving 467 hospitals in 12 countries found that doctors do a good job of aggressively treating the early stages of heart attacks — even before laboratory tests confirm the diagnosis.

Weight Loss :: Study examines calorie restriction and glycemic load

The first phase of a caloric restriction study in human subjects at the Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University found evidence suggesting that calorie-restricted diets differing substantially in glycemic load can result in comparable long-term weight loss.

Pet :: Murphy Foundation launches cancer prevention trial in pet dogs

The Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation announced the launch of the first randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled cancer prevention trial in pet dogs.

Bipolar Disorder :: Lithium builds gray matter in bipolar brains

Neuroscientists at UCLA have shown that lithium, long the standard treatment for bipolar disorder, increases the amount of gray matter in the brains of patients with the illness.