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Unexpected role: EGFR protects cancer cells from starving
A growth factor receptor found abundantly on the surface of cancer cells and long known to fuel cancer growth also protects tumor cells from starvation by a newly identified mechanism.   view more (2008-05-06)

Doctors are often strongly affected by patient deaths
Doctors are often powerfully affected by the deaths of patients for whom they care, and some may need emotional support, according to a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers at two teaching hospitals in the United States investigated the emotional reactions of 188 doctors who cared for 68 patients at the time of their death. Most doctors (74%)... view more... (2003-07-23)

Blood test predicts sickle cell disease complication, identifies patients at high risk of death
A team of scientists with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has found that a hormone detected in a simple blood test can identify patients with sickle cell disease who have developed a life-threatening complication called pulmonary hypertension.   view more (2006-07-19)

A gene that protects from kidney disease
Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University of Michigan have discovered a gene that protects us against a serious kidney disease.   view more (2007-07-09)

Study links Alzheimer's disease to abnormal cell division
A new study in mice suggests that Alzheimer's disease (AD) may be triggered when adult neurons try to divide. The finding helps researchers understand what goes wrong in the disease and may lead to new ways of treating it.   view more (2006-01-18)

Vitamin D and calcium influence cell death in the colon, researchers find
Researchers at Emory University are learning how vitamins and minerals in the diet can stimulate or prevent the appearance of colon cancer.   view more (2008-04-14)

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2004 "for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation" jointly to   view more (2004-10-06)

Quitting smoking reduces risk of death from coronary heart disease by more than a third
Research news from The Cochrane Library New evidence from The Cochrane Library indicates a 36% reduction in the risk of death for sufferers of coronary heart disease (CHD), simply by quitting smoking. Smoking is a proven contributor to death from CHD; 40% of heart disease cases in the UK are attributable to smoking. A number of studies have shown... view more... (2003-12-16)

New treatments prevent brain injury hours after stroke in rats
Two novel treatments - a basic compound found in every cell in the body and an extract of green tea - may prevent brain damage caused from stroke, according to two studies in rats led by a researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.   view more (2007-01-02)

Scientists advance safety of nanotechnology
Scientists have identified for the first time a mechanism by which nanoparticles cause lung damage and have demonstrated that it can be combated by blocking the process involved, taking a step toward addressing the growing concerns over the safety of nanotechnology.    view more (2009-06-11)

Researchers identify protein which could help protect against neuro-degenerative conditions
A team of researchers from Imperial College London, the Charing Cross Hospital and University College London have identified a protein which could be used to protect against neuro-degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, motor neurone diseases and the damage caused by strokes.   view more (2003-05-30)

Predicting the risk of death in patients with known coronary artery disease
The extent of anatomic coronary artery disease, along with age and the presence of diabetes, is a strong predictor of subsequent death due to any cause and due to coronary artery disease (CAD).   view more (2006-02-14)

Sidestepping cancer's chaperone
Cancerous tumors are wildly unfavorable environments. Struggling for oxygen and nutrients while being bombarded by the body's defense systems, tumor cells in fact require sophisticated adaptations to survive and grow.   view more (2007-10-22)

Scientists one step closer to cancer vaccine
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have helped to identify a molecule that can be used as a vaccination agent against growing cancer tumours.   view more (2006-03-22)

Key protein that may cause cancer cell death identified
Researchers at A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have become the first to discover and characterize a human protein called Bax-beta (Baxβ), which can potentially cause the death of cancer cells and lead to new approaches in cancer treatment.   view more (2009-01-20)

Risks And Benefits Of Alcohol Consumption Vary With Age As Well As Sex
The health benefits of alcohol only occur in middle aged and older people, finds a study in this week`s BMJ. For men aged up to 35 and women aged up to 55 even light drinkers have a higher risk of death than those who do not drink at all. Researchers analysed the drinking habits of men and women in England and Wales for age bands 16-24, 25-34,... view more... (2002-07-24)

Obesity drug helps unlock clues about cancer
An approved drug for fighting obesity is helping scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine uncover clues about how to stop the growth of cancerous tumors.   view more (2007-02-02)

Researchers Identify New Method to Selectively Kill Metastatic Melanoma Cells
An international team of researchers has identified a new method for selectively killing metastatic melanoma cells, which may lead to new areas for drug development in melanoma - a cancer that is highly resistant to current treatment strategies.   view more (2009-08-04)

Role of autophagy in tumorigenesis
In the June 1 issue of G&D, Dr. Eileen White and colleagues at Rutgers University/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Cancer Institute of New Jersey, report, for the first time, that the cellular self-digesting process of autophagy can protect genome integrity - lending new insight into the seemingly contradictory roles of... view more... (2007-05-18)

New treatment hope for prostate cancer
Scientists at Melbourne's Burnet Institute have developed a potential new treatment for patients with prostate cancer. An article, which described the invention, has recently been published in the prestigious international journal The Journal of Clinical Investigation.    view more (2009-02-06)
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