Cancer Spread May Be Stopped By Blocking Development Protein
6/17/2013
A protein that is active in growing embryos but not normal adult tissue, has also been found in various types of cancer. Now a new US study suggests it may switch on metastasis, the ability of cancer cells to spread and form new tumors in other parts of the body...
Growth Of Aggressive Brain Cancer Driven By Metabolic Molecule
6/17/2013
A study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) has identified an abnormal metabolic pathway that drives cancer-cell growth in a particular glioblastoma subtype...
New Tool To Help Pet Owners Make Tough Choices
6/17/2013
Perhaps the hardest part of owning a pet is making difficult decisions when a beloved companion becomes seriously ill. That's why Michigan State University researchers are developing a new tool to help people assess their ailing pets' quality of life, a key factor in decisions about when to order life-prolonging procedures and when an animal's suffering means it's time to let go...
HEXIM1 Found To Suppresses Breast Cancer Metastasis And Make The Heart Healthier
6/17/2013
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found that a single gene poses a double threat to disease: Not only does it inhibit the growth and spread of breast tumors, but it also makes hearts healthier. In 2012, medical school researchers discovered the suppressive effects of the gene HEXIM1 on breast cancer in mouse models...
One Side Effect Of Finasteride, For Male Pattern Hair Loss, May Be Decreased Drinking
6/17/2013
Finasteride is a synthetic drug for the treatment of male pattern hair loss (MPHL) and an enlarged prostate. The side effects of finasteride for treatment of these two conditions can include increased rates of sexual dysfunction, such as low libido and erectile dysfunction; in fact, some men who have discontinued the medication continue to experience persistent sexual side effects...
News From Frontiers In Microbiology, Oncology, Neuroscience
6/17/2013
Frontiers in Microbiology Insights into fungal communities in composts revealed by 454-pyrosequencing: Implications for human health and safety Composting is a process for converting waste into materials beneficial for plant growth through the action of microbes, especially of fungi which can break down large molecules. But fungi involved in composting are not always harmless...
Osteoporosis Drug Bazedoxifene Stops Growth Of Breast Cancer Cells
6/17/2013
Bazedoxifene, an osteoporosis medication which is approved in Europe, stops the growth of breast cancer cells, including those that are resistant to current medications, researchers from the Duke Cancer Institute reported at ENDO 2013 - The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, June 15th, 2013...
Identifying Women Most Likely To Respond To Preventive Breast Cancer Therapy
6/17/2013
Newly discovered genetic variations may help predict breast cancer risk in women who receive preventive breast cancer therapy with the selective estrogen receptor modulator drugs tamoxifen and raloxifene, a Mayo Clinic-led study has found. The study is published in the journal Cancer Discovery...
Subgroup analyses from a phase III clinical trial comparing a newer chemotherapy agent called eribulin mesylate, with capecitabine, a standard chemotherapy medication in women with previously treated metastatic breast cancer, showed increased benefit among women sharing certain traits...
Researchers Succeed In Programming Blood Forming Stem Cells
6/17/2013
By transferring four genes into mouse fibroblast cells, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have produced cells that resemble hematopoietic stem cells, which produce millions of new blood cells in the human body every day...