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Too much calcium in blood may increase risk of fatal prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 03, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Men who have too much calcium in their bloodstreams may have an increased risk of fatal prostate cancer, according to a new analysis from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin.





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Tumor-initiating Cells Detected in Pten Null Prostate Cancer Model

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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(PhysOrg.com) -- New findings published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, advance the current understanding of the role of stem/progenitor cells on the initiation and progression of pro ...


Discovery in worms points to more targeted cancer treatment

Discovery in worms points to more targeted cancer treatment

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at Queen's University have found a link between two genes involved in cancer formation in humans, by examining the genes in worms. The groundbreaking discovery provides a foundation for how tumor-forming ...


Routine evaluation of prostate size not as effective in cancer screening (w/ Video)

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Mayo Clinic research studied the association between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and prostate size and found that routine annual evaluation of prostate growth is not necessarily a predictor for the development ...


Scientists successfully reprogram blood cells

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers have transplanted genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells into mice so that their developing red blood cells produce a critical lysosomal enzyme -preventing or reducing organ and central nervous system damage ...


New finding suggests prostate biopsy is not always necessary

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring ...


Pathogen protection and virulence: Dark side of fungal membrane protein revealed

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and Montana State University have discovered a fungal protein that plays a key role in causing disease in plants and animals and which also shields ...


Researchers link health-care debate to risk of dying in US and Europe

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 2

The current health care debate in the United States is complicated. Trade-offs between heath care expenditures, lifestyle choices and life expectancy have been suggested but seldom clearly demonstrated. The U.S. spends on ...


Polycystins : proteins that regulate the cellular barometer

Polycystins : proteins that regulate the cellular barometer

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What is the role of proteins called polycystins in patients with polycystic kidney disease? A team of researchers from CNRS and INSERM, led by Eric Honoré from the Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire ...


New Synthetic Molecules Trigger Immune Response to HIV and Prostate Cancer

New Synthetic Molecules Trigger Immune Response to HIV and Prostate Cancer

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body’s immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. Their ...


Gene therapy technique slows brain disease

Gene therapy technique slows ALD brain disease

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A strategy that combines gene therapy with blood stem cell therapy may be a useful tool for treating a fatal brain disease, French researchers have found. These findings appear in the 6 November 2009 issue ...



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