News tagged with growth factor
Exercise increases brain growth factor and receptors, prevents stem cell drop in middle age
Nov 18, 2008 |
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A new study confirms that exercise can reverse the age-related decline in the production of neural stem cells in the hippocampus of the mouse brain, and suggests that this happens because exercise restores a brain chemical ...
New discovery about growth factor can be breakthrough for cancer research
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Sep 02, 2008 |
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A research team at the Ludwig Institute and Uppsala University has discovered an entirely new signal path for a growth factor that is of crucial importance for the survival and growth of cancer cells. This discovery, published ...
Engineered stem cells carry promising ALS therapy
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Sep 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using adult stem cells from bone marrow as "Trojan horses"to deliver a nurturing growth factor to atrophied muscles, Wisconsin scientists have successfully slowed the progression of ALS in rats.
Finding suggests novel ways to boost vaccination or natural defenses
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Our bodies rely on the production of potent, or 'high affinity', antibodies to fight infection. The process is very complex, yet Sydney scientists have discovered that it hinges on a single molecule, a growth factor, without ...
Research points to new target for stopping colon cancer
Aug 17, 2009 |
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New research led by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have found a drug target that suggests a potent way to kill colon cancers that resist current drugs aimed at blocking a ...
Researchers identify promising cancer drug target in prostate tumors
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report they have blocked the development of prostate tumors in cancer-prone mice by knocking out a molecular unit they describe as a "powerhouse" that drives runaway cell growth.
Iron-binding drug could help diabetics heal stubborn wounds
Jul 27, 2009 |
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A drug used to remove iron from the body could help doctors fight one of diabetes' cruelest complications: poor wound healing, which can lead to amputation of patients' toes, feet and even legs.
Elevated biomarkers predict risk for prostate cancer recurrence
Jun 26, 2008 |
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A simple blood test screening for a panel of biomarkers can accurately predict whether a patient who has had prostate cancer surgery will have a recurrence or spread of the disease.
New treatment combination proves safe for head and neck cancer patients
May 31, 2009 |
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Patients undergoing treatment for advanced head and neck cancers may respond well to the addition of gefinitib to chemotherapy, according to a study sponsored by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and chaired by Ethan ...
Study finds that lung cancer patients respond to erlotinib following cetuximab therapy
Aug 02, 2009 |
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Non-small cell lung cancer patients who have progressed on a cetuximab-containing regimen may respond to erlotinib, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers reported today at the annual meeting of the International Association ...
Gefitinib improves survival compared with standard chemotherapy in lung cancer patients with genetic mutation
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Patients with the most common form of lung cancer (non-small-cell lung cancer) who have mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene have significantly improved progression-free survival if they are treated ...
Growth factor predicts poor outcome in breast cancer
Aug 29, 2008 |
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The response to insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I) in breast cancer cells predicts an aggressive tumor that is less likely to respond to treatment, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears ...
Researchers identify growth factor that stimulates adult stem cells
Mar 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, collaborating with researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine, has identified for the first time a critical ...
Researchers discover mechanism of cell type-specific signaling in tumor development
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered the mechanisms behind two key checkpoints in cell growth and development — factors that may ultimately allow investigators to benchmark progression of tumor cells or stop them from ...
Newly discovered epidermal growth factor receptor active in human pancreatic cancers
Apr 19, 2009 |
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Finally some promising news about pancreatic cancer, one of the most fatal cancers, due to the difficulties of early detection and the lack of effective therapies: Johns Hopkins University pathologist Akhilesh Pandey has ...
