News tagged with interleukin beta

Gene therapy reverses type 1 diabetes in mice

An experimental cure for Type 1 diabetes has a nearly 80 percent success rate in curing diabetic mice. The results, to be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston, offer possible hope of ...

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created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein levels could signal that a child will develop diabetes

Decreasing blood levels of a protein that helps control inflammation may be a red flag that could help children avoid type 1 diabetes, researchers say.

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created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study finds molecular link between insulin resistance and inflammation

An exploration of the molecular links between insulin resistance and inflammation may have revealed a novel target for diabetes treatment, say scientists at the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh ...

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ESC cardiologists 'intrigued' by novel approach to heart failure

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) welcomes an "intriguing" study, published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, featuring a completely novel approach for improving endothelial function in hea ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Mutated Kras spins a molecular loop that launches pancreatic cancer

Scientists have connected two signature characteristics of pancreatic cancer, identifying a self-perpetuating "vicious cycle" of molecular activity and a new potential target for drugs to treat one of the most lehal forms ...

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created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study reveals origins of esophageal cancer

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified the critical early cellular and molecular events that give rise to a type of esophageal cancer called esophageal ...

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created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows increased Alzheimer's biomarkers in patients after anesthesia and surgery

(Medical Xpress) -- The possibility that anesthesia and surgery produces lasting cognitive losses has gained attention over past decades, but direct evidence has remained ambiguous and controversial. Now, researchers at the ...

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created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood pressure drugs may lengthen lives of melanoma patients

Beta-blocker drugs, commonly used to treat high blood pressure, may also play a major role in slowing the progression of certain serious cancers, based on a new study.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Signaling molecule identified as essential for maintaining a balanced immune response

(Medical Xpress) -- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators have identified a signaling molecule that functions like a factory supervisor to ensure that the right mix of specialized T cells is available to ...

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created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Relief from red, itchy skin: Unraveling the secrets of vitamin D

Vitamin D helps to reduce the inflammation associated with psoriasis, a common skin condition that causes red, itchy patches on the skin, shows a new study.

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created May 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers see a 'picture' of threat in the brain: Work may lead to new model of neuroinflammation

A team of researchers is beginning to see exactly what the response to threats looks like in the brain at the cellular and molecular levels.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 03, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential new medicines show promise for treating colon cancer, asthma

In what they described as the opening of a new era in the development of potentially life-saving new drugs, scientists today reported discovery of a way to tone down an overactive gene involved in colon cancer and block a ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Drug could help preserve brain function after cardiac arrest

(PhysOrg.com) -- An experimental drug that targets a brain system that controls inflammation might help preserve neurological function in people who survive sudden cardiac arrest, new research suggests.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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