News tagged with interleukin receptor
Scientists discover new genetic immune disorder in children
Jun 04, 2009 |
2.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Your immune system plays an important function in your health—it protects you against viruses, bacteria, and other toxins that can cause disease. In autoinflammatory diseases, however, the immune system goes awry, causing ...
Search results for interleukin receptor
Figitumumab has anti-tumor activity in Ewing's sarcoma
Dec 23, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A preliminary study of the anticancer drug figitumumab has found that it has antitumour activity in Ewing's sarcoma—a cancer which affects mainly teenage boys. The results have led to the drug's progression to a Phase 2 trial ...
Knockdown of E2F1 reduces invasive potential of melanoma cells
Dec 23, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Inhibition of transcription factor E2F1 reduced epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression and reduced the invasive potential but not proliferation of metastatic melanoma cells, according to a brief communication ...
Research yields new agent for some drug-resistant non-small cell lung cancers
Dec 23, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
The ability to make, test, and map the atomic structure of new anti-cancer agents has enabled a team of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists to discover a compound capable of halting a common type of drug-resistant ...
Protein link may be key to new treatment for aggressive brain tumor
Dec 22, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Biomedical researchers at the University of Central Florida have found a protein that could hold the key to treating one of the most common and aggressive brain tumors in adults.
Enhanced sweet taste: This is your tongue on pot
Dec 22, 2009 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
New findings from the Monell Center and Kyushu University in Japan report that endocannabinoids act directly on taste receptors on the tongue to enhance sweet taste.
Chicago Cancer Genome Project studies genetics of 1,000 tumors
Dec 22, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
No two tumors are alike, but analyzing the genetics of cancers from different parts of the body may reveal surprising details useful for treatment and prevention.
Up a little on the left... now, over to the right... Scientists find a source of nonallergic itch
Dec 22, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
0
Scratching below the surface of a troublesome sensation that's equal parts tingle-tickle-prickle, sensory scientists from Johns Hopkins have discovered in mice a molecular basis for nonallergic itch.
Protein inhibits cancer cell growth
Dec 21, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Toronto and Goethe University in Germany have discovered a protein that can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, providing crucial clues for the future development of new drugs ...
Gefitinib improves survival compared with standard chemotherapy in lung cancer patients with genetic mutation
Dec 20, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
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 ...
Mutation leads to new and severe form of bacterial disease
Dec 18, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Everybody gets sick, but how sick you get is in your genes. New research now reveals a mutation on a gene that makes children susceptible to a severe form of mycobacterial disease. The work not only supports ...
List of search results for interleukin receptor
