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New melanoma tumor suppressor gene uncovered
Mar 29, 2009 |
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have identified a gene that suppresses tumor growth in melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The finding is reported today in the journal Nature Genetics as part of a s ...
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Another new wrinkle in treating skin aging
Jun 05, 2008 |
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Topical applications of a naturally occurring fat molecule have the potential to slow down skin aging, whether through natural causes or damage, researchers report.
Researchers present new theory that may lead to effective heart failure treatments
Nov 12, 2008 |
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Do the biological underpinnings of heart failure share more in common with cancerous tumors than other cardiovascular diseases? Research presented at American Heart Association meeting may show why heart failure treatments ...
Researchers Isolate Protein Domain Linked to Tumor Progression
Feb 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When a promising cancer drug reached clinical trials in the 1990s, researchers were disappointed by the debilitating side effects that limited the trials. The drug inhibited a family of enzymes known as matrix ...
Researchers Discover Communication Signal for Tissue Development
Jul 12, 2006 |
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a communication signal between cells that plays an important role in cell adhesion and detachment. The finding provides new information about ...
New molecular pathway could reveal how cells stick together
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Jan 12, 2007 |
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found a new pathway by which cells change their adhesive properties. With a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, they plan to fill in the details ...
Targeting MMPs to halt advanced metastatic breast cancer
Jul 16, 2009 |
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An upcoming G&D paper reveals how two specific matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) proteins contribute to bone metastasis in advanced breast cancer - lending important new insight into the design of clinically useful small molecule ...
Study establishes major new treatment target in diseased arteries
May 10, 2009 |
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Removing a single protein prevents early damage in blood vessels from triggering a later-stage, frequently lethal complication of atherosclerosis, according to research published online today in the journal Nature Medicine. By eli ...
RNA interference toward MMP-2 may be an effective therapeutic strategy for cancer
Mar 09, 2009 |
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The invasion or metastasis of pancreatic cancer has been known to be a complex process involving many molecular mechanisms, of which proteolytic degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) exerted by matrix metalloproteinases ...
Researchers propose minocycline as a promising drug for patients with Fragile X syndrome
Oct 03, 2008 |
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A UC Riverside-led team of biomedical scientists has found that a readily available drug called minocycline, used widely to treat acne and skin infections, can be used to treat Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause ...
Old antibiotic may find new life as a stroke treatment
May 19, 2008 |
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An old intravenous antibiotic may have new life as a stroke treatment, researchers say. Minocycline appears to reduce stroke damage in multiple ways – inhibiting white blood cells and enzymes that, at least ...
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