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Serotonin Made in Breast Cancer Cells, Researchers Show

Serotonin Made in Breast Cancer Cells, Researchers Show

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have documented that the brain hormone serotonin is made in human breast cancer cells and functions abnormally, contributing to malignant growth.


Protein from pregnancy hormone may prevent breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have found that hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer. This protein, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), may serve as a viable, well-tolerated agent for the ...


Estrogen receptor-alpha, breast cancer patients and tamoxifen response

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have found evidence of a statistically significant survival benefit from adjuvant tamoxifen among patients whose estrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumors had high levels of phosphorylation of ER-alpha; at serine-118 ...


Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.


Tissue tension regulates tumor progression

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF scientists have shown for the first time that the rigidity of a tissue can induce cancer. The research team identified an enzyme that is crucial for regulating tissue stiffness and demonstrated that ...


Gene increases effectiveness of drugs used to fight cancer and allows reduction in dosage

Gene increases effectiveness of drugs used to fight cancer and allows reduction in dosage

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Granada, Spain, have found a suicide gene, called 'gene E', which leads to the death of tumour cells derived from breast, lung and colon cancer, and prevents their growth. ...


AIDS research reveals a lack of family-planning programs in Uganda

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys wants to make her message clear: there needs to be more education in Ugandan communities about contraception.


ISU psychologists offer parental advice on promoting kids' healthy video game play

ISU psychologists offer parental advice on promoting kids' healthy video game play

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Parents often find themselves in a holiday quandary when deciding on which video games to purchase for their kids. They know that their children want video games, but they also want to ensure ...


Medical 'pay for performance' programs help improve care -- but not always, study finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Like everybody, health care professionals enjoy a pay raise for a job well done. But in some instances, financial incentives for health care performance may actually backfire.


New data emerges on liver transplant survival rates

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine compared the outcomes of cirrhotic patients who underwent liver transplants for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) versus alcoholic liver disease (ETOH) and found ...



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