News tagged with osteopontin
New mediator of smoking recruits
Current research suggests that smoking increases the production of osteopontin in the lungs, which contributes to the development of smoking-related lung disease. The related report by Prasse et al, "Essential role of osteopontin ...
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Mapping the destructive path from cigarette to emphysema
From the cherry red tip of a lighted cigarette through the respiratory tract to vital lung cells, the havoc created by tobacco smoke seems almost criminal, activating genes and portions of the immune system to create inflammation ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Protein changes identified in early-onset Alzheimer's
(Medical Xpress) -- With a lack of effective treatments for Alzheimer's, most of us would think long and hard about whether we wanted to know years in advance if we were genetically predisposed to develop the disease. For ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Blood test could predict metastasis risk in melanoma
Scientists at Yale University have identified a set of plasma biomarkers that could reasonably predict the risk of metastasis among patients with melanoma, according to findings published in Clinical Cancer Research, a jour ...
Apr 15, 2011 |
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Low doses of penta-brominated diphenyl ether flame retardants alter gene expression
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are chemicals that have been widely used as flame retardants and are now classified as persistent organic pollutants. Health concerns in humans have arisen based primarily on studies ...
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Discovery of a cell that suppresses the immune system
Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have identified a new type of cell in mice that dampens the immune system and protects the animal's own cells from immune system attack.
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Proteins to yield new clues in fight against osteoporosis
A $1.76 million study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeks to identify new methods of diagnosing osteoporosis and inform the development of next-generation drugs to treat the bone disease.
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Vitamin D protects against obesity-induced endometrial cancer, researchers say
Findings from an animal study suggest that obese women can reduce their increased risk of endometrial disease if they take vitamin D supplements, say researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Sep 21, 2010 |
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The cancer biomarker conundrum: Too many false discoveries
The boom in cancer biomarker investments over the past 25 years has not translated into major clinical success. The reasons for biomarker failures include problems with study design and interpretation, as well as statistical ...
Aug 12, 2010 |
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Researchers identify new gene involved in the development of liver cancer
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified a new tumor-promoting gene that may play a key role in the development of liver cancer. Levels of the gene's expression are significantly higher in more than 90 ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
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High dietary phosphate intake may promote skin cancer formation
A high dietary intake of phosphate promotes tumor formation in an animal model of skin cancer, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have found. The results, published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, sugges ...
Mar 23, 2010 |
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