News tagged with vicious cycle

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Weakness in aging tied to leaky muscles

There is a reason exercise becomes more difficult with age. A report in the August Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, ties the weakness of aging to leaky calcium channels inside muscle cells. But there is some good n ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New brain research suggests eating disorders impact brain function

Bulimia nervosa is a severe eating disorder associated with episodic binge eating followed by extreme behaviors to avoid weight gain such as self-induced vomiting, use of laxatives or excessive exercise. It is poorly understood ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study links insulin action on brain's reward circuitry to obesity

Researchers reporting in the June issue of Cell Metabolism have what they say is some of the first solid proof that insulin has direct effects on the reward circuitry of the brain. Mice whose reward centers can no longer ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Are You Getting Enough Sleep? Why Women Struggle with Sleep Problems

Good sleep equals good health, says Raul Noriega, manager of the Comprehensive Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders Center at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. Yet more than half of women report problems with insomnia. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2