Cancer Research

Lipid Molecule Research Could Lead To Better Allergy Medicines

A team of Penn State University researchers is the first to demonstrate that lipid molecules in cell membranes participate in mammals' reactions to allergens in a living cell. The finding will help scientists better understand how allergy symptoms are ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2008 - 10:20am

Study: Gardasil HPV Vaccine Reduces Abnormal Pap Results

Nearly 25 million U.S. women between the ages of 14 and 59 are infected with HPV, and the annual cost of screening and treating cervical abnormalities is about $4 billion, according to a statement from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. For many unvac ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 10 2008 - 1:35am

Pyroptosis: How A Dying Cell Sounds An Alarm

Cells are coded with several programs for self-destruction. Many cells die peacefully. Others cause a ruckus on their way out. Some programmed cell death pathways simply and quietly remove unwanted cells, noted a team of University of Washington (UW) resea ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 10 2008 - 11:09pm

Macrophages, Over-Expression And The Kind Of ID That Doesn't Make Biologists Cringe

Macrophages, derived from Greek and meaning “eating cells”, are biological cells that spring from white blood cells to destroy foreign or dying cells. They are basically cellular “policemen” that can differentiate between good and bad cells. But some cance ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 11 2008 - 2:26pm

Yeast, Sex, And You

Wild sex is a staple of nature films, but there is one sex scene David Attenborough has never narrated: the mating ritual of yeast. That's right: yeast. Sex isn't just limited to lions, birds of paradise, and aphids; single-celled fungi do it too ...

Article - Michael White - May 26 2009 - 10:45pm

Identified: 25 Genes That Regulate Lifespan

Researchers have identified 25 genes regulating lifespan in two organisms separated by about 1.5 billion years in evolutionary change. At least 15 of those genes have very similar versions in humans, suggesting that scientists may be able to target those g ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 12 2008 - 6:46pm

BMJ Article- Avoid Genetic Scams By Regulating Tests

Better regulation is urgently needed for genetic tests, particularly those marketed directly to the public, argue researchers in this week’s BMJ. In the past 18 months, studies have identified dozens of inherited DNA variations associated with common condi ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 13 2008 - 11:56pm

Male Hormone Discovery May Lead To Preventing Genital Birth Defects

New data has indicated that in rats, "male" hormones drive the decision to become a male during a window of time before male genitalia develop, and that blocking "male" hormones during this time caused male genitalia birth defects. Thes ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 14 2008 - 12:03am

Scientists Predict Miscarriages By Measuring Natural 'Cannabis' In Women

Writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a medical team from the University of Leicester say they have established a predictor for pregnant women who may have miscarriages and those who won’t. The researchers measured the levels of a nat ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 14 2008 - 5:27pm

Beneficial Bile Acid Turns Up Vitamin D Without Excess Calcium

Bile acid derivatives can turn on the vitamin D receptor (VDR) without causing excess calcium buildup, researchers report, a finding that could lead to vitamin D therapies for conditions beyond just bone and skin disorders. While calcium balance may be the ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 15 2008 - 10:32am