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- X-ray analysis deciphers master regulator important for skin cancer
- Extended sleep reduces pain sensitivity
- Lung cancer patients with pockets of resistance prolong disease control by 'weeding the garden'
- Canada's first liver cell transplant: Performed on a three-month old girl
- Traffic cops of the immune system
- Hand use improved after spinal cord injury with noninvasive stimulation
- Scientists describe the genetic signature of a vital set of neurons
- Sleep duration affects hunger differently in men and women
- Study sheds light on how pancreatic cancer begins
| X-ray analysis deciphers master regulator important for skin cancer Posted: 01 Dec 2012 05:59 AM PST Scientists have uncovered the molecular structure of a master regulator central to the most deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma. The results throw new light on the workings of the so-called Microphthalmia-associated Transcription Factor MITF, that is not only connected to skin cancer, but also to a variety of hereditary diseases.  |
| Extended sleep reduces pain sensitivity Posted: 01 Dec 2012 05:59 AM PST A new study suggests that extending nightly sleep in mildly sleepy, healthy adults increases daytime alertness and reduces pain sensitivity.  |
| Lung cancer patients with pockets of resistance prolong disease control by 'weeding the garden' Posted: 01 Dec 2012 05:59 AM PST This study of 65 patients showed that continuing either crizotinib or erlotinib after the treatment of resistant pockets with focused radiation ("weeding the garden") was associated with more than half a year of additional cancer control.  |
| Canada's first liver cell transplant: Performed on a three-month old girl Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:06 AM PST Physicians successfully completed a series of liver cell transplants earlier this month on a three-month-old girl. It is the first time the procedure has been performed in Canada. The girl was born with a Urea Cycle Disorder, a rare genetic disease that causes ammonia to build up, which, if untreated, can lead to brain damage and death.  |
| Traffic cops of the immune system Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:04 AM PST A certain type of immune cell -- the regulatory T cell, or Treg for short -- is in charge of putting on the brakes on the immune response. In a way, this cell type might be considered the immune system's traffic cops.  |
| Hand use improved after spinal cord injury with noninvasive stimulation Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:04 AM PST By using noninvasive stimulation, researchers were able to temporarily improve the ability of people with spinal cord injuries to use their hands. The findings hold promise in treating thousands of people in the United States alone who are partially paralyzed due to spinal cord injury.  |
| Scientists describe the genetic signature of a vital set of neurons Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:03 AM PST Scientists have identified two genes involved in establishing the neuronal circuits required for breathing, findings which could advance treatments for spinal cord injuries, ALS.  |
| Sleep duration affects hunger differently in men and women Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:03 AM PST A new study suggests that increasing the amount of sleep that adults get could lead to reduced food intake, but the hormonal process differs between men and women.  |
| Study sheds light on how pancreatic cancer begins Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:03 AM PST Scientists examined the tumor-initiating events leading to pancreatic cancer (also called pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma or PDA) in mice. Their work may help in the search for earlier detection methods and treatments.  |
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