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Previously unseen switch regulates breast cancer response to estrogen (5/10/2008)

A tiny modification called methylation on estrogen receptors prolongs the life of these growth-driving molecules in breast cancer cells ...> Full Article

Virus mimics human protein to hijack cell division machinery (5/10/2008)

Researchers report that a viral protein, called UL97, masquerades as a normal regulatory enzyme to modify a tumor-suppressing protein in human cells. ...> Full Article

New Cancer Gene Discovered (5/10/2008)

Researchers reduce protein; stop cancer growth – Plan to develop new cancer therapy target ...> Full Article

Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine (5/9/2008)

Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV. ...> Full Article

Breathing easier with a healthy heart (5/9/2008)

Newborns who experience oxygen deprivation at birth or shortly after can sometimes be resuscitated after receiving supplemental oxygen. The problem is, however, that many then develop poor heart function and the reason is a mystery. ...> Full Article

Switching on cancer killer gene (5/9/2008)

Scientists have discovered how to control a major anti-tumour gene that could lead to more effective chemotherapy ...> Full Article

Researchers find way to make tumor cells easier to destroy (5/8/2008)

Researchers have found that tumors have a built-in mechanism that protects them from heat (hyperthermia) damage and most likely decreases the benefit of hyperthermia and radiation as a combined therapy. ...> Full Article

Molecular espionage shows a single HIV enzyme's many tasks (5/8/2008)

Reverse transcriptase, target of major anti-HIV drugs, dynamically binds both DNA, RNA ...> Full Article

Immune system pathway identified to fight allergens, asthma (5/8/2008)

Role of genetic components of dendritic cells could lead to more effective drugs ...> Full Article

New discovery on role of vital protein that fights meningitis (5/7/2008)

researcher has discovered how a protein in the blood - linked to defence against meningitis - plays a more vital role than previously understood in the body's immune defence system. ...> Full Article

Scientists identify interacting proteins key to melanoma development (5/7/2008)

Researchers have discovered how a mole develops into melanoma by showing the interaction of two key proteins involved in 60-70 percent of tumors ...> Full Article

Cells lining milk ducts hold key to spread of common form of breast cancer, study finds (5/7/2008)

When a form of cancer that begins in the milk ducts of the breast invades neighboring tissue to spread to other parts of the body, the cause lies not in the tumor cells themselves but in a group of abnormal surrounding cells that cause the walls of the duct to deteriorate like a rusty pipe ...> Full Article

Discovery of a novel mechanism for the development of colon cancer (5/7/2008)

New research has shed light on the mechanisms of colon tumor development and may help to design better treatment for this disease. ...> Full Article

Combined Physical and Genetic Map Finds Cancer's 'Ignition Key' (5/6/2008)

team's whole-organ genomic survey depicts journey from normal to malignant cell ...> Full Article

EGFR Protects Cancer Cells from Starving (5/6/2008)

A growth factor receptor found abundantly on the surface of cancer cells and long known to fuel cancer growth also protects tumor cells from starvation by a newly identified mechanism ...> Full Article

Immune exhaustion in HIV infection (5/6/2008)

2 articles discussing immune exhaustion and its prevention in HIV infection ...> Full Article

Getting wise to the influenza virus' tricks (5/5/2008)

A high-resolution image of an influenza virus protein opens the way to design new anti-viral drugs ...> Full Article

Gene sequence that can make half of us fatter is discovered (5/5/2008)

A gene sequence linked to an expanding waist line, weight gain and a tendency to develop type 2 diabetes has been discovered ...> Full Article

Researchers target virulence factors (5/4/2008)

Researchers a potent new way to treat tuberculosis, Hansen's disease (leprosy) and other bacteria-caused illnesses: by inhibiting molecular targets -- the so-called "virulence factors" that help bacteria thrive once they are in the host. ...> Full Article

Discovery has implications for heart disease (5/4/2008)

Study identifies new mechanism linking activation of key heart enzyme and oxidative stress -- 2 processes implicated in heart disease ...> Full Article

Small Molecule Can Activate an Important Cancer Suppressor Gene (5/4/2008)

By activating a cancer suppressor gene, a small molecule called nutlin-3a can block cancer cell division ...> Full Article

New discovery linked to DNA repair and cancer (5/4/2008)

Scientists have discovered a new protein in humans that plays an important role in repairing DNA damage that could lead to cancer ...> Full Article

Genetic breakthrough explains dangerously high blood glucose levels (5/4/2008)

Discovery brings promise of "personalized medicine" closer to reality ...> Full Article

Researcher Receives $2.6 Million to Develop Vaccine Against Ebola Virus (5/3/2008)

Dr. Maria Croyle, associate professor of pharmaceutics at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, has received $2.6 million to develop a vaccine against Ebola virus infection. ...> Full Article

Scientists Discover How Some Bacteria Survive Antibiotics (5/3/2008)

Researchers have discovered how some bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment by turning on resistance mechanisms when exposed to the drugs. ...> Full Article

New study raises questions about prostate cancer therapies targeting insulin-like growth factor receptor (5/3/2008)

Therapies under development to treat prostate cancer by inhibiting the ability of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) to activate its target receptor could have unexpected results especially if a major tumor suppressor gene - p53 - is already compromised ...> Full Article

Researchers synthesize compound to flush HIV out of hiding and into crosshairs (5/3/2008)

Researchers have found a way to synthesize better agents that can be tailored to flush HIV out into the open where the immune system and antiretroviral therapies can destroy it. ...> Full Article

The Genetic Background of Heart Failure and the Role of Hypertension (5/3/2008)

Researchers have identified variations in a gene, which contributes to heart failure in the presence of hypertension. ...> Full Article

How to stop regaining weight? That's the real question (5/2/2008)

Most of us can lose weight initially -- keeping it off is another matter ...> Full Article

Getting to the roots of breast cancer (5/2/2008)

The lesson learned in eradicating dandelions from your yard could apply in treating breast cancer ...> Full Article