BOSTON (September 22, 2011) -- Identifying the cellular origins of breast cancer might lead to earlier diagnosis and more efficient...
Bipolar Disorder, Genetic Research, Mental Health Research, Nature, Schizophrenia / 21.09.2011
Study finds genetic ‘overlap’ between schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Knowledge about the biological origin of diseases like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions is critical to improving diagnosis...
Cancer Research, Genetic Research, Nature / 05.09.2011
Gene that predisposes people to leukemia discovered
Those at risk because of family history may soon obtain tests to detect the genetic error before symptoms emerge A new...
August 11, 2011 (Aurora, CO)--In an article published online this week in Nature Genetics, a University of Colorado Cancer Center...
Breast Cancer, Nature / 11.08.2011
Report: NSAIDS reduce the severity of postpartum breast cancers in animal models
Published online on Aug. 7, 2011, the journal Nature Medicine reports that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including ibuprofen reduce the severity...
Genetic Research, Nature, Vanderbilt / 10.08.2011
New Multiple Sclerosis Gene Associations Discovered
An international team of scientists has identified 29 new genetic variants linked to multiple sclerosis, providing key insights into the...
Mental Health Research, Nature, Schizophrenia / 07.08.2011
Sporadic Mutations cause more than half the cases of Schizophrenia
Columbia University Medical Center researchers have shown that new, or "de novo," protein-altering mutations—genetic errors that are present in patients...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Nature / 03.08.2011
New Breast Cancer Strategies Presented at Conference
ORLANDO, Fla. — August 3, 2011 — In their lifetime, women have more than a 12 percent risk of being...
Breast Cancer, Nature / 29.07.2011
Study examines how blood protein levels change as breast cancer develops before it is clinically detectable
SEATTLE – Using a "systems biology" approach – which focuses on understanding the complex relationships between biological systems – to...
Diabetes, JCEM, Nature, UCLA / 28.07.2011
Increased muscle mass may lower risk of pre-diabetes
Study shows building muscle can lower person's risk of insulin resistance A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's...
Nature, Stanford, Stroke, UCLA / 25.07.2011
Substance may extend time to prevent brain damage after Stroke
STANFORD, Calif. — A naturally occurring substance shrank the size of stroke-induced lesions in the brains of experimental mice —...
Cancer Research, Nature, Sloan Kettering, University of Pennsylvania / 24.07.2011
2 genetic variations predict second cancers after radiation for children with Hodgkin lymphoma
A genome-wide association study published in the August issue of Nature Medicine has found two tiny genetic variations that can...