Mutations in three pathways important for suppressing tumors cooperate to launch glioblastoma, an aggressive brain…
Month: March 2011
Why argue? Helping students see the point
Read the comments on any website and you may despair at Americans’ inability to argue…
Lung cancer metastasis: Researchers find key component — and possible way to block it
Researchers have discovered a new, key component in the spread of lung cancer as well…
Headway is being made fighting communicable diseases globally, research suggests
Those working for healthier humans around the globe are making headway in fighting communicable diseases…
The impact of sex selection and abortion in China, India and South Korea
In the next 20 years in large parts of China and India, there will be…
Therapeutic target for liver cancer and predictive biomarker of response identified
Scientists have identified a strategy for targeted molecular therapy in liver cancer, which currently has…
Tumor suppressor blocks viral growth in natural HIV controllers
Elevated levels of p21, a protein best known as a cancer fighter, may be involved…
Osteoblasts are bone idle without Frizzled-9
New research shows that the Wnt receptor Frizzled-9 (Fzd9) promotes bone formation, providing a potential…
Virtual assistance is confirmed as an effective tool in monitoring HIV patients
A new telemedicine program in HIV patient care through the Internet has shows promising results….
Early success of anti-HIV preventive oral drug regimen is promising, but questions remain
The first human studies of an oral drug regimen to prevent HIV infection in high-risk…