News articles tagged with 'suppression'
Penn research identifies potential mechanisms for future anti-obesity drugs
— 4 Mar 2011 14:02 | HealthAn interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has, for the first time, identified the neurological and cellular signalling mechanisms that contribute to…
Room light before bedtime may impact sleep quality, blood pressure and diabetes risk
— 13 Jan 2011 16:03 | HealthAccording to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), exposure to electrical light between dusk and…
Researchers make critical leukaemia stem cell discovery
— 14 Dec 2010 20:45 | HealthResearchers at King's College London have discovered that leukaemic stem cells can be reversed to a pre-leukaemic stage by suppressing a protein called beta-catenin found in the blood…
UCSB scientists report study of 'brain maps' for how humans reach
— 3 Dec 2010 18:41 | HealthA ballet dancer grasps her partner's hand to connect for a pas de deux. Later that night, in the dark, she reaches for her calf to massage a sore spot. Her brain is using different…
Uncovering the cause of a common form of muscular dystrophy
— 29 Oct 2010 13:21 | HealthAn international team of researchers led by an investigator from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre has made a second critical advance in determining the cause of a common form…
Genetically modified crop resistance to pests benefits non-modified crop
— 8 Oct 2010 13:51 | EnvironmentTransgenic corn's resistance to pests has benefited even non-transgenic corn, a new study led by scientists from the University of Minnesota shows…
Connection between light at night (LAN) and cancer revealed in additional study
— 3 Sep 2010 12:37 | HealthA new study from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Chronobiological Research at the University of Haifa has found an additional link between Light At Night (LAN) and cancer. This research…
Smokers trying to give up - don't stop thinking about cigarettes
— 19 Aug 2010 08:31 | HealthBlocking thoughts of cigarettes helps reduce smokers' intake at first, but means they smoke more than usual when they stop suppressing, according to new research published in Psychological…
A 1-2 punch: Embryonic cell and adult pig islet transplants cure diabetes in rats
— 30 Jun 2010 13:34 | HealthIn a step toward curing diabetes in humans, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have alleviated the disease in rats using transplants from both embryonic…
Researchers find way to protect healthy cells from radiation damage
— 22 Oct 2009 08:50 | HealthResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, may be hot on the heels of a Holy…