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Yes-associated protein: Early diagnosis of gastric carcinoma

Yes-associated protein (YAP) is a type of cellular adaptor protein and transcriptional co-activator. In recent years, some investigators have found YAP to be overexpressed and highly activated in hepatic cancers and mammary ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Imaging features of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas

The intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) can evolve through all biological stages, from slight dysplasia to carcinoma. As one of the few surgically curable pancreatic tumors, accurate preoperative prediction of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neuroscientists find brain region responsible for our sense of personal space

In a finding that sheds new light on the neural mechanisms involved in social behavior, neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology have pinpointed the brain structure responsible for our sense ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 8

Skin-disease patients show brain immunity to faces of disgust

(PhysOrg.com) -- People with psoriasis - an often distressing dermatological condition that causes lesions and red scaly patches on the skin - are less likely to react to looks of disgust by others than people without the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reinterpretation of proximal colon polyps called hyperplastic in 2001

Serrated colorectal polyps include the subgroups hyperplastic polyps, sessile serrated polyps (also called sessile serrated adenomas), and serrated adenomas. Recent studies have found that serrated polyps share molecular ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kinetic variable most useful for identifying malignant MRI-detected breast lesions identified

Breast MRI allows physicians to evaluate suspicious lesions using a variety of variables. Researchers have found though that computer-aided kinetic information can help significantly in distinguishing benign from malignant ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists learn why even treated genital herpes sores boost the risk of HIV infection

New research helps explain why infection with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which causes genital herpes, increases the risk for HIV infection even after successful treatment heals the genital skin sores and breaks that ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Aug 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

New chemical imaging technique could help in the fight against atherosclerosis, suggests research

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new chemical imaging technique could one day help in the fight against atherosclerosis, suggests research published in the August 2009 edition of the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cognitive testing, gender and brain lesions may predict MS disease progression risk

Cognitive testing may help people with inactive or benign multiple sclerosis (MS) better predict their future with the disease, according to a study published in the July 29, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journa ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Comprehensive look at rare leukemia finds relatively few genetic changes launch disease

The most comprehensive analysis yet of the genome of childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) found only a few mistakes in the genetic blueprint, suggesting the cancer arises from just a handful of missteps, according to new ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neuronal survival and axonal regrowth obtained in vitro

While repair of the central nervous system has long been considered impossible, French researchers from Inserm, the CNRS and the UPMC have just developed a strategy that could promote neuronal regeneration after injury. The ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The 'see food' diet

Current research suggests that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids may help prevent one of the leading causes of legal blindness among the elderly. The related report by Tuo et al, "A high omega-3 fatty acid diet reduces retinal ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

White matter changes may predict dementia risk

Elderly people with no memory or thinking problems are more likely to later develop thinking problems if they have a growing amount of "brain rust," or small areas of brain damage, according to a study published in the July ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0