Medical Wellness

Cancer-related pathways reveal potential treatment target for congenital heart disease

In two separate but related studies at University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC), Boston, the scientists…

Study shows rapamycin reverses myocardial defects in mouse model of LEOPARD syndrome

Congenital heart diseases affect approximately one in 100 patients, making them the most common type of birth defect and the number-one cause of pediatric…

Natural (Born) Killers: what do they really do?

Experiments to investigate the function of NK cells have proven difficult to interpret because the interactions between the various components of the immune…

Higher levels of social activity decrease the risk of developing disability in old age

According to research conducted at Rush University Medical Center, higher levels of social activity are associated with a decreased risk of becoming disabled….

Enzyme helps prepare lung tissue for metastatic development

“Blood from all tissues of the body travels to the lungs for oxygenation, increasing the likelihood that circulating metastatic cells will interact with the…

Overabundance of protein expands breast cancer stem cells

An essential protein for normal stem cell renewal also promotes the growth of breast cancer stem cells when it's overproduced in those cells, researchers at…

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