Archive: 25/08/2016

New research reveals cancers need a 'perfect storm' of conditions to develop

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time the 'perfect storm' of conditions that cells need to start forming cancer, helping to explain why some organs are more susceptible to developing the disease, according to a ...

Aug 25, 2016

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Stem cell propagation fuels cancer risk in different organs

The idea that stem cells - special cells that divide to repair and generate tissues - might be the major determinant of cancer risk has provoked great debate in the scientific community. Some researchers maintain that environmental ...

Aug 25, 2016

Immune system infighting explains pancreatic cancer's aggression

Internal conflict between cell types explains why the immune system struggles to recognize and attack pancreatic cancer. Curbing this infighting has the potential to make treatment more effective, according to a study led ...

Aug 25, 2016

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The brain uses backward instant replays to remember important travel routes

You're shipwrecked on a desert island. You wander from your base camp in desperation, searching for water. Suddenly, a stream appears! The water is fresh and clear, the best you've ever tasted. There's just one problem: There's ...

Aug 25, 2016

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Calorie-burning 'good' fat can be protected, says study

UC San Francisco researchers studying beige fat—a calorie-burning tissue that can help to ward off obesity and diabetes—have discovered a new strategy to cultivate this beneficial blubber.

Aug 25, 2016

New method creates endless supply of kidney precursor cells

Salk Institute scientists have discovered the holy grail of endless youthfulness—at least when it comes to one type of human kidney precursor cell. Previous attempts to maintain cultures of the so-called nephron progenitor ...

Aug 25, 2016

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Opioid receptors outside the brain targeted in rats; new direction for painkillers

Opioid abuse is a growing public health crisis, affecting up to 36 million people worldwide. Many of these individuals first get hooked on prescription painkillers that target mu opioid receptors in the brain. A study in ...

Aug 25, 2016

Feast or famine: The switch that helps your liver adapt

Scientists at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have identified a previously unknown way that stress hormones (glucocorticoids) shut off genes in the liver to help the body adapt to the fasting ...

Aug 25, 2016