Leigh MacMillan Archive — Page 70 of 83

August 12, 2013

Noninvasive test detects stomach bug

A noninvasive test can be used to identify the presence of Helicobacter pylori and evaluate its virulence, which will be useful in areas with high rates of H. pylori-associated gastric cancer.

August 9, 2013

‘Yo-yo dieting’ inflames fat tissue

Gaining and losing weight during “yo-yo dieting” may contribute to an exaggerated immune response in fat tissue that increases metabolic dysfunction more than steady weight gain alone.

July 31, 2013

Factor’s role in long bone development

Insight into how the protein neurofibromin participates in the signaling pathway that produces the body’s long bones has implications for fracture healing in some patients.

July 29, 2013

Motor protein revs up cell division

A motor protein that helps drive cell division may be a promising new target for cancer therapeutics.

July 25, 2013

Visualizing data on network ‘maps’

The new web application NetGestalt will allow investigators to simultaneously visualize different types of data for the same gene – such as mutation, expression and modification.

July 17, 2013

Probing roles of a cell death protein

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered new roles for a protein involved in cell death processes that are activated to prevent tumor-causing DNA mutations.