Archive for the 'Biochemistry' Category



Viagra’s Other Talents: To Help A ‘Signaling’ Protein Shield The Heart From High Blood Pressure Damage

Johns Hopkins and other researchers report what is believed to be the first direct evidence in lab animals that the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil amplifies the effects of a heart-protective protein.

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Family History Of Prostate Cancer Does Not Affect Some Treatment Outcomes

In a first of its kind study, a first-degree family history of prostate cancer has no impact on the treatment outcomes of prostate cancer patients treated with brachytherapy (also called seed implants), and patients with this type of family history have clinical and pathologic characteristics similar to men with no family history at all, according [...]

Scientists Pull Protein’s Tail To Curtail Cancer

When researchers look inside human cancer cells for the whereabouts of an important tumor- suppressor, they often catch the protein playing hooky, lolling around in cellular broth instead of muscling its way out to the cells’ membranes and foiling cancer growth.

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Why Prostate Cancer Patients Fail Hormone Deprivation

The hormone deprivation therapy that prostate cancer patients often take gives them only a temporary fix, with tumors usually regaining their hold within a couple of years. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered critical differences in the hormone receptors on prostate cancer cells in patients who no longer respond to this therapy. The findings, [...]

Hawai’i DOH Launches Enhanced Online Licensing For Clinical Laboratory Professionals

Renewing Hawai’i state clinical laboratory personnel licenses just got easier. The Hawai’i State Department of Health (DOH) State Laboratories Division (SLD) now allows clinical laboratory professionals to update their profiles and pay license renewal fees online. The website is a collaboration between SLD and Apusys LLC, which developed the database and web interface, and the [...]