Scientists discover gene that allows cancer to spread to brain

The most difficult thing about treating cancer is the fact that tumors can metastasize, or spread to other areas of the body.

The good news is that scientists are slowly discovering the specific genes that allow these tumors to spread

Researchers found new technique to create stem cells

So, we’ve all heard about the poltitical and moral drama surrounding the use of stem cells.  Some people say it’s murder to use embroynic stem cells because they are developing humans, others question whether embryos are actually humans with feelings, etc.
Anyways, the cool news is that researchers have found a nifty way to completely skirt [...]

Researchers disprove long-held theory about nervous system

MU researchers have disproved a 15-year-old theory about how the nervous system develops. Scientists previously thought certain proteins are key in the development of the nervous system, but researchers have found that they actually do not play a significant role at all.
These researchers hope that their research on how the nervous system develops will eventually [...]

MU Researcher studies chicken hearts to find solutions for human heart ailments

Luis Polo-Parada, an assistant professor at the MU Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology in the MU School of Medicine, has been doing research on how chicken hearts develop to find out more about how heartbeats are regulated. So far, Parada has identified some certain proteins in the heart muscle that regulate embryonic heartbeat control, according to [...]

Heart of the Tiger

Doing anything Saturday, Feb. 7? Why not check out the 2009 Women’s Basketball “Heart of the Tiger” game against the dreaded University of Kansas at 1 p.m. in Mizzou Arena.
Still don’t feel like watching women’s basketball game on a Saturday night? Well this game is loaded, and I mean LOADED, with incentives. For starters, [...]