Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes (TRI)

The Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes (TRI) is the product of an innovative affiliation between Florida Hospital and Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute. By linking the largest healthcare provider...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Researching

Bone marrow (stem cell) transplants have been a life-saving tool for patients with leukemia and lymphoma. However, like most cancer treatments, they come with significant risk. Patients can be immune-compromised for as long as a year,...

Studying for Metastasis Cancer Body

Dr. Courtneidge’s group has been studying invadopodia for a number of years with the goal of unraveling how they regulate tumor cell invasion. Taking the study a step further, Drs. Courtneidge and Quintavalle and the team also worked...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in all over the countries. While many factors work together to contribute to heart disease including environment, lifestyle, and genetics To address the third factor (genetics), researchers...

Fat and glucose metabolism is a target for Diabetes

“When mice  or people  eat too much fat, they become obese and increasingly resistant to insulin, an early sign of type 2 diabetes,” explained Dr. Julio Ayala, assistant professor at Sanford-Burnham’s Lake Nona campus.This...

Afinitor (everolimus), a medication for PNET (progressive neuroendocrine tumors)

Afinitor (everolimus), a medication for patients with PNET (progressive neuroendocrine tumors) in the pancreas whose tumor cannot be surgically removed or whose cancer has metastasized (spread), has been approved by the Food and...

Benadryl, good for Insomnia problem

Benadryl is used to treat sneezing; runny nose; itching, watery eyes; hives; rashes; itching; and other symptoms of allergies and the common cold.Benadryl is also used to suppress coughs, to treat motion sickness, to induce sleep,...

Apidra SoloStar for diabetes disease & Treatment

Apidra SoloStar is used to treat diabetes in adults and children who are at least 4 years old. It is usually given together with a long-acting insulin. Apidra SoloStar is a hormone that is produced in the body. It works by lowering...

Zoladex to treat prostate & Breast cancer

Zoladex is used in men to treat symptoms of prostate cancer, and in women to treat breast cancer or endometriosis. It is also used in women to prepare the lining of the uterus for endometrial ablation (a surgery to correct abnormal...

Megace (Megestrol), Breast Cancer Drugs

Megace is used in the treatment of advanced breast cancer and endometrial cancer. Exactly how it works to treat loss of appetite and weight loss is unknown and it is also used to treat loss of appetite and weight loss because...

Treatment Methods for Skin Cancer

Skin Cancer Treatment is dependent on type of cancer, location of the cancer, age of the patient, and whether the cancer is primary or a recurrence. One should look at the specific type of skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma, squamous...

What causes Skin Cancer (Skin neoplasms) ?

The three most common skin cancers are basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, and melanoma, each of which is named after the type of skin cell from which it arises. Skin neoplasms are growths on the skin which can have...

The New Drug Approved for Advanced Skin Cancer

The drug was approved to treat melanoma tumors with a gene mutation called BRAF V600E. Zelboraf was not studied in melanoma cases that did not include this abnormal gene, the FDA said in a news release. The drug was approved along...