Impact of Social Media on Current Medical Conferences.

Background:  Medical conferences are forums for research, continuing medical education, and networking. Social media is increasingly used for communication and networking due to its low cost and ability to overcome large distances. This study investigates the impact that social media brings to the current conference system.

Expression of N-Myc Downstream-Regulated Gene 2 in Bladder Cancer and Its Potential Utility as a Urinary Diagnostic Biomarker.

BACKGROUND Initial diagnosis of carcinoma of the urinary bladder remains challenging. N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 2 (NDRG2) has been reported to be closely correlated with cell differentiation and proliferation in various cancers. However, its clinical significance in diagnosis of bladder cancer remains unclear.

HCRP1 inhibits TGF-β induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma-related protein 1 (HCRP1), also known as human vacuolar protein sorting 37 homologue A (hVps37A), has not been detected or is significantly downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues. However, information on the regulatory mechanisms of HCRP1 in HCC remains unclear. Here we found that the downregulation of HCRP1 in HepG2 cells (with low invasion capacity) significantly enhanced migration and invasion, whereas HCRP1 upregulation in SMMC-7721 cells (with high invasion capacity) generated the opposite result.