Oncology & Cancer
Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells in mice
Compounds from grapes may kill colon cancer stem cells both in a petri dish and in mice, according to a team of researchers.
Jun 19, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Flaws in a tumor's genetic mending kit drive treatment response to immunotherapy
In an expanded, three-year clinical trial of 86 patients with colorectal and 11 other kinds of cancer that have so-called 'mismatch repair' genetic defects, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute ...
Jun 9, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA approves cancer drug for personalized immunotherapy approach
Earlier this week, for the first time, a drug was FDA-approved for cancer based on disease genetics rather than type.
May 26, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Certain nuts may help ward off return of colon cancer: study
Eating certain kinds of tree nuts, such as almonds, pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts and cashews, has been linked to a dramatically lower risk of colon cancer recurrence, researchers said Wednesday.
May 18, 2017
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Genetics
Novel tool confers targeted, stable editing of epigenome in human stem cells
Salk Institute scientists have developed a novel technology to correct disease-causing aberrations in the chemical tags on DNA that affect how genes are expressed. These types of chemical modifications, collectively referred ...
May 4, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New model could speed up colon cancer research
Using the gene-editing system known as CRISPR, MIT researchers have shown in mice that they can generate colon tumors that very closely resemble human tumors. This advance should help scientists learn more about how the disease ...
May 1, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover gene that blocks spread of colon cancer
Researchers from RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) and the University of Nice, France, have discovered the function of a gene called KCNQ1 that is directly related to the survival of colon cancer patients. The ...
Apr 21, 2017
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Medical research
New compounds increase glucose uptake into fat cells
New molecules which scientists hope could one day become drugs for both cancer and diabetes have been created at the University of Bath.
Feb 20, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers help the body protect itself against inflammation and colon cancer
Could inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer be prevented by changing the shape of a single protein?
Jan 27, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Mystery molecule is a key to inhibiting colon cancer
Immunologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered that a protein called NLRC3 plays a central role in inhibiting colon cells from becoming cancerous. The study, led by Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, Ph.D., ...
Dec 12, 2016
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