http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A research project has been studying the molecular epidemiological conditions relating to diseases caused by tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacteria in the Mubende region of Uganda. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-molecular-epidemiological-conditions-tuberculous-non-tuberculous.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:09:51 EST news271591757 Researchers in the group of Prof. Dr. Hassan Jumaa, Centre for Biological Signalling Studies (BIOSS) of the University of Freiburg, Department for Molecular Immunology, have identified a new mechanism that causes immune cells to convert into malignant cancer cells. In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL), one of the most common types of blood cancer in the Western world, cells themselves carry the key for the pathogenic transformation, the scientists report in the journal Nature. Understanding these underlying mechanisms could facilitate new therapies with reduced side effects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-blood-cancer-cells-cascade.html Cancer Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:50:01 EST news264068682