News tagged with cancer biology

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A comparative medicine study identifies new approach to combat viral infections

When a virus such as influenza invades our bodies, interferon proteins are among the first immune molecules produced to fight off the attack. Interferon can also play a role in suppressing tumor growth and ...

Medical research created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify novel metabolic programs driving aggressive brain tumors

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have identified metabolic signatures that may pave the way for personalized therapy in glioma, a type of tumor that starts in the brain.

Cancer created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cell scientists discover potential way to expand cells for use with patients

Canadian and Italian stem cell researchers have discovered a new "master control gene" for human blood stem cells and found that manipulating its levels could potentially create a way to expand these cells for clinical use.

Medical research created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Spread of human melanoma cells in mice correlates with clinical outcomes in patients

UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists led by Dr. Sean Morrison, director of the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern, have developed an innovative model for predicting the progression of skin ...

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Breast cancer drug geldanamycin could halt other tumors

A drug commonly used in treating breast cancer could have far wider benefits, offering a new way of preventing cancers spreading through the body, according to a University of Leeds-led study.

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Renal cancer cells target of new bark-derived drug

(Medical Xpress)—Associate Professor Joe W. Ramos, PhD, a cancer biologist at the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center in collaboration with Assistant Professor William Chain, PhD, from the UH Mānoa's Chemistry Department ...

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Combination treatment may improve survival of breast cancer patients with brain metastases

Adding an angiogenesis inhibitor to treatment with a HER2-inhibiting drug could improve outcomes for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer who develop brain metastases. In their report published online in PNAS Plus, ...

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New developments reveal a molecule with a promising function in terms of cancer treatment.

Researchers from Inserm and CNRS from the Institute for genetics and molecular and cellular biology (IGBMC) and from the Research Institute at the Strasbourg school of biotechnology (Irebs) have focussed their efforts on ...

Cancer created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Socioeconomic disadvantage linked to breast cancer tumor disparity

Racial and ethnic disparities in breast tumor aggressiveness might be explained by social factors that influence the developing tumor and place those in disadvantaged groups at higher risk for aggressive breast cancer, according ...

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Prostate cancer prognosis hope

Cancer of the prostate – the most common male cancer in the UK – presents in two distinct ways: a low-risk type, which may never cause any symptoms, and a high-risk form that needs treatment to prevent it spreading to ...

Cancer created Oct 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Whitehead scientists identify major flaw in standard approach to global gene expression analysis

Whitehead Institute researchers report that common assumptions employed in the generation and interpretation of data from global gene expression analyses can lead to seriously flawed conclusions about gene activity and cell ...

Genetics created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lactation protein suppresses tumors and metastasis in breast cancer, scientists discover

A protein that is necessary for lactation in mammals inhibits the critical cellular transition that is an early indicator of breast cancer and metastasis, according to research conducted at the University at Buffalo and Princeton ...

Cancer created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breast cancer cells spread by digging their escape route

Breast cancer cells puncture  holes into neighbouring tissues and crawl though the spaces they create to spread around the body, according to research published in the Journal of Cell Biology.

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Breast cancer cells enticed to spread by 'tumorous environment' as well as genetic changes

(Medical Xpress)—A new study from Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that the lethal spread of breast cancer is as dependent on a tumor's protein-rich environment as on genetic changes inside tumor cells.

Cancer created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Freezing eggs for fertility works, caution urged (Update)

Freezing human eggs can be successful in treating infertility—but U.S. guidelines issued Friday still urge caution for women hoping to pause a ticking biological clock.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2