Oncology & Cancer
Imaging collaboration sheds new light on cancer growth
Institute researchers have uncovered new insights into how the normal controls on cell growth are lost in cancer cells, leading to rapid tumour expansion.
Oct 29, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's drug may stop disease if used before symptoms develop
About 50 percent of people who reach the age of 85 will develop Alzheimer's disease. Most will die within about five years of exhibiting the hallmark symptoms of the disease – severe memory loss and a precipitous decline ...
Aug 1, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists curb growth of cancer cells by blocking access to key nutrients
Salk researchers have discovered how to curb the growth of cancer cells by blocking the cells' access to certain nutrients. The approach, detailed in a new paper published today in Nature, took advantage of knowledge on how ...
Jan 10, 2018
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Medical research
Time matters: Does our biological clock keep cancer at bay?
Our body has an internal biological or "circadian" clock, which cycles daily and is synchronized with solar time. New research done in mice suggests that it can help suppress cancer. The study, publishing 7 December in the ...
Dec 7, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Toxic formaldehyde is produced inside our own cells, scientists discover
New research has revealed that some of the toxin formaldehyde in our bodies does not come from our environment - it is a by-product of an essential reaction inside our own cells. This could provide new targets for developing ...
Aug 16, 2017
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Inflammatory disorders
Targeting 'broken' metabolism in immune cells reduces inflammatory disease
The team, led by researchers at Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London and Ergon Pharmaceuticals, believes the approach could offer new hope in the treatment of inflammatory conditions like arthritis, autoimmune ...
Jul 12, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
A new way to slow cancer cell growth
Cancer is an extremely complex disease, but its definition is quite simple: the abnormal and uncontrollable growth of cells. Researchers from the University of Rochester's Center for RNA Biology have identified a new way ...
May 25, 2017
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Medical research
Study shows how some intestinal cells resist chemotherapy and radiation
When treating cancer with chemotherapy and radiation, decisions about dose must walk a fine line between attacking cancerous cells and preserving healthy ones. Overly aggressive radiation therapy to the torso, for example, ...
Oct 31, 2016
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Medical research
Mouse study links heart regeneration to telomere length
Researchers at the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research have discovered that the ends of heart muscle cell chromosomes rapidly erode after birth, limiting the cells' ability to proliferate and replace damaged ...
May 30, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists find novel metabolic twist that drives cancer survival
Scientists at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have identified a novel metabolic pathway that helps cancer cells thrive in conditions that are lethal to normal cells.
Apr 6, 2016
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