Medical research
Alternate ending -- living on without telomerase
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center have discovered an alternative mechanism for the extension of the telomere repeat sequence by DNA repair enzymes.
Nov 3, 2011
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News tagged with cell division
Oncology & Cancer
Cancer cell vulnerability points to potential treatment path for aggressive disease
Unravelling the unique characteristics of cancer cells and finding less-harmful ways to stop their growth have long been a focus for cancer researchers worldwide. New findings, reported in Nature Communications, describe ...
Feb 22, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
The origin of genetic mutations in cancer
When a cell divides into two daughter cells, it must replicate its DNA according to a very specific scenario. In the presence of some disruptive elements, however, cancer cells are unable to perform this operation optimally; ...
Sep 25, 2019
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Genetics
Gene involved in neuronal structure and function may protect against Alzheimer's disease
The overexpression of a gene tied to cell division and the structure and function of neurons may prevent and protect against cognitive decline in both mice and humans with Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a new study ...
Oct 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Possible new cancer treatment identified
New research findings show how it may be possible to render cancer tumours harmless without affecting the other cells and tissues in the body. The findings apply to cancers including breast, lung and bowel cancer. The study ...
Apr 19, 2012
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Medical research
Scientists map one of most important proteins in life—and cancer
Scientists reveal the structure of one of the most important and complicated proteins in cell division – a fundamental process in life and the development of cancer – in research published in Nature today.
Jul 20, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds potential new biomarker for cancer patient prognosis
To treat or not to treat? That is the question researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) hope to answer with a new advance that could help doctors and their cancer patients ...
Aug 31, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Protein folding becomes cancer treatment target
(Medical Xpress)—A molecule that helps cancer cells to keep dividing could be a promising target for new treatments, according to research published in the journal Oncogene.
Dec 3, 2013
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Medical research
Promising new approach to stop growth of brain cancer cells
Inhibiting a key enzyme that controls a large network of proteins important in cell division and growth paves the way for a new class of drugs that could stop glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer, from growing.
Feb 12, 2021
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Medical research
Targeting telomeres could be an effective therapeutic strategy against lung cancer, according to study
Healthy cells can only divide a limited number of times during an organism's lifetime. In contrast, tumor cells are immortal: they proliferate indefinitely and uncontrollably, and this is the defining characteristic of cancer.
May 25, 2023
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