Oncology & Cancer
A new approach to target an 'undruggable' prostate cancer driver
New research suggests a novel strategy to target a genetic anomaly that occurs in half of all prostate cancers.
Mar 23, 2017
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Medical research
Researchers identify potential treatment for type of muscle and brain degenerative disease
UCLA researchers have discovered the molecular basis of, and identified potential treatment for, an incurable disease known as inclusion body myopathy, Paget disease with frontotemporal dementia, or IBMPFD. Using both genetically ...
Mar 21, 2017
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Genetics
Research leads to new treatment recommendations for a high-risk pediatric leukemia
Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has identified three genetic alterations to help identify high-risk pediatric patients with acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) who may benefit from allogeneic stem ...
Jan 23, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Childhood cancer hijacks cellular quality control system to fuel growth
A serious childhood cancer takes advantage of a quality control mechanism that usually protects cells from stress-induced damage to propel tumor growth, according to a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco and ...
Jul 20, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Skin cancer causing fusion gene identified
Angiosarcoma is a malignant cancer of the endothelial cells of blood or lymphatic vessels. Cutaneous angiosarcoma, a form of skin cancer, commonly occurs on the scalp of elderly people and can rapidly metastasize to the liver, ...
Nov 1, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovery of new genomic aberrations of gastric cancer could pave the way for precision medicine
Singapore scientists from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), together with colleagues from the National University Health System (NUHS) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
'Genomic catastrophe' may cause normal cells to become cancerous
Although there is no one established universal cause of cancer, genetic changes are central to its development. The accumulation of spontaneous genetic changes, or mutations, that occur when cells divide can be hastened by ...
Jun 8, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New treatment option for subtype of aggressive lymphoma
An international team of researchers, including Lukas Kenner from the Clinical Department of Pathology at MedUni Vienna, has discovered a specific combination of mutations and new gene fusions, which are heavily implicated ...
May 11, 2015
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Medical research
Study reveals possible treatment for diseases caused by Mitofusin 2 deficiency
Researchers have discovered a novel role for Mitofusin 2, and the findings may point to a new treatment for patients with diseases caused by loss of the mitochondrial protein. The study appears in The Journal of Cell Biology ...
Feb 16, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Supercomputing reveals the genetic code of cancer
Cancer researchers must use one of the world's fastest computers to detect which versions of genes are only found in cancer cells. Every form of cancer, even every tumour, has its own distinct variants.
Feb 2, 2015
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