News tagged with cell proliferation
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Researchers identified a protein useful in predicting the risk of pulmonary metastases in breast cancer patients
Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have shown that breast cancer cells that metastasize to the lung express a higher level of the protein peroxiredoxin 2 (PRDX2). The study suggests that ...
Cancer
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Eliminating the 'good cholesterol' receptor may fight breast cancer
Removing a lipoprotein receptor known as SR-BI may help protect against breast cancer, as suggested by new findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2012 by Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Two targeted therapies act against Ewing's sarcoma tumors
A pair of targeted therapies shrank tumors in some patients with treatment-resistant Ewing's sarcoma or desmoplastic small-round-cell tumors, according to research led by investigators from The University of Texas MD Anderson ...
Cancer
Apr 01, 2012 |
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Fewer mitochondria in offspring of parents with diabetes
(HealthDay) -- Normal-weight, insulin-resistant individuals whose parents have type 2 diabetes have fewer mitochondria in their muscles due to lower expression of lipoprotein lipase (LPL), according to a study ...
Diabetes
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Collaboration rapidly connects fly gene discovery to human disease
A collaborative study by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University, and published March 20 in the online, open access journal PLoS Biology, has discovered that m ...
Genetics
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Scientists boost potency, reduce side effects of IL-2 protein used to treat cancer
The utility of a naturally occurring protein given, sometimes to great effect, as a drug to treat advanced cancers is limited by the severe side effects it sometimes causes. But a Stanford University School of Medicine scientist ...
Medical research
Mar 18, 2012 |
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Restoring what's lost: Uncovering how liver tissue regenerates
The liver is unique among mammalian organs in its ability to regenerate after significant tissue damage or even partial surgical removal.
Medical research
Mar 12, 2012 |
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New pathway found for regulation of blood vessel growth in cancer
Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have identified a new function for a gene that normally prevents the development of cancer.
Cancer
Mar 01, 2012 |
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A breakthrough in understanding the biology and treatment of ovarian cancer
Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania have discovered that the presence and integrity of the opioid growth factor receptor (OGFr), which mediates the inhibitory action ...
Cancer
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Energy network within cells may be new target for cancer therapy
Mitochondria, tiny structures within each cell that regulate metabolism and energy use, may be a promising new target for cancer therapy, according to a new study. Manipulation of two biochemical signals that regulate the ...
Cancer
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Three studies find IDH enzyme mutations may alter activity leading to growth of cancer tumors
(Medical Xpress) -- Three research teams have published papers in Nature, that together offer evidence suggesting that isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) enzyme mutations may play a role in altering activity that could have a ...
Medical research
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Drugs targeting chromosomal instability may fight a particular breast cancer subtype
Another layer in breast cancer genetics has been peeled back. A team of researchers at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center (KCC) led by Richard G. Pestell, M.D., PhD., FACP, Director of the KCC and Chair of the Department of ...
Cancer
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Soy isoflavone supplements did not provide breast cancer protections
Soy isoflavone supplements did not decrease breast cancer cell proliferation in a randomized clinical trial, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Resear ...
Cancer
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Gatekeeper signal controls skin inflammation
A new study unravels key signals that regulate protective and sometimes pathological inflammation of the skin. The research, published online on January 26th in the journal Immunity by Cell Press, identifies a "gatekeeper" that, ...
Medical research
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Scientists report first step in strategy for cell replacement therapy in Parkinson's disease
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) are a promising avenue for cell replacement therapy in neurologic diseases. For example, mouse and human iPSCs have been used to generate dopaminergic (DA) neurons that improve symptoms ...
Medical research
Jan 24, 2012 |
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