News tagged with cell proliferation

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Three is the magic number: A chain reaction required to prevent tumor formation

Protein p53 is known for controlling the life and death of a cell and has a key role in cancer research. P53 is known to be inactive in 50 percent of cancer patients. If researchers succeed in re-establishing the presence ...

Cancer created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why cholesterol-lowering statins might treat cancer

Cholesterol-lowering statins seem to keep breast cancer at bay in some patients. Now researchers reporting in the January 20th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, provide clues about how statins might yield ...

Cancer created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug improves survival of colorectal cancer patients, trial results show

An investigational drug called regorafenib slowed the progression of tumors and lengthened the lives of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, an international phase III clinical trial found. The findings were presented ...

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Researchers find potential target for treating metastatic cancer

Finding ways to counteract or disrupt the invasive nature of cancer cells, called "metastasis," has been a long-term goal of cancer researchers. Now, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have identified an ...

Cancer created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novel experimental agent is highly active in CLL patients, interim study shows

An interim analysis of a phase Ib/II clinical trial indicates that a novel experimental agent for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is highly active and well tolerated in patients who have relapsed and are resistant to other ...

Cancer created Dec 11, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nipping metastases in the bud: A novel strategy for fighting cancer targets secondary tumors

The proliferation of metastases is often the main cause of complications and death from cancer. For the first time, researchers are looking very closely at the development of these metastases themselves, instead ...

Cancer created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study identifies novel role for PEA-15 protein in cancer growth

A new study from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center reveals that PEA-15, a protein previously shown to slow ovarian tumor growth and metastasis, can alternatively enhance tumor formation in kidney cells carrying a mutation ...

Cancer created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Non-coding RNA relocates genes when it's time to go to work

Cells develop and thrive by turning genes on and off as needed in a precise pattern, a process known as regulated gene transcription. In a paper published in the Nov. 9 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers at the ...

Neuroscience created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein causes varicose veins

Varicose veins, sometimes referred to as "varices" in medical jargon, are usually just a cosmetic problem if they occur as spider veins. In their advanced stage, however, they pose a real health threat. In people with this ...

Medical research created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals details of alternative splicing circuitry that promotes cancer's Warburg effect

Cancer cells maintain their life-style of extremely rapid growth and proliferation thanks to an enzyme called PK-M2 (pyruvate kinase M2) that alters the cells' ability to metabolize glucose – a phenomenon known as the ...

Medical research created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

3-D long-term bone marrow culture to analyze stromal cell biological function

Stromal cells, as distinct from hematopoietic cells, are an essential component of the bone marrow microenvironment and are necessary for the long-term maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in vitro. Previous studies ...

Medical research created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast tenderness linked to increased breast density

(Medical Xpress) -- Post-menopausal women who experience breast tenderness after starting combination hormone therapy have a higher risk of breast cancer than women who don't, a study by researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive ...

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Tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibits cell proliferation in breast cancer patients

(Medical Xpress) -- Erxi Wu, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, and Fengfei Wang, research associate of pharmaceutical sciences, co-wrote the article, "Anti-cancer activities of tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate ...

Cancer created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Feed a cold -- starve a tumor

The condition tuberous sclerosis, due to mutation in one of two tumor suppressor genes, TSC1 or TSC2, causes the growth of non-malignant tumors throughout the body and skin. These tumors can be unsightly and cause serious ...

Cancer created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein is potential new treatment target for adult pulmonary hypertension

A protein critical to development appears to have a grave impact on lungs exposed to smoking and air pollution, researchers report.

Medical research created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast