Researchers discover gene that permanently stops cancer cell proliferation
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a mutant form of the gene, Chk1, that when expressed in cancer cells, permanently stopped their proliferation and caused cell death without ...
Cancer
Aug 01, 2012 |
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Bortezomib ups response, survival in multiple myeloma
(HealthDay) -- For patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM), induction treatment with a combination of bortezomib, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone (PAD) followed by bortezomib maintenance therapy ...
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Jul 23, 2012 |
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20-year quest ends as scientists pin down structure of elusive, heart-protective protein
It is a cellular component so scarce, some scientists even doubted its existence, and many others gave up searching for its molecular structure. Now a team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins has defined the protein structural ...
Cardiology
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Improved survival for patients with chronic blood diseases
(Medical Xpress) -- New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that the survival for patients with chronic myeloproliferative diseases has improved in recent decades. This is despite the fact that no targeted drugs have ...
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Jul 17, 2012 |
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Cells derived from debrided burn tissue may be useful for tissue engineering
A research team in the Netherlands has found that cells from burn eschar, the non-viable tissue remaining after burn injury and normally removed to prevent infection, can be a source of mesenchymal cells that may be used ...
Medical research
Jul 11, 2012 |
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Detector of DNA damage: Structure of a repair factor revealed
Double-stranded breaks in cellular DNA can trigger tumorigenesis. Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, Germany, have determined the structure of a protein involved in the repair and signaling ...
Medical research
Jun 19, 2012 |
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Unexpected discovery highlights new role for cell death regulator
An unexpected discovery of how the body controls cell death has revealed a potential new therapeutic target.
Medical research
Jun 14, 2012 |
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Key enzyme plays roles as both friend and foe to cancer
A molecule thought to limit cell proliferation also helps cancer cells survive during initial tumor formation and when the wayward cells spread to other organs in the body, researchers at the University of ...
Medical research
Jun 14, 2012 |
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New survival factor for immune cells identified
(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of researchers has discovered that many of the body’s infection-fighting immune cells require a cell survival protein, called A1, to develop and function. Their ...
Medical research
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Blood test could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer
Scientists have discovered that a simple blood test could lead to better diagnosis and treatment for early-stage breast cancer patients, according to an Article published Online First in The Lancet Oncology.
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Jun 05, 2012 |
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Combination treatment with lapatinib and pazopanib doesn't improve outcomes for patients with IBC
Inflammatory breast cancer is a very aggressive type of cancer associated with early metastasis and poor survival rates, and the prognosis is even worse for patients with tumors expressing the ErbB2 receptor. The ErbB2-inhibiting ...
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Jun 01, 2012 |
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Potential new approach to regenerating skeletal muscle tissue
An innovative strategy for regenerating skeletal muscle tissue using cells derived from the amniotic fluid is outlined in new research published by scientists at the UCL Institute of Child Health.
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Jun 01, 2012 |
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Common therapies for basal cell carcinoma offer similar survival
(HealthDay) -- For patients with superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC), treatment with imiquimod or photodynamic therapy (PDT) results in similar long-term tumor-free survival, according to a review published ...
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May 25, 2012 |
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Vitamin D + TB vaccine: Allies in fight against bladder cancer?
The tuberculosis vaccine is often used as a treatment for bladder cancer, and adding vitamin D might improve the vaccine's effectiveness, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center presented ...
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May 21, 2012 |
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New drug shows promise for myeloma patients
(HealthDay) -- Three new studies confirm that the drug lenalidomide can significantly lengthen the time that people with multiple myeloma experience no worsening of their disease, either after having a stem ...
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May 09, 2012 |
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