News tagged with chromosome ends


Study revises colorectal cancer risk down and other cancer risks up for women with Lynch Syndrome

Lynch Syndrome is a heritable genetic mutation that causes colorectal, endometrial and other cancers. A cooperative study that included the University of Colorado Cancer Center, published in this month's issue of the Journal of ...

Cancer created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How chromosomes keep their loose ends loose

We take it for granted that our chromosomes won't stick together, yet this kind of cellular disaster would happen constantly were it not for a protein called TRF2. Now, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...

Medical research created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers uncover new target for cancer research

In a new paper released today in Nature, BioFrontiers Institute scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder, Tom Cech and Leslie Leinwand, detailed a new target for anti-cancer drug development that is sitting at the ...

Cancer created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sending out an SOS: How telomeres incriminate cells that can't divide

The well-being of living cells requires specialized squads of proteins that maintain order. Degraders chew up worn-out proteins, recyclers wrap up damaged organelles, and-most importantly-DNA repair crews ...

Medical research created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research links telomere length to emphysema risk

Telomeres, the body's own cellular clocks, may be a crucial factor underlying the development of emphysema, according to research from Johns Hopkins University.

Medical research created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast