Oncology & Cancer
Fatal brake failures: Tumorigenesis in the colon
Two genes normally work together to suppress the development of colon cancer. Their combined loss favors tumorigenesis and stimulates the formation of metastases.
Dec 4, 2018
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News tagged with p53
Medical research
Mouse studies have revealed more about the mechanisms behind cancer drugs in trials
A protein crucial for cell division may help to explain why certain cancer therapies are more effective in some patients than others. Genetically altered regulation of this protein has helped A*STAR researchers better understand ...
Nov 30, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Influenza A deliberately enhances levels of the human p53 protein to reduce anti-viral gene and protein expression
Genome editing technology is helping A*STAR scientists unravel how the Influenza A virus (IAV) exploits human anti-viral responses.
Nov 30, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Mutant protein tackles DNA guardian to promote cancer development
Melbourne scientists have discovered how tumour development is driven by mutations in the most important gene in preventing cancer, p53.
Nov 7, 2018
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Genetics
How some heart cells cope with high blood pressure
Individual cells within the same heart cope differently with high blood pressure, according to a study in human cells and mice by a team of cardiologists and computational biologists at the University of Tokyo. This is the ...
Oct 30, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
New approach to understanding cancers will speed treatments
A new innovation in cancer research will enable scientists to understand the complex causes of the disease with unprecedented speed and sophistication. This will accelerate the development of new and better treatments, and ...
Oct 18, 2018
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Medical research
At the molecular level, aging is not always a matter of 'pay later'
A new USC Dornsife study indicates that aging may have originated at the very beginning of the evolution of life, at the same time as the evolution of the first genes.
Sep 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug for pancreatic cancer heralds a new strategy for fighting cancer
A treatment for highly aggressive and commonly fatal pancreatic cancer is being developed, reports a University of Houston researcher who has designed a new medicine that can inhibit two of the major pathways of the deadly ...
Sep 11, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shines light on cancer survival and a key gene mutation
University of Toronto researchers have shone light on a well-known but mysterious gene that plays a key role in the growth of cancer.
Aug 29, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Medical researchers suggest a new approach of targeted cancer therapy
During carcinogenesis, malignant cells undergo uncontrolled division, causing tumor dissemination. Target therapy is an actively developing area of cancer treatment that includes blocking the action of certain proteins that ...
Aug 2, 2018
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