News tagged with target molecule


Team finds markers related to ovarian cancer survival and recurrence

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Illinois have identified biomarkers that can be used to determine ovarian cancer survival and recurrence, and have shown how these biomarkers interact with ...

Cancer created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Third-generation device significantly improves capture of circulating tumor cells

A new system for isolating rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs) – living solid tumor cells found at low levels in the bloodstream – shows significant improvement over previously developed devices and does ...

Cancer created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel small molecules used to visualize prostate cancer

Two novel radiolabeled small molecules targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) have excellent potential for further development as diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, according to research published ...

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Team finds general mechanism that accelerates tumor development

ICREA professor Raúl Méndez publishes a study in Nature describing how the CPBE1 protein "takes the brakes off" the production of proteins associated with the cell switch from being healthy to tumorous. ...

Cancer created Feb 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Hepatitis B virus promotes oncogenesis through microRNA modulation

Viruses prompt oncogenic transformation by genetically altering infected cells. Several recent studies have demonstrated that viruses alter the expression of microRNAs, non-coding RNA molecules that can block the expression ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery promises to improve drugs used to fight cancer, other diseases

(Medical Xpress)—Even when at rest, the human body is a flurry of activity. Like a microscopic metropolis locked in a state of perpetual rush hour traffic, the trillions of cells that make us who we are work feverishly ...

Medical research created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Targeted gene silencing drugs are more than 500 times more effective with new delivery method

Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are a potent new drug class that can silence a disease-causing gene, but delivering them to a target cell can be challenging. An innovative delivery approach that dramatically ...

Medical research created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research opens new pathway for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists from VIB and KU Leuven have discovered a new target molecule for the development of a treatment against Alzheimer's disease. There is currently no cure for this disease. Many candidate drugs fail because they also ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New targeted therapy for advanced prostate cancer shows anti-tumor activity in clinical trials

Few available treatment options exist once prostate cancer has spread to other parts of the body and has failed to respond to therapies that involve blocking the male hormone androgen. Patients with advanced, hormone-refractory ...

Cancer created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel cell growth factor for preventing and treating injury caused by high-level radiation exposure

Japanese researchers have created novel cell growth factor FGFC that is considered effective in preventing and treating injury due to high-dose radiation. Until now, there have been insufficient drugs effective ...

Medical research created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists identify new target for lung cancer treatment

A team of UC Davis investigators has discovered a protein on the surface of lung cancer cells that could prove to be an important new target for anti-cancer therapy. A series of experiments in mice with lung cancer showed ...

Cancer created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

An epigenetic difference in twins explains different risk of breast cancer

Monozygotic twins have the same genome, that is, the same DNA molecule in both siblings. Despite being genetically identical, both twins may have different diseases at different times. This phenomenon is ...

Cancer created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study to combat the most common form of liver cancer

Scientists at the University of Southampton are to investigate the best way to use natural killer cells (NK) to target the most common form of liver cancer.

Cancer created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies adhesion molecules key to cancer's spread through the body

Although tumor metastasis causes about 90 percent of cancer deaths, the exact mechanism that allows cancer cells to spread from one part of the body to another is not well understood. One key question is ...

Cancer created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Purdue-designed molecule one step closer to possible Alzheimer's treatment

(Medical Xpress)—A new molecule designed to treat Alzheimer's disease has significant promise and is potentially the safest to date, according to researchers.

Medical research created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast