Archive: 14/04/2016

Stop the growth: Researchers take aim at cancer metastasis

Most cancer drugs today work by attacking tumor growth. Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute, however, are taking aim at a different piece of the cancer puzzle—preventing its ability to spread ...

Apr 14, 2016

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Enzyme in myelination process could lead to better understanding of neurological disorders

The removal of the enzyme Dnmt1 during oligodendrocyte progenitor cell (OPC) differentiation in the central nervous system resulted in inefficient myelin formation and neurological deterioration, including loss of control ...

Apr 14, 2016

Cancer cells turn healthy cells to the 'dark side'

Cancer cells use a mutant gene to coerce neighbouring healthy tissue into helping with the disease's growth and spread, a major new study reports.

Apr 14, 2016

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Study identifies memory suppressor gene, may hold key to new Alzheimer's treatments

While research has identified hundreds of genes required for normal memory formation, genes that suppress memory are of special interest because they offer insights into how the brain prioritizes and manages all of the information, ...

Apr 14, 2016