Researchers at Cleveland Clinic Children's have helped identify a previously unknown gene that increases the risk of developing osteosarcoma, the most common type of malignant bone tumor in children and young adults.
Oct 9, 2025
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Before a chain of amino acids can become an active and useful protein, it must be processed and folded into the appropriate conformation. Much of this processing occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of every cell.
Sep 25, 2025
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A research project has reached an important milestone: the first treatment of an animal tumor with radioactive ion beams has been demonstrated and published in Nature Physics.
Aug 19, 2025
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Long-read sequencing technologies analyze long, continuous stretches of DNA. These methods have the potential to improve researchers' ability to detect complex genetic alterations in cancer genomes. However, the complex structure ...
May 29, 2025
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University of Queensland research using natural killer cells may lead to the first new treatment for a devastating childhood cancer in 40 years. Associate Professor Fernando Guimaraes, a Principal Research Fellow from UQ's ...
Feb 11, 2025
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New research led by experts at the University of Nottingham calls for greater awareness of the symptoms of bone cancers in children and young adults.
Feb 6, 2025
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Bone pain. Joint pain. Bone swelling. These are symptoms that about 1,000 people in the United States begin to feel each year shortly before being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of cancer that starts in the bones. Although ...
Jan 17, 2025
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Osteosarcoma is a type of aggressive bone cancer that most commonly affects children and young adults between the ages of 10 and 20, during times of rapid bone growth. Although rare, it has a significant impact on young people ...
Jan 14, 2025
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Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute collaborated with multiple institutions to pinpoint rare germline structural variants as risk factors for non-blood-related cancers in children, including tumors in various organs. ...
Researchers have been able to identify at least three distinct subtypes of a rare type of bone cancer for the first time, which could transform clinical trials and patient care.
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