Oncology & Cancer
Researcher discovers a protein that spreads cancer
Nils Halberg at the University of Bergen has identified a protein that makes it possible for cancer cells to spread.
Apr 13, 2016
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Cancer Cell
Oncology & Cancer
Cracking the code of a brain cancer that keeps coming back
One of the most common brain cancers in children, Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) medulloblastoma, also is one of the more survivable for most kids. Unfortunately, for a subset of patients the cancer resists treatment and relapses with ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
New experimental AI platform matches tumor to best drug combo
Only 4 percent of all cancer therapeutic drugs under development earn final approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Oct 22, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Pinpointing how cancer cells turn aggressive
It's often cancer's spread, not the original tumor, that poses the disease's most deadly risk.
Jun 10, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
How chronic stress spreads cancer
Stress is inevitable. But too much of it can be terrible for our health. Chronic stress can increase our risk for heart disease and strokes. It may also help cancer spread. How this works has remained a mystery—a challenge ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer cells shown to co-opt DNA 'repair crew'
In experiments with human colon cancer cells and mice, a team led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have evidence that cancer arises when a normal part of cells' machinery generally used to ...
May 8, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New leukemia gene stops blood cells 'growing up'
Scientists have identified a gene - FOXC1 - that, if switched on, causes more aggressive cancer in a fifth of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) patients, according to a Cancer Research UK study published in the journal Cancer ...
Sep 14, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Attacking the roots of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is not just one disease, but that's the way it is currently treated. New work from Tannishtha Reya's lab could help pave the way for a change. The research is published in the journal Cancer Cell.
Nov 6, 2023
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Medical research
Next-gen bioinformatics tool enables big data analysis without programming expertise
A new data analysis tool developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center incorporates a user-friendly, natural-language interface to allow biomedical researchers without specialized expertise ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover how faulty genetic instructions drive a deadly blood cancer in adults
Scientists have previously identified a series of genetic errors that commonly occur inside cancerous blood cells, but it hasn't been clear exactly how those genetic malfunctions create immature blood cells that overpopulate, ...
Jun 23, 2016
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