Chondroitin sulfate, a dietary supplement taken to strengthen joints, can speed the growth of a type of melanoma, according to experiments conducted in cell culture and mouse models.
Mar 15, 2018
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A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) describes an unexpected role for proteins involved with our daily "circadian" clocks in influencing cancer growth.
Nov 16, 2016
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Researchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified another way the process that causes oil to form droplets in water may contribute to solid tumors, such as prostate and breast cancer. The ...
Sep 20, 2018
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Cancers are such notorious sugar addicts that PET scans searching for the disease light up when they detect sugar-gobbling tumor cells. But a handful of cancers appear to favor fat over sugar, a propensity that has long mystified ...
Sep 15, 2016
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A new way in which cancer cells can repair DNA damage has been discovered by researchers at the University of Birmingham.
May 19, 2022
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A new study has uncovered a previously unknown role for the enzyme EXD2, identifying it as a potential drug target for cancer therapy.
Dec 19, 2019
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It's obvious that the taste buds on the tongue can detect sugar. And after a meal, beta cells in the pancreas sense rising blood glucose and release the hormone insulin—which helps the sugar enter cells, where it can be ...
May 5, 2017
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One of the main challenges in oncology is the development of drugs against KRAS oncogenes. These oncogenes—genes that cause cancer when mutated—are responsible for a quarter of all human cancers, including the three tumor ...
Sep 1, 2022
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The human brain is rich in lipids. Investigators studying Parkinson's disease (PD) have become increasingly interested in lipids since both molecular and genetic studies have pointed to the disruption of the balance of the ...
Dec 4, 2018
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A surprising offender has been emerging to drive the progression of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Huntington's and other neurodegenerative diseases: calcium. Calcium controls the production of fuel in mitochondria, the cell's ...
Oct 25, 2018
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