Oncology & Cancer
Professor fights cancer with hedgehogs
A Binghamton University biochemist has discovered a new way to fight cancer, one that attacks only the cancer cells and promises fewer side effects. He hunts hedgehogs.
Oct 6, 2015
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News tagged with biological chemistry
Genetics
Study examines the possible role of KIF5A gene in ALS
A study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine used a newly developed mouse model to examine the possible role of a gene called KIF5A in the development of amyotrophic lateral ...
May 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Preventing prostate cancer through androgen deprivation may have harmful effects
Mice deficient in PTEN in the prostate developed stable precancers. Androgen deprivation promoted progression to invasive prostate cancer. Patients with PTEN-deficient prostate precancers may not benefit from androgen deprivation ...
Dec 20, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Linkage confirmed between altered DNA repair, damage in neurodegenerative conditions causing movement disorders
A new study led by University of California, Irvine researchers has confirmed a link between altered DNA repair and increased DNA damage associated with spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7), a debilitating, sometimes deadly ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel class of drugs may help treat deadly lymphoma
A new class of drugs that inhibits a 'master switch' involved in the vast majority of cases of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), a fatal subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, has been discovered by researchers at Mount Sinai.
Jun 22, 2021
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Medical research
Fatheads: How neurons protect themselves against excess fat
We're all fatheads. That is, our brain cells are packed with fat molecules, more of them than almost any other cell type. Still, if the brain cells' fat content gets too high, they'll be in trouble. In a recent study in mice, ...
Apr 8, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers design new substances that might help fight Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
University of Granada researchers have tested melatonin analogues in rats that inhibit the enzyme nitric oxide synthase, which is involved in the development of the diseases referred above.
Jun 13, 2012
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Medical research
Scientists develop a new type of anti-cancer agent
Many cancer therapies, in addition to producing numerous side effects, fail to achieve complete tumor remission, partly due to the presence of cancer stem cells, which are difficult to eradicate. These cells can self-renew ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Medical research
Study paves way to design drugs aimed at multiple protein targets at once
An international research collaboration led by scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and the University of Dundee, in the U.K., have developed a way to efficiently and effectively make designer ...
Dec 12, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Lymphoma overrides a key protein's quadruple locks
Protein chemists at Johns Hopkins report they are closer to explaining why certain blood cancers are able to crack a molecular security system and run rampant.
Mar 22, 2016
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