The first mouse model of an aggressive form of kidney cancer has identified an Achilles' heel in the disease that could lead to new treatment approaches in humans, according to a study by researchers at the School of Medicine.
May 12, 2015
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In recent years, research has shown that cancerous cells have a different metabolism—essential chemical and nutritional changes needed for supporting the unlimited growth observed in cancer—than normal cells. Now, scientists ...
Apr 30, 2015
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) are unusual in that they don't encode proteins like normal RNA. Yet they do play a role in regulating cellular functions and interest cancer researchers.
Apr 20, 2015
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Low pre-surgery uptake of a labeled glucose analogue, a marker of metabolic activity, in the primary tumor of patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with increased overall survival and a longer ...
Mar 30, 2015
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Researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have shown that partial pharmacological inhibition of the PI3K enzyme in obese mice and monkeys reduces body weight and physiological manifestations of metabolic ...
Mar 26, 2015
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University of Manchester scientists have used graphene to target and neutralise cancer stem cells while not harming other cells.
Feb 25, 2015
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Cancer researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, have identified a molecule they say is important to survival of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC)—a lethal tumor with no effective therapies. The molecule ...
Feb 17, 2015
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Abnormal metabolism within the cells is a distinctive characteristic of cancer, but until now, the mechanism that causes cells to undergo this metabolic shift remained unknown.
Feb 11, 2015
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(HealthDay)—After menopause, unhealthy insulin levels may predict breast cancer risk even more than excess weight, new research suggests.
Jan 15, 2015
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(HealthDay)—A collection of health risk factors known as the "metabolic syndrome" may boost older women's risk of endometrial cancer, even if they're not overweight or obese, a new study suggests.
Jan 13, 2015
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