Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover new role for protein in cell division
Pharmaceutical sciences researchers at Washington State University have discovered a protein's previously unknown role in cell division.
Jul 23, 2015
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Medical research
Mitochondria control oncogenesis through metabolic reprogramming
(Medical Xpress)—Perhaps the boldest attempt to date at a single unified explanation of cancer is that offered by Albert Szent-Gyorgi in his classic book, The Living State. That was over 40 years ago. His insights on the ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Discovery could improve in vitro fertilization success rates for women around the world
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University, Stanford University, University of Valencia and IGENOMIX have discovered that chromosomal abnormalities in human embryos created for in vitro fertilization, or IVF, can be ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
A key role for CEP63 in brain development and fertility discovered
Today in Nature Communications, scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) provide molecular details about Seckel Syndrome, a rare disease that causes microcephaly, or small brain, and growth ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Medical research
Latent virus and life expectancy
The telomeres are repetitive DNA sequences at each end of our chromosomes. Studies show that in every cell division, the telomere is shortened. As a result, the telomere limits the cell to a fixed number of divisions and ...
Jul 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer surgery or biopsy collection could influence disease progression
Scientists at Bristol studying the body's inflammatory response to wounds following cancer surgery or biopsy have found that these procedures may cause growth signals to be delivered to any remaining cancer or pre-cancerous ...
Jul 1, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers find link between neighborhood quality and cellular aging
Regardless of chronological age, people who live in neighborhoods with high crime, noise and vandalism are biologically more than a decade older than those who do not, according to a study led by researchers from the University ...
Jun 18, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Origin of chromosomal oddity in some cancer cells identified
Surveys of the genomic terrain of cancer have turned up a curious phenomenon in some tumor cells: a massive rearrangement of DNA in one or a few chromosomes, thought to be produced during a single cell cycle. In a new study, ...
May 27, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Team identifies potential new targets for cancer treatments
An international consortium of scientists led by a group from the University of Leicester has announced a new advance in understanding the mechanisms of cancer and how to target it more effectively with new treatments.
May 11, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers connect haywire protein to breast cancer, leukemia
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) sheds light on the cause of some cancers, including breast cancer and leukemia.
May 7, 2015
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