Protein 'switches' could turn cancer cells into tiny chemotherapy factories
Johns Hopkins researchers have devised a protein "switch" that instructs cancer cells to produce their own anti-cancer medication.
Sep 23, 2011
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Johns Hopkins researchers have devised a protein "switch" that instructs cancer cells to produce their own anti-cancer medication.
Sep 23, 2011
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Scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Toronto, University Health Network and McGill University have obtained significant new insights into the causes of rheumatoid arthritis ...
Aug 14, 2011
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Conventional tumor markers may serve as adjuncts in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) management. In a new study, researchers Scott Strum, Mark Vincent, Meghan Gipson, Eric McArthur, and Daniel Breadner from the Schulich ...
Jun 21, 2024
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When people think of Alzheimer's Disease and possible treatment, amyloid—and the accumulation of plaques that invade the cerebral cortex—is often brought up first. However, scientists are finding that Alzheimer's is influenced ...
Apr 29, 2024
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By comparing data for the immune response to natural infection by dengue virus to data for activation of the immune system by dengue vaccines, researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) have identified molecular markers ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Many tiny organisms including bacteria, fungi and viruses normally live on our bodies, and even inside us. These are called the microbiome. The large number of these organisms living in the gastrointestinal tract are collectively ...
Oct 28, 2023
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Weight gain in a man's late teens and 20s increases his risk of dying from prostate cancer later in life, research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Dublin, Ireland (May 17-20), suggests.
May 16, 2023
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New research led by UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to predict which childhood leukemia patients are at higher risk of not responding well to chemotherapy could allow clinicians to refine treatment strategies ...
May 5, 2023
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In a new study, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) link obesity with 21 Alzheimer's disease-related genes, providing a potential mechanistic explanation for ...
Feb 22, 2023
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In the surgical treatment of cancer, distinguishing between tumors and healthy tissues is critical. Fluorescent markers can help to do this, by enhancing the contrast of tumors during surgery. Some markers show a phenomenon ...
Oct 11, 2022
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