Oncology & Cancer
Pinpointing how cancer cells turn aggressive
It's often cancer's spread, not the original tumor, that poses the disease's most deadly risk.
Jun 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Super-superbug clones invade Gulf States
A new wave of highly antibiotic resistant superbugs has been found in the Middle East Gulf States, discovered by University of Queensland researchers.
Apr 18, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Potentially cancerous cells kept in check by competitive neighbours, study of oesophagus finds
The expansion of 'mutant' cells that could lead to cancer is often kept in check by their neighbours, research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge and their collaborators has found. The team discovered ...
May 19, 2020
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Medical research
Antibody engineering know-how
(Medical Xpress)—Antibodies are of enormous value to society as therapeutic and diagnostic agents. There are many scientists worldwide interested in producing their own novel engineered antibody based molecules as part ...
Jun 5, 2013
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Medical research
Time-lapse imaging of embryos reveals complications that undermine cloning efficiency
In 1996, the technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) transformed the idea of cloning from science fiction into reality. SCNT entails removing the nucleus from an adult somatic cell of the animal being cloned ...
Jun 1, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Stopping the clones may help win skin cancer battle
Targeting large clones of skin cells caused by ultraviolet irradiation (UV) may help reduce skin cancers, according to University of Queensland research.
Jun 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Crossing borders and growing resistance: a superbug from south Asia
Using whole genome sequencing, researchers have been able to trace the origins and global spread of a multi-drug resistant, community Staphylococcus aureus lineage from the Indian subcontinent, known as the Bengal Bay clone.
Nov 26, 2019
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Genetics
Secrets of a t-haplotype gene revealed: Decade-long hunt turns up key gene involved in early mammalian development
The t haplotype in mice—a block of linked genes occupying the proximal half of mouse chromosome 17—is one of the best-studied examples of a selfish genetic element. Through an elaborate sperm-poisoning system, heterozygous ...
Mar 8, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
JAK inhibitors associated with aggressive lymphoma
Austrian researchers have discovered that a small number of patients taking targeted drugs known as Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors to treat myelofibrosis may develop aggressive lymphomas.
Jun 15, 2018
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Medical research
The language of T lymphocytes deciphered, the Rosetta Stone of the immune system
How can our immune system defend us against aggressors so diverse such as viruses, parasites, fungi and tumours? The secret lies in the large number of clones of T and B lymphocytes, each of which expresses a particular specific ...
Jan 23, 2015
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