Oncology & Cancer
Strategy might thwart resistance to a common prostate cancer treatment
Conventional wisdom has it that high levels of testosterone help prostate cancers grow.
Jan 7, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Heat-shock protein enables tumor evolution and drug resistance in breast cancer
Long known for its ability to help organisms successfully adapt to environmentally stressful conditions, the highly conserved molecular chaperone heat-shock protein 90 (HSP90) also enables estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) ...
Dec 8, 2014
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Medical research
Targeting estrogen receptors prevents binge eating in female mice
Binge eating, an eating disorder in which a person frequently consumes unusually large amounts of food in a short period of time, affects about 5 to 10 percent of U.S. adults and is more common in women than men. Researchers ...
Aug 26, 2014
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Medical research
'Trust hormone' oxytocin helps old muscle work like new, study finds
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered that oxytocin—a hormone associated with maternal nurturing, social attachments, childbirth and sex—is indispensable for healthy muscle maintenance ...
Jun 10, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Study lists dangerous chemicals linked to breast cancer
Certain chemicals that are common in everyday life have been shown to cause breast cancer in lab rats and are likely to do the same in women, US researchers said Monday.
May 12, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug may extend survival for men with advanced prostate cancer
(HealthDay)—A new hormone therapy drug for men with prostate cancer may increase survival a bit and delay progression of the disease in men who have advanced prostate cancer that has been resistant to standard hormonal ...
Jan 29, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Mutations linked to breast cancer treatment resistance
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a type of mutation that develops after breast cancer patients take anti-estrogen therapies. The mutations explain one reason why patients ...
Nov 3, 2013
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Medical research
Liver protein crucial for pregnancy: Mice study provides insight into mechanisms of human reproduction
A protein first shown to function in the liver plays a crucial role in pregnancy in mice and has a key role in the human menstrual cycle, according to researchers at the University of Montreal.
Jun 30, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer researchers find new drug target companion prognostic test for hormone therapy resistance
A team of international cancer researchers led by Dr. Mathieu Lupien at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, has identified the signalling pathway that is over-activated in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive ...
Apr 1, 2013
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Researchers build functional ovarian tissue in lab
A proof-of-concept study suggests the possibility of engineering artificial ovaries in the lab to provide a more natural option for hormone replacement therapy for women. In Biomaterials, a team from Wake Forest Baptist Medical ...
Mar 26, 2013
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