Medical research
Study can't confirm lab results for many cancer experiments
Eight years ago, a team of researchers launched a project to carefully repeat early but influential lab experiments in cancer research.
Dec 8, 2021
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Medical research
New cancer therapy holds potential to switch off major cancer types without side effects
Imagine you could cure cancer by targeting one tiny gene. Imagine that same gene occurred in every major cancer, including breast, prostate, lung, liver and colon. Imagine that the gene is not essential for healthy activity, ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Key factor sustaining malignant tumor state identified
In a study published in Nature Cancer, researchers led by Prof. Cedric Blanpain, WELBIO investigator, Director of the Laboratory of Stem Cells and Cancer and Professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium, ...
Nov 22, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
It takes more than one mutant copy of the PIK3CA gene to make breast cancer more aggressive
Breast cancers that have an overactive PI3K enzyme, involved in cell growth and division, tend to be more aggressive and to spread and divide more like stem cells. But a new study by Ralitsa Madsen of University College London ...
Nov 11, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Tissue physics plays a key role in tumor growth
Cancer is a difficult disease to treat and to study, and can be caused by a range of genetic mutations. For instance, the mutated RAS gene causes a loss of structure in so-called epithelial tissue, a tissue type that lines ...
Nov 9, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug-like molecule points to novel strategies for cancer therapy
A decade ago, genome sequencing revealed a big surprise: about 50 percent of human cancers are linked to mutations in what are known as epigenetic regulators, which control the activity of genes.
Oct 29, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers identify core genetic networks driving human embryonic stem cell behavior
At the earliest stages of human embryonic development, a small collection of cells known as human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) orchestrates growth and differentiation, eventually giving rise to highly specialized human tissues. ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Immunology
Understanding how our gut microbiome communicates with our immune system
An international team of scientists has identified a new connection between certain molecules produced by the microbiome and the function of a protein that impacts gut inflammation.
Oct 26, 2021
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Genetics
'Junk DNA' is a double-edged sword, and the good side has anti-cancer potential
Rochester biologists show how selfish genetic elements that can cause tumors may also trigger the death of cancer cells.
Oct 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novel computational pipeline could help repurpose cancer drugs for rare diseases
By combining computational and experimental approaches, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Prairie View A&M University researchers identified cancer drugs that show promise for treating pulmonary hypertension, ...
Oct 20, 2021
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