Oncology & Cancer
Cancer causes premature ageing
Leukaemia promotes premature ageing in healthy bone marrow cells—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Jan 30, 2019
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Research reveals mechanism for leukaemia cell growth, prompting new treatment hopes
A mechanism which drives leukaemia cell growth has been discovered by researchers at the University of Sussex, who believe their findings could help to inform new strategies when it comes to treating the cancer.
Jan 16, 2019
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Scientists have identified and modelled a distinct biology for paediatric AML
Scientists have identified and modelled a distinct biology for paediatric acute myeloid leukaemia, one of the major causes of death in children.
Dec 11, 2018
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Scientists can predict rare leukaemia eight years before symptoms begin
A study of more than half a million blood samples has allowed scientists to pinpoint the risk factors for a rare type of leukaemia, enabling them to predict if someone will develop the disease eight years before symptoms ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Research brings personalized medicine to treat leukemia one step closer
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have revealed the roles that different types of gene mutations play in causing blood cancers in a study that was the culmination of a decade's research.
Nov 12, 2018
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Could immune system spark new therapies for hard-to-treat blood cancer?
Scientists are hoping to develop a new generation of therapies to tackle acute myeloid leukaemia, a type of blood cancer which is particularly difficult to treat.
Nov 6, 2018
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Breast cancer drug could be used to treat life-threatening leukaemia
A recently-approved breast cancer drug could be used to target and treat a life-threatening leukaemia, new research has revealed.
Oct 9, 2018
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Lung cancer drug could be repurposed to target 'zombie' proteins linked to leukemia
A new study by scientists at the University of Liverpool highlights how a clinically-approved lung cancer drug could potentially be 'repurposed' to design new treatments for future cancer therapies.
Sep 25, 2018
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Roots of leukemia reveal possibility of predicting people at risk
Scientists have discovered that it is possible to identify people at high risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) years before diagnosis. The researchers from Wellcome Sanger Institute, European Bioinformatics Institute ...
Jul 9, 2018
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Newborns with Down's syndrome to receive leukaemia test under new guidelines
New genetic testing has been developed at the University of Oxford to detect early signs of a potentially fatal condition that can also develop into full blown leukaemia in children with Down's syndrome.
Jun 20, 2018
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