Oncology & Cancer
Protein discovery sparks treatment hope for aggressive cancer
Researchers have found a new way to potentially treat one of the most common forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Medical research
New clues to how muscle wasting occurs in people with cancer
Muscle wasting, or the loss of muscle tissue, is a common problem for people with cancer, but the precise mechanisms have long eluded doctors and scientists. Now, a new study led by Penn State researchers gives new clues ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stem cell scientists lay a TRAP for disease
USC Stem Cell scientists have set a "mouse TRAP" to capture the early signs of kidney failure, as described by a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Their new transgenic mouse line uses a technique ...
Jul 11, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers uncover new clues to the development of blood and other cancers
Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have uncovered more details about how defects in components of the machinery that makes new proteins can lead to blood and other cancers. The findings, which will be presented at the ...
Apr 2, 2012
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Medical research
Defective protein factories in disease: A double-edged sword of cell division
Ever since the 1960s, the researchers have wondered why some patients who suffer from illnesses resulting from inadequate cell division are much more susceptible to cancer, which is conversely characterized by excessive cell ...
Nov 29, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumour cells create ribosome reservoirs that allow them to survive under adverse conditions
Researchers of the University of Barcelona and IDIBELL have found a mechanism that could explain the reappearance of tumors after clinical treatment. According to their research study, tumor cells are able to detect when ...
Dec 1, 2021
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Medications
Doubts cast on the molecular mechanism of 'read-through' drug PTC124/Ataluren
A drug developed to treat genetic diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis may need a radical rethink. In a new study published on 25 June in the open access journal PLOS Biology, researchers question ...
Jun 25, 2013
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Medical research
Research points to potential treatment strategy for Fragile X syndrome
With no cure available, Fragile X syndrome is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability. Individuals with the syndrome cannot produce enough of a protein—called the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP)—whose ...
Apr 17, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer cells may streamline their genomes in order to proliferate more easily
Research from the Stowers Institute provides evidence suggesting that cancer cells might streamline their genomes in order to proliferate more easily. The study, conducted in both human and mouse cells, shows that cancer ...
Jun 22, 2017
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Genetics
Elimination of two ribosome subunits activates cell cycle control
Alterations in the formation of ribosomes (the elements of the cell where proteins are made) cause the induction of p53 protein and cell cycle disruption. This process is crucial to understand fundamental biological processes ...
May 22, 2012
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