Oncology & Cancer
Insight into cancer cells' abnormal behavior
Scientists at Lancaster University have shed light on the metabolic switch observed in abnormal cells like cancer.
Aug 4, 2016
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Immunology
Proteins team up to turn on T cells
The fates of various cells in our bodies—whether they become skin or another type of tissue, for example—are controlled by genetic switches. In a new study, Caltech scientists investigate the switch for T cells, which ...
Jul 15, 2016
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Genetics
Cancer-preventing protein finds its own way in our DNA
Geneticists from KU Leuven, Belgium, have shown that tumour protein TP53 knows exactly where to bind to our DNA to prevent cancer. Once bound to this specific DNA sequence, the protein can activate the right genes to repair ...
Jun 16, 2016
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Medical research
Scientists identify a memory suppressor that may play a role in autism
Discovered only in the 1990s, microRNAs are short molecules that work within virtually all cells. Typically, each one functions as a "dimmer switch" for the expression of one or more genes, regulating a wide variety of cellular ...
Feb 11, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
'Master switch' helps cancer cells survive stress
Scientists have discovered a 'master switch' within cancer cells that seems to override the normal stress response and allows them to survive conditions that would normally be lethal.
Dec 3, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers suss out brain tumors and therapy response with new metabolic PET tracer
Locating a tumor hiding in a thicket of brain cells can be a tricky proposition. But doing so accurately is critical to removing the cancer via surgery, or for monitoring its response to therapy.
Oct 22, 2015
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Genetics
Research shows hope for personalized genome sequencing
Imagine if you could carry a credit card-size record of all the 3 billion A's, T's C's, and G's that make up the alphabet soup of your genome. A simple swipe of the card could inform your physician right away if a drug being ...
Jul 12, 2015
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Medical research
Photopharmacology: Optical control of insulin secretion
Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have chemically modified an anti-diabetic agent so as to make its action dependent on light. The resulting prototype compound, termed JB253, induces release of ...
Oct 14, 2014
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Medical research
'Dimmer switch' drug idea could tackle schizophrenia
(Medical Xpress)—Discovery of a new mechanism of drug action could lead to the next generation of drugs to treat schizophrenia.
Aug 11, 2014
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Genetics
Finding the switch: Researchers create roadmap for gene expression
In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University, UNC-Chapel Hill and other institutions have taken the first steps toward creating a roadmap that may help scientists narrow down the genetic cause of numerous ...
Apr 13, 2014
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