Oncology & Cancer
Study could explain link between high-cholesterol diet and colon cancer
New UCLA research could help explain the link between a high-cholesterol diet and an elevated risk for colon cancer.
Jan 25, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Autophagy genes act as tumor suppressors in ovarian cancer
Shedding light on a decades-old controversy, scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and University of California at San Diego (UCSD) published findings in PLOS Genetics this month showing that autophagy ...
Feb 13, 2020
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Genetics
Study offers clues to cause of kids' brain tumors
(Medical Xpress)—Insights from a genetic condition that causes brain cancer are helping scientists better understand the most common type of brain tumor in children.
Nov 16, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Tiny RNA molecule removal can inhibit cancer growth
Research from the University of Louisville published today (June 6) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates the removal of a tiny RNA molecule in mice suppresses carcinogenic tumor formation. The ...
Jun 6, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Analysis of mTOR shows how the protein works, how new generation of drugs may defeat it
Uncovering the network of genes regulated by a crucial molecule involved in cancer called mTOR, which controls protein production inside cells, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered ...
Feb 22, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
New study identifies novel role for PEA-15 protein in cancer growth
A new study from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center reveals that PEA-15, a protein previously shown to slow ovarian tumor growth and metastasis, can alternatively enhance tumor formation in kidney cells carrying a mutation ...
Nov 21, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Common antifungal drug decreases tumor growth and shows promise as cancer therapy
An inexpensive antifungal drug, thiabendazole, slows tumor growth and shows promise as a chemotherapy for cancer. Scientists in the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin made this discovery by exploiting ...
Aug 21, 2012
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Genetics
Tumor-suppressing gene restrains mobile elements that can lead to genomic instability
The most commonly mutated gene in cancer, p53, works to prevent tumor formation by keeping mobile elements in check that otherwise lead to genomic instability, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
Jan 22, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Unraveling of genetic mechanism behind tumor formation may improve targeted treatment for cancer patients
Genetic alterations in the FGFR2 gene occur in various cancer types and represent a promising target for therapies. However, clinical responses to available therapies remained variable and unpredictable, making it difficult ...
Aug 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop more effective way to discover and test potential cancer drugs
Researchers have created a new phenotypic screening platform that better predicts success of drugs developed to prevent blood vessel tumor growth when moving out of the lab and onto actual tumors.
Nov 13, 2011
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