Oncology & Cancer
Liver cancer cell 'switch' found that could improve future therapies
Imperial researchers have found a new cell mechanism that could be used to target tumours in the future.
Jul 31, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Genes of different importance for brain cancer
Two genes play important roles for the formation of malignant cancer in the brain. One gene prevents the formation of the tumour, while another gene promotes the tumour. This is shown in a new dissertation at Umeå University, ...
May 24, 2018
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Health
New health benefits discovered in berry pigment
Naturally occurring pigments in berries, also known as anthocyanins, increase the function of the sirtuin 6 enzyme in cancer cells, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The regulation of this enzyme could ...
Apr 05, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
New study links genetic diversity of tumors with resistance to treatment in Asian lung cancer patients
Scientists from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and medical oncologists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) have discovered that lung cancer tumours in Asian patients contain much higher genetic ...
Feb 13, 2018
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Medical research
Time matters: Does our biological clock keep cancer at bay?
Our body has an internal biological or "circadian" clock, which cycles daily and is synchronized with solar time. New research done in mice suggests that it can help suppress cancer. The study, publishing 7 December in the ...
Dec 07, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Genes that hold the clues to bladder cancer and its treatment
Scientists have discovered the 'genetic signatures' of the most common form of bladder cancer - and it could open up the possibility of better-targeted treatment, according to research published today (13 November).
Nov 13, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New toolkit reveals novel cancer genes
A new statistical model has enabled researchers to pinpoint 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming, in an analysis of over 2000 tumours across 12 human cancer types. The findings could help create new cancer ...
Oct 31, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
'Capicua' gene plays a key role in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have discovered a genetic alteration that is directly involved in at least 10 percent of cases of a common cancer in children, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. ...
Sep 21, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New research offers hope to neuro-tumor patients
New research published today, 10th July 2017, online in the journal Oncogene could offer hope to the thousands of, mainly young, people affected by the hereditary condition Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2). This condition is characterised ...
Jul 09, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
What elephants teach us about cancer prevention
Every time a cell divides, there is a chance for a mutation (mistake) to occur in the DNA - the substance that carries genetic information in all living organisms. These mutations can lead to cancer.
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