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Researchers make breakthrough in the understanding of an important blood protein
Aug 04, 2014
New Danish research describes a previously unknown protein mechanism. This provides an exceptionally detailed understanding of how nature works, and it can also provide the ability to control nature... Read More
Advanced genetic scanning techniques identify drug target for pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Aug 04, 2014
In what is believed to be the largest genetic analysis of what triggers and propels progression of tumor growth in a common childhood blood cancer, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center report... Read More
Study explains why some brain tumors are more common in men
Aug 04, 2014
Researchers find that a protein linked to reduced cancer risk is less active in male brain cells, potentially explaining why certain brain tumors are more common in men than women. Read More
Could resistant starch reduce red meat cancer risk?
Aug 04, 2014
The colorectal cancer risk that comes with a diet high in red meat could be reduced by the consumption of a particular starch, researchers have found. Read More
Deleting TRAP-1 gene in mice leads to longer lives with fewer age-related illnesses
Aug 04, 2014
While developing a new cancer drug, researchers at The Wistar Institute discovered that mice lacking a specific protein live longer lives with fewer age-related illnesses. Read More
Protein discovered that fuels repair of treatment-resistant cancer cells
Aug 04, 2014
Imagine you're fighting for your life but no matter how hard you hit, your opponent won't go down. Read More
Two mutations predict poor survival in head and neck cancers
Aug 04, 2014
The combination of two genetic mutations that together predict worse survival rates for patients with head and neck cancer is reported in a study published online this week in Nature Genetics. Read More
Research could lead to development of new cancer therapies
Aug 03, 2014
DNA mutations - long known to fuel cancer as well as evolutionary changes in a living organism - had been thought to be rare events that occur randomly throughout the genome. Read More
Identifying bladder cancer patients who could benefit from 'tumor-softening' treatment
Aug 02, 2014
Scientists in Manchester have identified a protein that could help doctors decide which bladder cancer patients would benefit from a treatment that makes radiotherapy more effective, according to a... Read More
New report shows cancer one of the leading causes of alcohol-related deaths in Australia
Aug 01, 2014
A new report showing that cancer was one of the leading causes of alcohol-related deaths in Australia should help raise public awareness of alcohol as a significant cancer risk factor, Cancer... Read More
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