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Cornerstone Pharma demonstrates ability to disrupt growth of cancer cells
Mar 14, 2014
Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the growing field of cancer metabolism-based therapeutics, today announced that its first-in-class cancer metabolism targeted therapeutic, CPI-613, demonstrated the ability to inhibit tumor cell growth in the published studies. Read More
Potential to halt cancer metastasis through protein that is key to cell motility
Mar 14, 2014
"Cell movement is the basic recipe of life, and all cells have the capacity to move," says Roberto Dominguez, PhD, professor of Physiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Motility - albeit on a cellular spatial scale - is necessary for wound healing, clotting, fetal development, nerve connections, and the immune response, among other functions. Read More
BRCA 1 breast cancer gene plays a protective role against the development of metabolic disease
Mar 14, 2014
The gene known to be associated with breast cancer susceptibility, BRCA 1, plays a critical role in the normal metabolic function of skeletal muscle, according to a new study led by University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers. Dr. Read More
Study shows mothers' sleep and stress difficulties after child's acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment
Mar 14, 2014
"It's a whole new cancer world" and "I don't remember what it's like to have sleep" were the most common themes of mothers interviewed by University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers during the maintenance period after a child's treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Results of this qualitative study are published in a recent issue of the Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Read More
Mindfulness-based meditation 'benefits teen cancer patients'
Mar 14, 2014
Past research has hailed meditation for its effects against pain, anxiety and depression. Now, new research from the University of Montreal in Canada suggests that mindfulness-based meditation may improve mood and sleep quality for teenage cancer patients.The findings were presented at the American Psychosomatic Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Read More
Novel combination of 2 agents eradicates solid tumors in preclinical studies
Mar 14, 2014
Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute eradicated solid tumors in laboratory mice using a novel combination of two targeted agents. These two synergistic therapies stimulate an immune response, ultimately allowing solid tumors to act as their own cancer-fighting vaccine. Read More
Tumor-preventing protein complex uncovered
Mar 14, 2014
A team of researchers from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School have discovered a protein complex that disrupts the process known as dedifferentiation (1), known to promote tumor development.Dedifferentiation (reversion) is a process that leads progenitor (2) or mature cells to become 'ectopic neural stem cells' which causes tumors. Read More
Potential new drug targets for aggressive form of lung cancer
Mar 13, 2014
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive, highly lethal form of the disease that is linked with tobacco use. Researchers have now found mutations and other genetic interruptions occurring in the cancer's development that could translate to potential new drug targets for this disease. Read More
UC Davis researchers one step closer to ovarian cancer marker
Mar 13, 2014
The hunt is on to find biomarkers that detect cancer, but it's a challenging process. Early successes often are followed by heartbreaking failures. But now, researchers at UC Davis have verified that glycans (sugars attached to proteins) can be used to detect ovarian cancer. The study was published online in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Read More
New mathematical formula better reflects the behavior of cancer cells migrating through 3D environments
Mar 13, 2014
Because of results seen in flat lab dishes, biologists have believed that cancers cells move through the body in a slow, aimless fashion, resembling an intoxicated person who cannot walk three steps in a straight line. Read More
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