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How enzyme functions correlate with prostate cancer progression could lead to new treatments
Mar 04, 2014
A University of Houston (UH) scientist and his team are working to develop the next generation of prostate cancer therapies, which are targeted at metabolism.With approximately one out of six American men being diagnosed and nearly a quarter of a million new cases expected this year, prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among men in the U.S. Read More
Novel neural crest system developed in zebrafish
Mar 04, 2014
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School, Drs. Beste Kinikoglu and Yawei Kong, led by Dr. Eric C. Liao, cultured and characterized for the first time multipotent neural crest cells isolated from zebrafish embryos. This important study is reported in the journal Experimental Biology and Medicine. Read More
Mechanisms cancer cells use to establish metastatic brain tumors
Mar 04, 2014
New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering provides fresh insight into the biologic mechanisms that individual cancer cells use to metastasize to the brain. Published in the journal Cell, the study found that tumor cells that reach the brain - and successfully grow into new tumors - hug capillaries and express specific proteins that overcome the brain's natural defense against metastatic invasion. Read More
Researchers making treatment of rare blood disorder more affordable and effective
Mar 04, 2014
A University of Pennsylvania research team has defined a possible new way to fight a disease that is currently treatable only with the most expensive drug available for sale in the United States. Read More
Fighting cancer with light-activated drug delivery by nanoparticle
Mar 03, 2014
A new type of treatment called "light-activated drug delivery" is showing promise as a way to give doctors control over precisely where and when drugs are delivered inside the patient's body. Now, researchers have developed a light-activated way to target cancer cells without hurting healthy tissue by using drug-carrying nanoparticles. Read More
Breast cancer spread may be reduced by silencing a gene
Mar 03, 2014
Myoferlin, a protein only recently linked to cancer, may help breast cancer cells transform so they can escape tumors and migrate to new sites. When researchers implanted mice with breast cancer cells that couldn't make the protein because its gene was switched off, the cells did not transform into the type that migrates. Read More
Breast cancer spread may be reduced by silencing a gene
Mar 03, 2014
Myoferlin, a protein only recently linked to cancer, may help breast cancer cells transform so they can escape tumors and migrate to new sites. When researchers implanted mice with breast cancer cells that couldn't make the protein because its gene was switched off, the cells did not transform into the type that migrates. Read More
Scientists discover new protein involved in lung cancer
Mar 03, 2014
Scientists from The University of Manchester - part of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) - have discovered a new protein that is involved in cancer and inflammation in lung tissue.The findings, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, could help in the development of new drugs to target lung cancer. Read More
Detecting levels of antibiotics in blood paves the way to individualised treatment
Mar 03, 2014
A new methodology for rapidly measuring the level of antibiotic drug molecules in human blood serum has been developed, paving the way to applications within drug development and personalised medicine. Read More
Scientists discover new protein involved in lung cancer
Mar 03, 2014
Scientists from The University of Manchester - part of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) - have discovered a new protein that is involved in cancer and inflammation in lung tissue.The findings, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, could help in the development of new drugs to target lung cancer. Read More
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