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Scientists discover new type of protein modification, may play role in cancer and diabetes
Aug 05, 2013
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a new type of chemical modification that affects numerous proteins within mammalian cells. The modification appears to work as a regulator of important cellular processes including the metabolism of glucose. Further study of this modification could provide insights into the causes of diabetes, cancer and other disorders... Read More
Blocking key enzyme in cancer cells could lead to new therapy
Aug 05, 2013
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have identified a characteristic unique to cancer cells in an animal model of cancer - and they believe it could be exploited as a target to develop new treatment strategies... Read More
Hope in fight against breast cancer spread to brain
Aug 05, 2013
A combination of two new therapies already in clinical trials for the treatment of primary malignant brain tumors may also be effective in the treatment of breast cancer that has spread to the brain, according to US researchers. The team, from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), demonstrated their new approach, which combines immunotherapy with gene therapy, in mice... Read More
Removing a protein enhances defense against bacteria staphylococcus aureus in CGD mice
Aug 05, 2013
Deletion of a protein in white blood cells improves their ability to fight the bacteria staphylococcus aureus and possibly other infections in mice with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), according to a National Institutes of Health study. CGD, a genetic disorder also found in people, is marked by recurrent, life-threatening infections... Read More
Invasive bladder cancer: new finding raises treatment hope
Aug 04, 2013
Researchers from Plymouth University in the UK have discovered a trigger that spurs bladder cancer to become invasive and spread to other parts of the body. Invasive bladder cancer is much more difficult to treat, and the discovery raises hope of new treatments that target this trigger... Read More
Digest this: Cure for cancer may live in our intestines
Aug 04, 2013
Treating a cancerous tumor is like watering a houseplant with a fire hose - too much water kills the plant, just as too much chemotherapy and radiation kills the patient before it kills the tumor... Read More
Invasive bladder cancer: new finding raises treatment hope
Aug 03, 2013
Researchers from Plymouth University in the UK have discovered a trigger that spurs bladder cancer to become invasive and spread to other parts of the body. Invasive bladder cancer is much more difficult to treat, and the discovery raises hope of new treatments that target this trigger... Read More
Ceramide-1 phosphate transport protein discovered with vast potential for treatment of cancer and other diseases
Aug 03, 2013
In cancer research, discovering a new protein that plays a role in cancer is like finding a key and a treasure map: follow the clues and eventually there could be a big reward... Read More
Curbing breast cancer's craving for sugar
Aug 03, 2013
Researchers have discovered a way to potentially combat chemotherapy-resistant breast cancer, according to a study published in the journal Chemical Science. Breast Cancer Campaign (BCC) scientists at the University of Southampton in the UK have come across a way of curbing breast cancer cells' craving for sugar. Research has shown that cancer cells thrive on sugar from the blood... Read More
Omega-3 role in preventing oral and skin cancers
Aug 02, 2013
Foods containing omega-3 fatty acids may help in the prevention of early- and late-stage oral and skin cancers, according to a study published in the journal Carcinogenesis. UK researchers from Queen Mary, University of London grew cell cultures in the laboratory from several different cell lines... Read More
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