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Unique Monoclonal Antibody Can Recognize A Cancer-Associated Protein Inside A Cell And Destroy It
Mar 16, 2013
Researchers have discovered a unique monoclonal antibody that can effectively reach inside a cancer cell, a key goal for these important anticancer agents, since most proteins that cause cancer or are associated with cancer are buried inside cancer cells... Read More
Breakthrough Prostate Cancer Test Closer To Clinical Trial
Mar 15, 2013
The University of Surrey has signed a world-wide non-exclusive agreement with international diagnostic specialist Zeus Scientific to develop and market its breakthrough urine biomarker, EN2. This signals a significant step forward in the battle against prostate cancer which kills nearly 11,000 men in the UK every year... Read More
Researchers Find Cancer Cell Weakness, A Breakthrough In The Battle Against Leukemia
Mar 15, 2013
Scientists at Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics and The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have discovered a critical weakness in leukaemic cells, which may pave the way to new treatments. The research team has demonstrated that leukaemic cells can be eradicated by removing a carbohydrate modification displayed on the cell's surface... Read More
A Better 'Mousetrap' Discovered In Fruit Flies Might Stop A Human Cancer-Driving Kinase In Its Tracks
Mar 15, 2013
A seemingly obscure gene in the female fruit fly that is only active in cells that will become eggs has led researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research to the discovery of a atypical protein that lures, traps, and inactivates the powerful Polo kinase, widely considered the master regulator of cell division... Read More
Blocking Immune Response May Enhance Viral Therapy Against Solid Tumors
Mar 15, 2013
Following several years of study, investigators have found more evidence that viral therapy to treat solid tumors can be enhanced by blocking the body's natural immune response. Oncolytic viruses have shown promise as anticancer agents, with variations of the herpes simplex virus (HSV) among the most commonly used... Read More
Hyper And Micro-Gravity Affect Processes Involved In Reproduction, Brain Diseases And Cancer
Mar 15, 2013
University of Montreal researchers found that changes in gravity affect the reproductive process in plants. Gravity modulates traffic on the intracellular "highways" that ensure the growth and functionality of the male reproductive organ in plants, the pollen tube. "Just like during human reproduction, the sperm cells in plants are delivered to the egg by a cylindrical tool... Read More
Early Identification Of Disease Via New MRI Fingerprint Method
Mar 15, 2013
A new method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could routinely spot specific cancers, multiple sclerosis, heart disease and other maladies early, when they're most treatable, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center suggest in the journal Nature... Read More
Rate Of Brain Hemorrhage In Stroke Patients Given TPA Isn't Meaningfully Higher
Mar 15, 2013
Millions of Americans take aspirin or other drugs every day to reduce their risk of heart attacks or other problems caused by blood clots. But when one of them suffers a stroke caused by a clot in their brain, some emergency teams might hesitate to give a powerful clot-busting medication called tPA -- for fear that the combination of drugs might cause dangerous brain bleeding... Read More
Night Shifts May Be Linked To Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk
Mar 15, 2013
Some evidence that risk may be lower for "owls" than "larks" Working night shifts might increase the risk of developing ovarian cancer, indicates research published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The risk may be lower for night types ("owls") than for morning types ("larks"), the findings suggest (see accompanying commentary)... Read More
Genital Warts In Young Girls Reduced By Early HPV Vaccination
Mar 15, 2013
The incidence of genital warts, or condylomata, declined by 93 per cent in girls given the HPV vaccine before the age of 14, according to a Swedish national registry study. The study was carried out by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute... Read More
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