Tag: oncology
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BubR1 Protein Could Fight Cancer & Aging
Scientists have discovered a protein that seems to protect animals from cancer and other deficiencies of old age, with no downsides. The research on protein BubR1 could offer clues on how protecting chromosomes can enhance health. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Pressure Can Revert and Stop the Growth of Cancer Cells
New research showed that applying physical pressure to malignant breast cancer cells guided them back to a normal growth pattern. This research could lead to new treatments. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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New Study Questions the Benefits of Mammograms
Mammography is routinely used to screen healthy women for breast cancer, and its use has led to the widespread detection and treatment of tumors that would have never caused any symptoms, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Blind Mole Rats May Hold Cellular Clues to Effective Treatments for Cancer
New cell cultures from two species of blind mole rats, Spalax judaei and Spalax golani, behave in ways that render them impervious to the growth of tumors. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Sequencing DNA from Individual Cells Yields Dramatic New Information
Nicolas Navin wanted to work out the sequence from individual cancer cells to see how they had mutated and diverged as the cancer grew. Back in 2010, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York and exploring the genetic changes that occur during breast cancer. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Cataloging Studies of Lung Cancer Will Help Boost Effectiveness of Targeted Therapies
About 1.6 million people worldwide are diagnosed with lung cancer each year, and less than 20% are alive five years later. Lung cancer causes a lot more deaths than other kinds of cancer. Three new studies published this week are laying the groundwork for more effective and personalized treatment of lung cancer. Read more @…
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Cancer-Causing Mutations Disrupt Cells’ Ability to Differentiate
Researchers have published a series of three papers today in the journal Nature, explaining some of the mysteries of how the mutations in a gene called isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) cause brain cancer and leukemia. The mutations cause the production of an enzyme that can reconfigure on-off switches across the genome and stop cells from…
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