Search results for mismatch repair
Glitches in DNA repair genes predict prognosis in pancreatic cancer
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Variations in mismatch repair genes can help predict treatment response and prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center presented today in ...
Study finds smoking related to subset of colorectal cancers
Apr 14, 2008 |
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Smoking puts older women at significant risk for loss of DNA repair proteins that are critical for defending against development of some colorectal cancers, according to research from a team led by Mayo Clinic scientists.
Variation of normal protein could be key to resistance to common cancer drug
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UC SD) in La Jolla have found evidence explaining why a common chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, may not always work for every cancer patient. ...
Stroke therapy window might be extended past nine hours for some
Feb 09, 2009 |
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Some patients who suffer a stroke as a result of a blockage in an artery in the brain may benefit from a clot-busting drug nine or more hours after the onset of symptoms. The findings are published in the online edition of ...
Blood-flow metabolism mismatch predicts pancreatic tumor aggressiveness
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Researchers from Turku, Finland, have identified a blood-flow glucose consumption mismatch that predicted pancreatic tumor aggressiveness, according to results of a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the ...
Global Warming Linked to Caribou-Calf Mortality
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May 02, 2008 |
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Fewer caribou calves are being born and more of them are dying in West Greenland as a result of a warming climate, according to Eric Post, a Penn State associate professor of biology. Post, who believes that ...
Toshiba develops cost-effective 32nm CMOS platform technology by advanced single exposure lithography
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Toshiba Corporation today announced a cost-effective 32nm CMOS platform technology that offers higher density and improved performance while halving the cost per function from 45nm technology.
Model Predicts Colon Cancer Inheritable Genetic Defects
Sep 27, 2006 |
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Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University and other institutions have developed a new prediction model for genetic defects known as Lynch syndrome, which predisposes families to develop colorectal cancer.
Gold nanoparticles help detect a toxic metal -- mercury
Apr 27, 2007 |
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With gold nanoparticles, DNA and some smart chemistry as their tools, scientists at Northwestern University have developed a simple "litmus test" for mercury that eventually could be used for on-the-spot environmental monitoring ...
Brain's center for perceiving 3-D motion is identified (w/ Video)
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Ducking a punch or a thrown spear calls for the power of the human brain to process 3-D motion, and to perceive an object (whether it's offensive or not) moving in three dimensions is critical to survival. ...
Gene mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants
Nov 22, 2009 |
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A commonly inherited gene deletion can increase the likelihood of immune complications following bone marrow transplantation, an international team of researchers reports in the November 22 advance online issue of Nature Ge ...
Timing is Everything for Northern Shrimp Populations in the North Atlantic
May 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Even for Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis), which support commercial fisheries worldwide, timing is everything in life. The tiny creatures, eaten in shrimp rolls and shrimp salad, occupy ...
Aussie meat ants may be invasive cane toad's Achilles' heel
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Ecologists in Australia have discovered that cane toads are far more susceptible to being killed and eaten by meat ants than native frogs. Their research - published in the British Ecological Society's journal Functional Ec ...
New clues on the link between Heliobacter pylori and stomach cancer
May 08, 2009 |
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Heliobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is considered one of the most important risk factors for stomach (or gastric) cancer with as much as 65% of all cases linked back to the bacteria, although exactly ...
'Strained' quantum dots show new optical properties
Dec 07, 2008 |
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Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier. However, if doctors were to use them in humans, quantum dots could have limitations related to their ...
