News tagged with cell cancers


New diagnostic advance seen for head, throat cancer

New diagnostic advance seen for head, throat cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pharmacy researchers at Oregon State University today announced the discovery of a genetic regulator that is expressed at higher levels in the most aggressive types of head and neck cancers, in work that may ...





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AIDS patients face higher risk of HPV-related cancers as immunosuppression grows

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers is greater for people living with AIDS and increases with increasing immunosuppression, according to a new study published online July 31 in the Journal of the National Ca ...


Regulatory role of key molecule discovered at Hebrew U.

Regulatory role of key molecule discovered

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Discovery by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers of an additional role for a key molecule in our bodies provides a further step in world-wide efforts to develop genetic regulation aimed at controlling ...


Study reveals a reprogrammed role for the androgen receptor

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created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The androgen receptor - a protein ignition switch for prostate cancer cell growth and division - is a master of adaptability. When drug therapy deprives the receptor of androgen hormones, thereby halting cell proliferation, ...


New way to kill cancer found using body's immune system

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created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a new way of killing cancer cells in a breakthrough that could eventually lead to new treatments for a range of different cancers.


Duke/Singapore scientists find new way to classify gastric cancers

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created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

An international team of scientists has discovered a new way to classify stomach cancers, and researchers say it may be an important step toward designing more effective treatments and improving long-term survival.


Survival of the healthiest: Selective eradication of malignant cells

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The ultimate goal in cancer research, a treatment that kills cancer cells whilst leaving healthy cells untouched, is brought nearer by the success of a new therapeutic approach. The potential therapy, published in BioMed ...


How stem cells make skin

How stem cells make skin

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Stem cells have a unique ability: when they divide, they can either give rise to more stem cells, or to a variety of specialised cell types. In both mice and humans, a layer of cells at the base of the skin ...


New type of adult stem cells found in the prostate may be involved in prostate cancer development

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created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new type of stem cell discovered in the prostate of adult mice can be a source of prostate cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical ...


Research points to new target for stopping colon cancer

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created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New research led by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have found a drug target that suggests a potent way to kill colon cancers that resist current drugs aimed at blocking a ...


Scientists discover bladder cancer stem cell

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created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers at Stanford's School of Medicine have identified the first human bladder cancer stem cell and revealed how it works to escape the body's natural defenses.



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