News tagged with invasion
Study provides insights into the molecular basis of tumor cell behavior
Nov 05, 2009 |
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A new study by a team of researchers led by Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, sheds light on the molecular basis by which tumor cells modulate their surroundings ...
Mauritana locust infestation spreading to Morocco: UN
Oct 16, 2009 |
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An invasion of crickets in Mauritania has spread to Morocco and the western Sahara, and could worsen if there is strong rainfall in coming weeks, the United Nations warned Friday.
KEAP1 Keeps major cancer-promoting protein at bay
Oct 09, 2009 |
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A tumor-suppressing protein snatches up an important cancer-promoting enzyme and tags it with molecules that condemn it to destruction, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
Man pleads guilty in Vt. in border child porn case
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Vermont man pleaded guilty Friday to charges he had child pornography on his laptop computer when he entered the United States from Quebec nearly three years ago.
Researchers discover new targets for treatment of invasive breast cancer
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Research led by Suresh Alahari, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has shown for the first time that a tiny piece of RNA appears to play a major role ...
MEK4, genistein and invasion of human prostate cancer cells
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Researchers have identified MEK4 as a pro-invasion protein and the target for genistein, a dietary compound, in prostate cancer cells, according to a new study published online July 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer In ...
Scientists identify molecular powerbrokers involved in cancer's spread
Jun 01, 2009 |
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You know the guy -- he's your Facebook friend. The one who knows everyone. Secure at the center of a dense web of relationships, he suggests causes and reconnects old friends like a skilled matchmaker. Scientists have known ...
Scorpion venom with nanoparticles slows spread of brain cancer
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 16, 2009 |
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By combining nanoparticles with a scorpion venom compound already being investigated for treating brain cancer, University of Washington researchers found they could cut the spread of cancerous cells by 98 ...
New method for detection of phosphoproteins reveals regulator of melanoma invasion
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Scientists have developed a new approach for surveying phosphorylation, a process that is regulated by critical cell signaling pathways and regulates several key cellular signaling events. The research, published by Cell ...
How tumor cells move
Apr 08, 2009 |
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If cancer cells lack a certain protein, it could be much easier for them to penetrate healthy body tissue, the first step towards forming metastases. Scientists at the Pharmacology Institute of the University of Heidelberg ...
RNA interference toward MMP-2 may be an effective therapeutic strategy for cancer
Mar 09, 2009 |
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The invasion or metastasis of pancreatic cancer has been known to be a complex process involving many molecular mechanisms, of which proteolytic degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) exerted by matrix metalloproteinases ...
Researchers Isolate Protein Domain Linked to Tumor Progression
Feb 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When a promising cancer drug reached clinical trials in the 1990s, researchers were disappointed by the debilitating side effects that limited the trials. The drug inhibited a family of enzymes known as matrix ...
Reservoirs promote spread of aquatic invasive species
Oct 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest "damming" evidence suggests that manmade reservoirs are facilitating the spread of invasive species in Wisconsin lakes.
Improving understanding of cell behavior in breast cancer
Jul 15, 2008 |
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The invasion and spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, known as metastasis, is a principal cause of death in patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Although patients with early stage, small, breast tumours have ...
