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Curing Death by Curing Aging - April 2009 ArchivesA longer lasting tumor blocker (4/30/2009)On the heels of dismaying reports that a promising anti-tumor drug could, in theory, shorten patients' long-term survival, comes a promising study by a Japanese team of researchers that suggests a potentially better option. The study appears in the May 11 issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine. ...> Full Article Men treated for localized prostate cancer could benefit from pomegranate juice consumption (4/30/2009)
WA discovery a key to blood cell development (4/30/2009)A West Australian research team has made the world-first discovery a 'pied piper' molecule within blood cells, called Liar, that leads other molecules into the nucleus of the cell, and could offer a key in treating prostate, breast and colon cancers as well as leukemia. ...> Full Article Upside-down world: DNA protecting protein helps cancer drug to kill cells (4/30/2009)Some DNA repair enzymes can become double-edged swords -- If they work too slowly, they can block necessary cell maintenance and contribute to cell death. This could explain the success of the cancer drug 5-Fluorouracil (5FU) and help clinicians to predict patient's response to chemotherapy. The work, published in this week's issue of PLoS Biology, reports that 5FU keeps the DNA-repair enzyme TDG too busy to perform properly in cancer cells, thereby promoting tumor death. ...> Full Article Heart attacks: The tipping point (4/29/2009)
New study overturns orthodoxy on how macrophages kill bacteria (4/29/2009)
'Autoantibodies' may be created in response to bacterial DNA (4/29/2009)Autoimmune diseases have long been regarded as illnesses in which the immune system creates autoantibodies to attack the body itself. But, researchers at the California non-profit Autoimmunity Research Foundation explain that the antibodies observed in autoimmune disease actually result from alteration of human genes and gene products by hidden bacteria. ...> Full Article Dietary acrylamide not associated with increased lung cancer risk in men (4/29/2009)Dietary acrylamide was not associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, according to data from a large prospective case-cohort study in the April 28 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ...> Full Article Immune cell type controls onset and course of severe malaria (4/28/2009)Scientists have determined that a subset of immune cells may cause malaria patients to contract the severe form of the disease, suffering worse symptoms. Led by Monash University immunologist Professor Magdalena Plebanski, the international team found that patients with the severe form of malaria have a specific type of cell in their body that people with uncomplicated disease do not. ...> Full Article Benefit of grapes may be more than skin deep (4/27/2009)University of Michigan research shows grapes lowered blood pressure and reduced signs of heart damage by altering cellular activity ...> Full Article Antibody gives cancer the recognition it deserves (4/27/2009)In an animal model of melanoma, Fox Chase Cancer Center researcher explores how an antibody helps the immune system reject cancer ...> Full Article Phase 1 trial of whole-parasite malaria vaccine to begin (4/27/2009)In a move that highlights the strength of public-private collaboration in tackling international health challenges, the Maryland-based company Sanaria Inc., with support from the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial -- the first tests in adult volunteers -- of its unique malaria vaccine candidate. Unlike other malaria vaccine candidates, Sanaria's approach deploys a weakened form of the whole malaria parasite harvested from irradiated mosquitoes instead of small portions of the parasite. ...> Full Article Beyond associations: Colorectal cancer culprit found (4/27/2009)Genetics plays a key role in risk for colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Several genetic markers are associated with the disease, but finding the biological events that lead to cancer is much more difficult. In a study published online in Genome Research, scientists identified a common genetic variation associated with CRC risk and its functional implications, shedding new light on the basis of this disease. ...> Full Article New understanding of dengue virus points way to possible therapies for dengue fever (4/27/2009)...> Full Article Instead of fighting breast cancer, immune cell promotes its spread (4/27/2009)Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center have new evidence that a type of immune system cell thought to be part of the first line of defense against breast cancer may also help promote its spread. They have found that when these cells, known as lymphocytes, make an inflammatory protein called RANKL (RANK ligand), breast cancer is more likely to spread to the lungs. ...> Full Article Hormone therapy offers potential protective effect against colon cancer in older women (4/26/2009)In a large study, a national team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic scientists observed that self-reported use of hormone therapy was associated with a significantly lower colorectal cancer risk. However, the mechanisms for the apparent protective association are still unclear. ...> Full Article Eating fatty fish once a week reduces men's risk of heart failure (4/26/2009)
German researchers make significant strides in identifying cause of bacterial infections (4/26/2009)...> Full Article Vitamin K with sorafenib showed anti-tumor effects in pancreas cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (4/26/2009)When given with vitamin K, the necessary sorafenib dose was lower, which could help curb a debilitating adverse effect ...> Full Article Caltech scientists show why anti-HIV antibodies are ineffective at blocking infection (4/26/2009)
Natural protein may halt colorectal cancer's spread (4/25/2009)Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center researchers in Milwaukee have learned that a protein, CXCL12, that normally controls intestinal cell movement, has the potential to halt colorectal cancer spreading. These studies represent a potential mechanism by which CXL12 may slow cancer spreading. Controlling this process could lead to new biological therapies for colorectal cancers. ...> Full Article Light scattering technology may hold promise for quickly determining chemotherapy's effectiveness (4/25/2009)By examining the patterns in which light bounces off cell surfaces, researchers may be able to assess chemotherapy's success in inducing cancer cell death, according to a study led by investigators in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center and Duke's Pratt School of Engineering. ...> Full Article Walnuts may prevent breast cancer (4/25/2009)
Charred meat may increase risk of pancreatic cancer (4/25/2009)Meat cooked at high temperatures to the point of burning and charring may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting 2009. ...> Full Article Human lung tumors destroy anti-cancer hormone vitamin D, researchers find (4/24/2009)Human lung tumors have the ability to eliminate vitamin D, a hormone with anti-cancer activity, a new study from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute suggests. Results of the study, Abstract Number 2402, are being presented at the 100th annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, April 18-22, in Denver. ...> Full Article High levels of PEA-15 shrink breast cancer tumors (4/24/2009)Mouse model findings indicate protein is new, important target for therapy ...> Full Article Survey identifies factors associated with early detection of melanoma in older men (4/24/2009)Older men whose melanoma is detected by a physician are more likely to have thinner and therefore more treatable tumors at diagnosis, according to results of a survey published in the April issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A second analysis of the same survey data finds that physician detection of thin melanoma is more common in those who are 65 or older, have cancers on their backs or who have a history of atypical moles. ...> Full Article Radiation exposure associated with more aggressive thyroid cancer, worse outcomes (4/24/2009)Patients with thyroid cancer who have previously been exposed to radiation -- for example, in the workplace, through environmental exposure or for treatment of acne or another condition -- appear to have more aggressive disease and tend to have worse outcomes in the long term, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ...> Full Article Agent Orange exposure increases veterans' risk of aggressive recurrence of prostate cancer (4/23/2009)
An herbal extract inhibits the development of pancreatic cancer (4/23/2009)An herb recently found to kill pancreatic cancer cells also appears to inhibit development of pancreatic cancer as a result of its anti-inflammatory properties, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. The data were presented at the AACR 100th Annual Meeting 2009 in Denver. ...> Full Article Genetic source of rare childhood cancer found; gene is implicated in other cancers (4/23/2009)The search for the cause of an inherited form of a rare, aggressive childhood lung cancer has uncovered important information about how the cancer develops and potentially sheds light on the development of other cancers. The finding by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and collaborating institutions adds the final link to the chain connecting the gene DICER1 to cancer development. ...> Full Article Researchers formulate treatment combination lethal to pancreatic cancer cells (4/23/2009)A combination of two targeted therapies packs a powerful punch to kill pancreatic cancer cells in the laboratory, Mayo Clinic cancer researchers report. With further testing of these drugs that are from classes of pharmaceuticals already used in patients, the Mayo research may lead to new treatment opportunities for patients with pancreatic cancer, which is extremely difficult to treat. ...> Full Article Researchers confirm gene variants associated with the most common adult leukemia (4/23/2009)A national team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic has found that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia are more likely to have similar DNA changes or variants in up to six genes, compared to people who do not have the cancer. ...> Full Article Large study documents how p53 mutations link to high-grade breast cancer, poor outcomes (4/22/2009)In what is believed to be the largest study of its kind in the US, researchers have found that almost 26 percent of women studied who have breast cancer have mutations in a gene important in controlling cell growth and death, and that patients with mutations in this gene -- known as p53 -- had poorer outcomes including a significantly increased risk of death from the cancer. ...> Full Article Newly discovered epidermal growth factor receptor active in human pancreatic cancers (4/22/2009)Finally some promising news about pancreatic cancer, one of the most fatal cancers, due to the difficulties of early detection and the lack of effective therapies: Johns Hopkins University pathologist Akhilesh Pandey has identified an epidermal growth factor receptor aberrantly active in approximately a third of the 250 human pancreatic cancers studied. ...> Full Article Autopsy study links prostate cancer to single rogue cell (4/22/2009)One cell... one initial set of genetic changes -- that's all it takes to begin a series of events that lead to metastatic cancer. Now, Johns Hopkins experts have tracked how the cancer process began in 33 men with prostate cancer who died of the disease. ...> Full Article Genetic variations in miRNA processing pathway and binding sites help predict ovarian cancer risk (4/22/2009)
Researchers develop new drug to target tumor cells and blood vessels (4/21/2009)Researchers at the University of Southern California have identified a new drug compound that appears to target tumor cells and surrounding blood vessels without the negative side effects typically associated with Cox-2 inhibitors. ...> Full Article Brain metastases hijack neuron-supporting cells to resist chemotherapy (4/21/2009)Cancer that spreads to other organs finds a sanctuary against treatment in the brain. M. D. Anderson researchers present data at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th annual meeting that astrocytes are subverted to support metastases and that en bloc removal of tumors reduces the likelihood the cancer will spread irretrievably to spinal fluid. ...> Full Article Caffeine appears to be beneficial in males - but not females - with Lou Gehrig's disease (4/21/2009)Animal model highlights effect of diet and gender ...> Full Article Veterinary oncologists advance cancer drugs for humans and pets (4/21/2009)As more pet owners are choosing to treat their pets' cancers through advanced medicine, veterinarians gain valuable knowledge about the progression and treatment of cancers in humans through pet trials of new drugs. To help organize nationwide trials in tumor-bearing dogs using cancer drugs, the National Cancer Institute has launched the Comparative Oncology Trials Consortium. Faculty members in the University of Missouri's Scott Endowed Program in Veterinary Oncology participated in COTC's first trial. ...> Full Article Biodegradable gel being studied as a treatment for esophageal cancer (4/21/2009)Nonsurgical therapy for underdiagnosed, rare and deadly disease ...> Full Article Research shows fish oil protects against diseases like Parkinson's (4/21/2009)Dr. Nicolas Bazan will present new research findings showing that an omega three fatty acid in the diet protects brain cells by preventing the misfolding of a protein resulting from a gene mutation in neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Huntington's. ...> Full Article Researchers uncover secrets of salmonella's stealth attack (4/20/2009)A single crafty protein allows the deadly bacterium Salmonella enterica to both invade cells lining the intestine and hijack cellular functions to avoid destruction, Yale researchers report in the April 17 issue of the journal Cell. This evolutionary slight-of-hand sheds new insights into the lethal tricks of Salmonella, which kills more than 2 million people a year. ...> Full Article Colorectal cancer risks quantified (4/20/2009)Although the presenting features of colorectal cancer are well known, the risks they confer are less well defined. New research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine describes the exact risks posed by eight clinical features for the development of colorectal cancer in a large group of patients. ...> Full Article Scorpion venom with nanoparticles slows spread of brain cancer (4/20/2009)
Survival mode that protects cells when oxygen is low also slows aging (4/20/2009)
Research team invents first technique for producing promising anti-leukemia agent (4/20/2009)Synthesis should boost research stalled for more than a decade by inadequate supplies ...> Full Article Researchers discover possible way to block the spread of deadly brain tumors (4/20/2009)Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute may have found a way to stop the often-rapid spread of deadly brain tumors. A gene with the playful-sounding name NHERF-1 may be a serious target for drugs that could prevent malignant tumors from rapidly multiplying and invading other parts of the brain, according to a cover story in this month's edition of Neoplasia, an international journal of cancer research. ...> Full Article HIV handicaps itself to escape immune system pressure (4/19/2009)HIV quickly mutates and evolves in response to pressure from the immune system. A set of three mutations that conceal HIV from particularly strong human immune systems slow viral replication considerably. However, once all three mutations are in place, the virus becomes "invisible" to the immune system and its abundance shoots upwards. The results demonstrate the importance of "killer" T cell immune responses in controlling HIV and shows that vaccines will need to stimulate responses against several parts of the virus. ...> Full Article 'First aid' for brain cells comes from blood (4/19/2009)Immune cells protect the brain from further damage after a stroke ...> Full Article Cold and brown fat raise the prospect of a new method of treating obesity (4/19/2009)
Huntington disease begins to take hold early on (4/19/2009)A global analysis of brain proteins over a 10-week period in a mouse model of Huntington disease has revealed some new insights into this complex neurodegenerative disorder. ...> Full Article Researchers use stroke patient's own stem cells in trial for first time (4/18/2009)
Minimizing the spread of deadly Hendra virus (4/18/2009)Groundbreaking CSIRO research into how the deadly Hendra virus spreads promises to save the lives of both horses and humans in the future ...> Full Article Discovery of variations in resistance to sulfadoxine across Africa (4/18/2009)Findings lead experts to call for greater coordination of malaria control campaigns across continent ...> Full Article Researcher develops E. coli vaccine (4/17/2009)A Michigan State University researcher has developed a working vaccine for a strain of E. coli that kills 2 million to 3 million children each year in the developing world. ...> Full Article Findings show insulin - not genes - linked to obesity (4/17/2009)
Not just a long-distance relationship: Immune cells in skin fight off infection better than the rest (4/17/2009)Scientists at the University of Melbourne have discovered the local action of immune cells in the skin, which could improve treatment of viral skin infections.This work identifies previously unrecognized first-line defense mechanisms that are particularly important in barrier locations such as the skin and the gut, often used as portals of entry by viruses and bacteria. ...> Full Article Experimental insulin-like growth factor receptor inhibitor reduced pancreatic cancer growth (4/17/2009)...> Full Article Tracing resistance to the antimalarial drug sulfadoxine across Africa (4/17/2009)In research published in PLoS Medicine, Cally Roper of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and colleagues use genetic analyses to trace the emergence and dispersal of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa. ...> Full Article Use of pancreatic islets show promise in diabetes research, treatments (4/16/2009)The use of pancreatic islets (hormone-producing cells) is increasing in diabetes research and may play an important role in future treatments, according to an article in the April 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on diabetes. ...> Full Article Treating HIV earlier to decrease the risk of death (4/16/2009)A new North American study shows that starting antiretroviral treatment earlier could reduce the risk of death by up to 94 percent ...> Full Article Stem cell transplantation helps patients with diabetes become insulin free (4/16/2009)The majority of patients with type 1 diabetes who underwent a certain type of stem cell transplantation became insulin free, several for more than three years, with good glycemic control, and also increased C-peptide levels, an indirect measure of beta-cell function, according to a study in the April 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on diabetes. ...> Full Article SIRT1 takes down tumors (4/15/2009)
Engineers create DNA sensors that could identify cancer using material only one atom thick (4/15/2009)
Scientists identify chemical compound that may stop deadly brain tumors (4/14/2009)Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have identified a compound that could be modified to treat one of the most deadly types of cancer, and discovered how a particular gene mutation contributes to tumor growth. ...> Full Article Colon cancer shuts down receptor that could shut it down (4/14/2009)
When cancer cells can't let go (4/14/2009)
HIV pays a price for invisibility (4/14/2009)Mutations that help HIV hide from the immune system undermine the virus's ability to replicate, show an international team of researchers in the April 13 issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The study was published online on March 23. ...> Full Article Mount Sinai researchers discover novel mechanisms that might causally link type-2 diabetes to Alzheimer's disease (4/13/2009)A recent study by Mount Sinai faculty suggests that a gene associated with onset of type-2 diabetes also decreases in Alzheimer's disease dementia cases. The research, led by Dr. Giulio Maria Pasinetti, MD, Ph.D., the Aidekman Family Professor in Neurology, and Professor of Psychiatry and Geriatrics and Adult Development at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, was published this week in the scientific journal, Archives of Neurology. ...> Full Article Drug shows activity in men with advanced prostate cancer (4/13/2009)A new multi-center study shows that an experimental drug lowers prostate specific antigen levels -- a marker for tumor growth -- in men with advanced prostate cancer for whom traditional treatment options have failed. The study, led by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, is published today in Science Express, the online version of the journal Science. ...> Full Article New method for detection of phosphoproteins reveals regulator of melanoma invasion (4/13/2009)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 Press in the April 10 issue of the journal Molecular Cell, describes the regulation of a previously uncharacterized protein and demonstrates that it plays an important role in cancer cell invasion. ...> Full Article Omega-3 fatty acids may benefit cancer patients undergoing major operations (4/12/2009)New research from Trinity College Dublin published in this month's Annals of Surgery points to a potentially significant advance in the treatment of patients undergoing major cancer surgery. ...> Full Article Gene fusion discovery may lead to improved prostate cancer test (4/12/2009)Weill Cornell Medical College study identifies novel type of gene fusion that may be common cancer mechanism ...> Full Article More intense bladder cancer treatment does not improve survival (4/11/2009)Despite enduring more invasive tests and medical procedures, patients who were treated aggressively for early stage bladder cancer had no better survival than patients who were treated less aggressively, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. ...> Full Article Compendium of pancreatic cancer biomarkers established as strategic approach to early detection (4/11/2009)A cancer scientist from Johns Hopkins has convinced an international group of colleagues to delay their race to find new cancer biomarkers and instead begin a 7,000-hour slog through a compendium of 50,000 scientific articles already published to assemble, decode and analyze the molecules that might herald the furtive presence of pancreatic cancer. ...> Full Article Novel lung cancer vaccine shows promise in fighting early-stage lung cancer (4/11/2009)An experimental vaccine that triggers the patient's immune system to identify and attack specific tumor cells is showing new promise for the treatment of early lung cancer. Thoracic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center are researching the vaccine called MAGE-A3 Antigen-Specific Cancer Immunotherapeutic, which is designed to kill cancer cells without harming normal cells. Rush is one of only five hospitals in Illinois offering the vaccine. ...> Full Article Device protects transplanted pancreatic cells from the immune system (4/11/2009)Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research and the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have demonstrated in mice that transplanted pancreatic precursor cells are protected from the immune system when encapsulated in polytetrafluorethylene. The study suggests a new approach to treating type 1 diabetes. ...> Full Article Multifocal lung cancers appear to originate from single cancer clone (4/10/2009)Multiple, anatomically distinct lung cancer tumors may frequently arise from a single cancer cell, according to a retrospective analysis of patient tumor samples published in the April 7 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ...> Full Article Scientists identify key gene that protects against leukemia (4/10/2009)
Gene helps protect tumor suppressor in breast cancer (4/10/2009)
High-dose radiation improves lung cancer survival, study finds (4/9/2009)Concurrent chemotherapy, radiation also linked to better survival ...> Full Article Researchers discover mechanism of cell type-specific signaling in tumor development (4/9/2009)Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered the mechanisms behind two key checkpoints in cell growth and development -- factors that may ultimately allow investigators to benchmark progression of tumor cells or stop them from further development. The findings appear in the current online issue of Developmental Cell. ...> Full Article How tumor cells move (4/9/2009)Researchers in Heidelberg discover new protein that is suppressed in particularly aggressive cancer cells; article in Nature Cell Biology ...> Full Article Exercise is safe, improves quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure (4/8/2009)Regular exercise is safe for heart failure patients and may slightly lower their risk of death or hospitalization, according to results from the largest and most comprehensive clinical trial to examine the effects of exercise in chronic heart failure patients. The study also found that heart failure patients who add regular, moderate physical activity to standard medical therapy report a higher quality of life compared to similar patients who receive medical therapy only. ...> Full Article Has HIV become more virulent? (4/8/2009)Damage to patients' immune systems is happening sooner now than it did at the beginning of the HIV epidemic, suggesting the virus has become more virulent, according to a new study in the May 1, 2009 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. ...> Full Article Broccoli sprouts may prevent stomach cancer by defeating Helicobacter pylori (4/7/2009)Three-day-old broccoli sprouts, a widely available human food, suppressed Helicobacter pylori infections, according to a report in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. H. pylori infections are one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide and are a major cause of stomach cancer. ...> Full Article A potential new target for treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer (4/7/2009)A new study identifies a protein that modifies the androgen receptor and influences its ability to regulate target genes linked with the progression of prostate cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 7 issue of the journal Cancer Cell, may also drive creation of new strategies for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer that no longer responds to traditional anti-hormone therapies. ...> Full Article Genetic link uncovered in disparate colon cancer death (4/5/2009)Disruptive p53 alteration tied to African-American incidence of advanced disease ...> Full Article A miR boost enables acute leukemia cells to mature (4/5/2009)
Locking parasites in host cell could be new way to fight malaria (4/5/2009)
Long-acting insulin analogues in type 2 diabetes: advantage over human insulin not proven (4/5/2009)It has not been proven that long-acting insulin analogues have an advantage over human insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes. In its final report IQWiG concludes that even though one of two long-acting insulin analogues investigated has been on the market for 9 years, its benefits and harms have still not been investigated sufficiently. ...> Full Article Some radiation therapy treatments can decrease fertility (4/4/2009)Patients should be counseled on fertility preservation options ...> Full Article Researchers find marker for severity in adult brain cancer (4/4/2009)
How probiotics can prevent disease (4/4/2009)Using probiotics successfully against a number of animal diseases has helped scientists from University College Cork, Ireland to understand some of the ways in which they work, which could lead to them using probiotics to prevent and even to treat human diseases ...> Full Article Omega-3 kills cancer cells (4/3/2009)Docosahexanoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils, has been shown to reduce the size of tumors and enhance the positive effects of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, while limiting its harmful side effects. The rat experiments, described in BioMed Central's open access journal Cell Division, provide some support for the plethora of health benefits often ascribed to omega-3 acids. ...> Full Article Increase in p53 mutation linked to advanced colorectal cancer in blacks (4/3/2009)Researchers have identified a possible genetic cause for increased risk for a more advanced form of colorectal cancer in blacks that leads to shorter survival, according to data published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. ...> Full Article Cancer stem cells generated by cancer outgrowth (4/3/2009)Scientists have discovered that growing mouse skin cells in spheres can lead to generation of cells with properties of cancer stem cells, even without genetic manipulation of stem cell genes. This unexpected finding, published by Cell Press in the April 3 issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, provides a potential pathway for generation of cancer stem cells from differentiated cells and may even eventually lead to safer strategies for creation of induced pluripotent stem cells for use in regenerative therapies. ...> Full Article Researchers identify a protein that may help breast cancer spread, beat cancer drugs (4/2/2009)New research from UC Davis Cancer Center shows that a protein called Muc4 may be the essential ingredient that allows breast cancer to spread to other organs and resist therapeutic treatment. ...> Full Article Grad's work helps diagnose skin cancer without a biopsy (4/2/2009)A recent master's graduate at Montana State University is working on a handheld laser microscope that could reduce the number of biopsies needed to diagnose various types of cancer. ...> Full Article Potential magic bullet for MRSA treatment (4/2/2009)Attaching an antimicrobial drug, which is activated by light, to a peptide that binds to bacteria and stops them making toxins, produced a "magic bullet" that was highly effective at killing the superbug, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. ...> Full Article Blood protein may hold key to stopping tumor growth in cancer patients (4/2/2009)A recent discovery by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine could clear the way for a new drug that inhibits tumor growth in cancer patients and could potentially help in the healing of wounds. ...> Full Article |
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