Taking on melanoma, one cell at a time
The following is adapted from a Q&A published today by the Broad Institute. Single-cell analysis is a groundbreaking approach now being used across biological fields...
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Controlling ‘bad cholesterol’ production could prevent growth of tumors, study finds
Several studies have recognized a link between obesity and cancer. Richard Lehner, professor of Pediatrics and investigator at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine...
Dressed to kill: Tailoring a suit for tumor-penetrating cancer meds
For more than a decade, biomedical researchers have been looking for better ways to deliver cancer-killing medication directly to tumors in the body. Tiny capsules,...
Method for earlier detection of leukemia wins $300,000 grant
A unique pitch competition hosted by the MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research on Friday awarded a team of researchers $300,000 to further develop...
Cartilage protein may contribute to the development of breast cancer
Credit: Photo: Anna Bloms / Lund University Research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the protein COMP, which mainly exists in cartilage, can also...
Implantable device targets pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, in part because it is very difficult for chemotherapy drugs to...
Organ recipients with previous cancers linked to higher death rates, new cancers
TORONTO, April 22, 2016–People who had cancer before receiving an organ transplant were more likely to die of any cause, die of cancer or develop...
Risk factors identified for acute pancreatitis that can disrupt leukemia treatment
Researchers have identified a rare genetic variation associated with a dramatically increased risk of severe acute pancreatitis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients treated with...
Scientists to crack the genetic code of the Y chromosome in malaria mosquitoes
Human malaria, uniquely transmitted by a handful of anopheline mosquitoes, continues to attack nearly 200 million people and claims the lives of 600,000 each year....
Protein SIRT5 linked to healthy heart function
ITHACA, N.Y. – The human heart is a remarkable muscle, beating more than 2 billion times over the average life span. But the heart’s efficiency...
Ensuring the integrity of our genetic material during reproduction
This news release is available in German. Our genetic material – our DNA – must be stable; so that it can be passed on from...
Neanderthal Y chromosome offers clues to what kept us separate species
Researchers reporting in the American Journal of Human Genetics, published by Cell Press, have completed the first in-depth genetic analysis of a Neanderthal Y chromosome....
Function of mysterious RNAs may often lie in their genes
PHILADELPHIA–A new genetic clue discovered by a team co-led by a researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is shedding...
Rare disease gene has a key role in chronic hepatitis C infection
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) hijacks the host's fat metabolism for its own survival, growth, and transport in the human body. A study published on April...
New structure identified in membrane of disease-causing bacteria
AMHERST, Mass. – Mycobacteria cause a number of dangerous, difficult-to-treat diseases including leprosy and tuberculosis, and progress has been slow in eradicating them. But new...
