Vitamin D insufficiency, low rate of DNA methylation in black teens may increase disease risk
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Low levels of vitamin D in black teens correlates with low activity of a major mechanism for controlling gene expression that may...
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Chronic inflammation leads to imbalanced blood system and potentially cancer risk
A study published today in the journal Nature Cell Biology shows that chronic exposure to an inflammatory "emergency" signal, interleukin-1, causes blood-forming bone marrow stem...
Key mechanism identified in brain tumor growth
A gene known as OSMR plays a key role in driving the growth of glioblastoma tumors, according to a new study led by a McGill...
Top tobacco control experts to FDA: Studies of e-cigs suggest more benefit than harm
WASHINGTON — Seven top international tobacco control experts are prompting regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to have a broad "open-minded" perspective...
Stem cells used to successfully regenerate damage in corticospinal injury
Writing in the March 28, 2016 issue of Nature Medicine, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego...
Handheld surgical ‘pen’ prints human stem cells
In a landmark proof-of-concept experiment, Australian researchers have used a handheld 3D printing pen to ‘draw’ human stem cells in freeform patterns with extremely high...
UCI study finds safer stem cell-derived therapy for brain radiation recovery
Irvine, Calif., April 7, 2016 — While stem cells have shown promise for treating brain regions damaged by cancer radiation treatments, University of California, Irvine...
Identification of therapeutic targets in multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological cancer that frequently acquires resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. Additionally, many patients experience disease relapse, but these patients are difficult...
Critical immunotherapy target marks dysfunctional regulatory T cells in brain cancer
Immunotherapy represents an exciting advance in cancer treatment that harnesses the immune system to seek and destroy cancer cells. The programmed death 1 (PD-1) pathway...
VCU Massey researchers uncover process that drives prostate cancer metastasis
Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center have uncovered a novel function of the gene PLK1 (polo-like kinase 1) that helps prostate cancer cells metastasize (spread)...
The cell copying machine: How daughters look like their mothers
Tiny structures in our cells, called centrioles, control both cell division and motility. The number of these structures is highly monitored, with deviations causing infertility,...
Researchers identify new mechanism to target ‘undruggable’ cancer gene
(NEW YORK, NY, April 18, 2016) — RAS genes are mutated in more than 30 percent of human cancers and represent one of the most...
Young adult survivors of childhood cancer report feeling middle-aged
BOSTON (April 21, 2016) – Do survivors of childhood cancer return to normal health as they grow up? According to new research from Dana-Farber/Boston Children's...
No risk association observed for anthracycline chemotherapy, cognitive decline
New data analyses found no association between anthracycline chemotherapy and greater risk of cognitive decline in breast cancer survivors, according to an article published online...
No increased risk of fatal CV events for breast cancer patients on newer hormone therapy
PASADENA, Calif., April 21, 2016 –In a new study from Kaiser Permanente, researchers found the use of aromatase inhibitors, hormone-therapy drugs used to treat patients...
