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Targeting tumor suppressor protein could be effective treatment for some AML patients, study suggests

Researchers in Germany have discovered that a tumor suppressor protein thought to prevent acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can actually promote a particularly deadly form of the disease.

17 Feb 2017

UAB to bring advanced cancer-fighting radiation technology to Alabama

The University of Alabama at Birmingham will partner with Proton International to bring proton therapy, one of the most technically advanced forms of cancer-killing radiation, to Alabama.

17 Feb 2017

Scientists map vast spider web of cancer proteins to reveal new drug targets

Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have mapped a vast spider web of interactions between proteins in lung cancer cells, as part of an effort to reach what was considered "undruggable."

17 Feb 2017

Study identifies protein in tumor microenvironment that promotes breast cancer spread

To understand what makes breast cancer spread, researchers are looking at where it lives - not just its original home in the breast but its new home where it settles in other organs. What's happening in that metastatic niche where migrated cancer cells are growing?

16 Feb 2017

Targeting biological clock in cancer cells could inhibit tumour growth

Does the biological clock in cancer cells influence tumour growth? Yes, according to a study conducted by Nicolas Cermakian, a professor in McGill University's Department of Psychiatry.

16 Feb 2017

Proscia collaborates with Samsung Medical Center to develop tools for metastasis prediction in lung cancer

Proscia Inc., a data solutions provider for digital pathology, and Samsung Medical Center, South Korea’s preeminent clinical and biomedical research institute, today announced a partnership focused on developing tools that enable predictive medicine in the fight against cancer.

16 Feb 2017

IDIBELL scientists develop oncolytic virus capable of redirecting immune system to attack cancer cells

Researchers of the Cancer Virotherapy Research Group of Bellvitge Biomedicine Research Institute, led by Dr. Ramon Alemany, have developed an oncolytic virus capable of redirecting the patient's immune system against their tumor cells.

16 Feb 2017

Yale researchers find potential new way to combat brain cancer

A recent Yale study may have found a new way to fight brain cancer.

15 Feb 2017

HCI researchers uncover how epithelial cells naturally turn over to maintain constant numbers

Research published today in Nature from scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah shows how epithelial cells naturally turn over, maintaining constant numbers between cell division and cell death.

15 Feb 2017

Analyzing copies of genes may offer new therapeutic approaches for ovarian cancer

A team of 18 University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center researchers has developed a new tool to analyze an often overlooked aspect of cancer genetics -- an alteration that results in the loss or gain in a copy of a gene.

15 Feb 2017

Research opens treatment pathways for cancers that do not respond to targeted antibodies

By hijacking a cancer cell's own metabolism, researchers have found a way to tag and target elusive cancers with small-molecule sugars. This opens treatment pathways for cancers that are not responsive to conventional targeted antibodies, such as triple-negative breast cancer.

15 Feb 2017

VIB-KU Leuven scientists identify new mechanism that impacts cancer growth

Scientists at VIB-KU Leuven have identified a new mechanism that impacts tumor growth. The typical lack of oxygen in tumors doesn't only stimulate proliferation, but also offsets the important role of the protein PHD2 as 'cancer cell killer'.

14 Feb 2017

Salk professor receives inaugural Sjöberg Prize for groundbreaking cancer research

Salk Professor Tony Hunter, who holds an American Cancer Society Professorship, has been awarded $500,000 as part of the $1 million Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' inaugural Sjöberg Prize for Cancer Research for "groundbreaking studies of cellular processes that have led to the development of new and effective cancer drugs."

14 Feb 2017

New ASTRO guideline underscores safety, effectiveness of palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases

The American Society for Radiation Oncology recently published an updated clinical guideline that underscores the safety and effectiveness of palliative radiation therapy (RT) for treating painful bone metastases.

14 Feb 2017

Study discovers how gut bacteria interacts with microRNAs to promote colon cancer growth

Gut microbes can influence the growth of colon cancer, though little is known about how they trigger the disease.

14 Feb 2017

Taking prostate cancer drug with low-fat breakfast can be effective and less expensive, study finds

Taking one-fourth the standard dose of a widely used drug for prostate cancer with a low-fat breakfast can be as effective - and four times less expensive - as taking the standard dose as recommended: on an empty stomach.

14 Feb 2017

Research shows how protein component of Epstein-Barr virus promotes development of cancer

After an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the virus persists in the body throughout a person's lifetime, usually without causing any symptoms.

13 Feb 2017

Scientists discover 'Achilles' heel' of tumor-suppressing protein that drives prostate cancer metastasis

Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered that a protein called Importin-11 protects the anti-cancer protein PTEN from destruction by transporting it into the cell nucleus. A study they publish today in The Journal of Cell Biology suggests that the loss of Importin-11 may destabilize PTEN, leading to the development of lung, prostate, and other cancers.

13 Feb 2017

Researchers use liquid biopsies, tiny experimental device to predict cancer spread and hasten diagnosis

A team of investigators from Cedars-Sinai and UCLA is using a new blood-analysis technique and tiny experimental device to help physicians predict which cancers are likely to spread by identifying and characterizing tumor cells circulating through the blood.

13 Feb 2017

Scientists generate new insights into intricate molecular underpinnings of ubiquitin signaling

Scientists at the University of Würzburg have generated new insights into the intricate molecular underpinnings of ubiquitin signaling. Their results may provide new avenues for cancer therapy.

13 Feb 2017

Tumor News and Research

Targeting tumor suppressor protein could be effective treatment for some AML patients, study suggests

UAB to bring advanced cancer-fighting radiation technology to Alabama

Scientists map vast spider web of cancer proteins to reveal new drug targets

Study identifies protein in tumor microenvironment that promotes breast cancer spread

Targeting biological clock in cancer cells could inhibit tumour growth

Proscia collaborates with Samsung Medical Center to develop tools for metastasis prediction in lung cancer

IDIBELL scientists develop oncolytic virus capable of redirecting immune system to attack cancer cells

Yale researchers find potential new way to combat brain cancer

HCI researchers uncover how epithelial cells naturally turn over to maintain constant numbers

Analyzing copies of genes may offer new therapeutic approaches for ovarian cancer

Research opens treatment pathways for cancers that do not respond to targeted antibodies

VIB-KU Leuven scientists identify new mechanism that impacts cancer growth

Salk professor receives inaugural Sjöberg Prize for groundbreaking cancer research

New ASTRO guideline underscores safety, effectiveness of palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases

Study discovers how gut bacteria interacts with microRNAs to promote colon cancer growth

Taking prostate cancer drug with low-fat breakfast can be effective and less expensive, study finds

Research shows how protein component of Epstein-Barr virus promotes development of cancer

Scientists discover 'Achilles' heel' of tumor-suppressing protein that drives prostate cancer metastasis

Researchers use liquid biopsies, tiny experimental device to predict cancer spread and hasten diagnosis

Scientists generate new insights into intricate molecular underpinnings of ubiquitin signaling

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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