Relationship between diet, inflammation and cancer: Key factor found
A connection between inflammation and cancer has been recognized for over a hundred years. This connection is particularly evident in colon carcinogenesis, because patients with IBD have a higher...
View ArticleUnlocking the secrets of pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is caused by the narrowing of the blood vessels in the lung, due to excessive growth of cells in the blood vessel wall. The cells grow in number until they obstruct the vessels,...
View ArticleProtein kinase R and dsRNAs, new regulators of mammalian cell division
This finding will provide important clues to understanding the process of tumor formation and the mechanism for suppressing cancer since the abnormal cell division marks the early events of cancer...
View ArticleCrucial role of breast cancer tumor suppressor revealed
In recent years, medical professionals have been greatly interested in the development of new treatments to combat the spread of cancer, which is the largest cause of death in patients with this...
View ArticleCancer researchers may inspire new area of research in cellular biology
A research collaboration between Griffith and the Malaghan Institute in Wellington, New Zealand has made the discovery that mitochondria are capable of passing through the healthy membrane of a host...
View ArticleHuman neural stem cells restore cognitive functions impaired by chemotherapy
In preclinical studies using rodents, they found that stem cells transplanted one week after the completion of a series of chemotherapy sessions restored a range of cognitive functions, as measured one...
View ArticleInsect and mammal ovulation more alike than not?
We have a general idea of the timing of and the hormones involved in ovulation in humans. What we don't understand are the precise mechanics regulating how the egg escapes from the follicle of cells...
View ArticleBio-marker set forms the basis for new blood test to detect colorectal cancer
Max Mazzone (VIB/KU Leuven): "This research demonstrates how important it is to gain a thorough understanding of the role of our immune system in cancer. In this case, this knowledge will hopefully...
View ArticleStudy revises theory of how PTEN, a critical tumor suppressor, shuts off...
Today, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) publish new evidence explaining precisely how the protein encoded by PTEN (called PTEN) works -- specifically, how it is recruited to...
View ArticleEpigenomic changes play an important role during the progression of melanoma
Human DNA contains genetic information that makes our cells functional entities within a larger whole. The stream of information from DNA to function happens in the form of proteins that anchor...
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