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Scientists discover how rapamycin slows cell growth 27 Aug 2013 | 07:44 pm
University of Montreal researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that can potentially slow the progression of some cancers and other diseases of abnormal growth. In the May 23 edition of...
When oxygen is short, EGFR prevents maturation of cancer-fighting miRNAs 23 Aug 2013 | 05:17 am
Even while being dragged to its destruction inside a cell, a cancer-promoting growth factor receptor fires away, sending signals that thwart the development of tumor-suppressing microRNAs before it’s ...
Genomic analysis lends insight to prostate cancer 19 Aug 2013 | 06:05 am
Researchers have used next generation genomic analysis to determine that some of the more aggressive prostate cancer tumors have similar genetic origins, which may help in predicting cancer progressio...
Noninvasive detection, diagnosis of oral cancer 16 Aug 2013 | 01:10 am
More effective detection and diagnosis of oral cancer could result from an advance in noninvasive imaging of epithelial tissue. The research is thought to have the potential to change the way doctors ...
Technique to detect breast cancer in urine developed 11 Aug 2013 | 12:31 pm
Medical researchers have developed a new screening method that uses urinalysis to diagnose breast cancer ? and determine its severity ? before it could be detected with a mammogram.…read more
Heart healthy lifestyle may cut kidney disease patients’ risk of kidney failure 7 Aug 2013 | 11:50 am
Compared with kidney disease patients who had zero or one heart healthy lifestyle component in the ideal range, those with two, three, and four ideal factors had progressively lower risks for kidney f...
Research identifies a way to make cancer cells more responsive to chemotherapy 3 Aug 2013 | 10:41 am
Breast cancer characterized as “triple negative” carries a poor prognosis, with limited treatment options. In some cases, chemotherapy doesn’t kill the cancer cells the way it’s supposed to. New resea...
Scientists make breast cancer advance that turns previous thinking on its head 30 Jul 2013 | 08:57 am
Scientists have made an advance in breast cancer research which shows how some enzymes released by cancerous cells could have a protective function.…read more
Infantile myofibromatosis: First drug targets in childhood genetic tumor disorder 26 Jul 2013 | 11:28 am
Two mutations central to the development of infantile myofibromatosis (IM) — a disorder characterized by multiple tumors involving the skin, bone, and soft tissue?may provide new therapeutic targets, ...
New microsphere-based methods for detecting HIV antibodies 22 Jul 2013 | 05:54 pm
Detection of HIV antibodies is used to diagnose HIV infection and monitor trials of experimental HIV/AIDS vaccines. New, more sensitive detection systems being developed use microspheres to capture HI...
