New Method To Produce Blood Cells From Stem Cells Could Yield A Purer, Safer Cell Therapy
7/16/2013
A new protocol for reprogramming induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into mature blood cells, using just a small amount of the patient's own blood and a readily available cell type, is reported on in the current issue of STEM CELLS Translational Medicine...
Extend HPV Jab To Young Gay Men, Say Sexual Health Experts
7/16/2013
Young gay men should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, because their risk of developing anal cancer is more than 15 times higher than it is in straight men, and it would be cost effective for the NHS, say sexual health experts writing in Sexually Transmitted Infections...
Having Type 2 Diabetes Increases Risk For Some Cancers
7/16/2013
A type of genetic abnormality linked to cancer is more common in people with type 2 diabetes than the rest of the population, a new study has found. People with type 2 diabetes are already known to have a higher risk of cancers, especially blood cancers like lymphoma and leukaemia...
Cancer-Linked Fam190a Gene Found To Regulate Cell Division
7/16/2013
Johns Hopkins cancer scientists have discovered that a little-described gene known as FAM190A plays a subtle but critical role in regulating the normal cell division process known as mitosis, and the scientists' research suggests that mutations in the gene may contribute to commonly found chromosomal instability in cancer...
Researchers Find That Antiviral Enzyme Contributes To Several Forms Of Cancer
7/16/2013
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered that a human antiviral enzyme causes DNA mutations that lead to several forms of cancer. The discovery, reported in the journal Nature Genetics, follows the team's earlier finding that the enzyme, called APOBEC3B, is responsible for more than half of breast cancer cases. The previous study was published in Nature in February...
Scientists Identify New Details Of Biochemical Interactions Necessary For Cell Division
7/16/2013
Building on earlier work exploring the complex choreography by which intricate cellular proteins interact with and copy DNA prior to cell division, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have captured a key step-molecular images showing how the enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix gets drawn to and wrapped around its target...
Scientists Discover That Proteins Involved In Immunity Potentially Cause Cancer
7/16/2013
A set of proteins involved in the body's natural defenses produces a large number of mutations in human DNA, according to a study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The findings suggest that these naturally produced mutations are just as powerful as known cancer-causing agents in producing tumors...
Extend HPV Jab To Young Gay Men, Say Sexual Health Experts
7/16/2013
Young gay men should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, because their risk of developing anal cancer is more than 15 times higher than it is in straight men, and it would be cost effective for the NHS, say sexual health experts writing in Sexually Transmitted Infections...
Immunity Proteins Linked To Cancer
7/16/2013
Researchers from a branch of the National Institute of Health (NIH) have found a set of proteins involved in immunity - supposed to defend the body - that have the bad effect of creating a large number of mutations in DNA. These genetic mutations may be just as powerful as other known causes of cancer in producing tumors in the human body, the researchers say...
New Bowel Cancer Risk Factor: High Intake Of Sugary Foods
7/16/2013
Sugary snacks increase the risk of bowel cancer, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention. It is the first study of its kind to find a positive link between bowel cancer and high sugar and fat diets...