Discovery Of New Drug Target In Breast Cancer
5/23/2011
Researchers have identified a new protein involved in the development of drug resistance in breast cancer which could be a target for new treatments, they report in the journal Nature Medicine. In a mouse model of breast cancer, blocking production of the protein using genetic techniques caused tumours to shrink. The scientists are now looking for new drugs which could achieve a similar effect...
Platform Developed To Monitor Hematopoietic Stem Cells
5/23/2011
A Canadian research team has developed an automated microfluidic cell culture platform to monitor the growth, survival and responses of hundreds of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) at the single cell level. This new tool allows scientists to study multiple temporally varying culture conditions simultaneously and to gain new insights on the growth factor requirements for HSC survival...
Comment On NHS Report Showing Fifty Per Cent Rise In Lung Cancer Surgery, UK
5/22/2011
Dr Rosemary Gillespie, chief executive of The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, said: "We welcome the publication of this National Lung Cancer Audit, which is vital in ensuring all patients receive a fair deal. "We are pleased to see some improvements, in particular, the significant increase in those lung cancer patients receiving surgery...
Protecting Bone Marrow From Toxic Side Effects Of Chemotherapy Using Gene-Modified Stem Cells
5/22/2011
Although chemotherapy is used to kill cancer cells, it can also have a strong toxic effect on normal cells such as bone marrow and blood cells, often limiting the ability to use and manage the chemotherapy treatment...
Insight Provided Into Quality Of Stored Blood Used For Transfusions
5/22/2011
New research provides evidence for significant differences between new and old red blood cells used for transfusions and could provide a cheap, rapid and effective way to monitor the quality of blood supplies. Even with preservatives, blood stored in banks continues to age, resulting in biomaterials leaking from the red blood cells and subsequent changes to cell properties and function...
Study Demonstrates Immediate And Long-Term Benefits Of Laser Treatment For Enlarged Prostate
5/22/2011
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urology Association (AUA) in Washington, DC demonstrates that holmium laser therapy is a safe and durable treatment option for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - an enlargement of the prostate that affects most men as they age...
Ray Johnston's goal in three years is for his band to sell out at the 1,600-seat House of Blues in Dallas. In eight years, he wants to pack the 6,400-seat Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, and by 2030, to play to tens of thousands of fans at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Mr. Johnston's unmentioned goal, though, is to live another year after battling leukemia for the past seven...
A Key To Fight Drug-Resistant Leukemia
5/21/2011
Now an international team led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and joined by scientists of the Freiburg excellence cluster BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, has identified a protein called BCL6 which plays a key role in the development of drug-resistance in leukemia...
Preventing Prostate Cancer Cells From 'Bodybuilding' Provides New Treatment Hope
5/20/2011
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that stopping prostate cancer cells from 'bulking up' with nutrients reduces the spread of the disease and tumour size, according to research published today in EMBO Journal. Prostate cancer is partly driven by cell signals from the androgen receptor (AR) protein AR...
The Kick-Off To Summer Could Spell Trouble For Your Skin!
5/20/2011
As Memorial Day Weekend and the start of summer beach season fast approach, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) is making experts available to discuss the risks of developing skin cancer and what steps can be taken to prevent it. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School...