New tool on horizon for surgeons treating cancer patients
6/19/2015
Surgeons could know while their patients are still on the operating table if a tissue is cancerous, according to researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Brigham...
Massively parallel gene function assays aim to reduce uncertainty of genetic diagnoses
6/19/2015
Nearly 2000 BRCA1 variants studied in laboratory testsPatients seeking certainty in genetic tests often receive a perplexing result.
Detroit researchers help identify gene mutation that can trigger lymphoblastic leukemia
6/19/2015
After collecting data on a leukemia-affected family for nearly a decade, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center (DMC), Hematologist and Wayne State University School of Medicine...
Faster, not stronger: How a protein regulates gene expression
6/19/2015
Inside the cell, DNA is tightly coiled and packed with several proteins into a structure called "chromatin", which allows DNA to fit in the cell while also preventing genes from being expressed at...
Scientists identify progenitor cells for blood and immune system
6/19/2015
UCSF researchers aim for better balance of cell populations to combat aging and cancerUniversity of California San Francisco scientists have identified characteristics of a family of daughter...
Genomic discovery of skin cancer subtypes provides potential 'signpost' for drug targets
6/19/2015
MD Anderson researchers lead The Cancer Genome Atlas analysis of cutaneous melanoma identifying four subtypesCutaneous melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, is now believed to be divided...
Single enzyme's far-reaching influence in human biology and disease
6/19/2015
Enzyme Fam20C chemically modifies more than 100 different secreted proteins, thus directing numerous cellular processesCells stained orange to illuminate the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi...
Study: Abdominal blood clots may indicate undiagnosed cancer
6/19/2015
New research published online in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), concludes that a blood clot in an abdominal vein may be an indicator of undiagnosed cancer.
Vanderbilt-led study finds significant drop in new prostate cancer diagnoses
6/19/2015
Decline follows USPSTF recommendation against PSA testingA new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators found new diagnoses of prostate cancer in the U.S.
Tubal ligation may improve the prognosis of endometrial cancer later in life
6/19/2015
Endometrial cancer (EC) can spread by several routes, including the lymph system, blood vessels, through the uterine wall, as well as through the fallopian tubes into the peritoneal cavity, but the...