High risk of leukemia in Down syndrome: behind the scenes of genetics
8/11/2014
Children affected by trisomy 21 (or Down syndrome) are 50 to 500 times more likely to develop leukemia than other children.
How cancer spreads and recurs may be resolved by cell mechanics
8/11/2014
Cancer cells that break away from tumors to go looking for a new home may prefer to settle into a soft bed, according to new findings from researchers at the University of Illinois.
For the first time, scientists have uncovered new information on how stem cells in the human bowel behave, revealing vital clues about the earliest stages in bowel cancer development and how we may...
Decline in US lung cancer rates, varying by race, gender, age
8/11/2014
Researchers from the National Cancer Institute have found that lung cancer incidence rates are falling in the US, varying between different demographic groups and cancer subtypes.
Key piece discovered in cancer cell survival puzzle
8/11/2014
An international team led by Eric A. Hendrickson of the University of Minnesota and Duncan Baird of Cardiff University has solved a key mystery in cancer research: What allows some malignant cells to...
UC San Francisco researchers have identified cells' unique features within the developing human brain, using the latest technologies for analyzing gene activity in individual cells, and have...
A new approach to classifying tumors
8/11/2014
Researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) have analyzed more than 3500 tumors on multiple genomic technology platforms, revealing a new approach to classifying cancers.
Pediatric kidney cancer caused by mutations in a gene essential for cell regulation
8/10/2014
Mutations in a gene that helps regulate when genes are switched on and off in cells have been found to cause rare cases of Wilms tumour, the most common kidney cancer occurring in children.
Wound healing discovery may improve understanding of cell movement
8/10/2014
Research by a civil engineer from the University of Waterloo is helping shed light on the way wounds heal and may someday have implications for understanding how cancer spreads, as well as why...
Study shines new light on genetic alterations of aggressive breast cancer subtype
8/10/2014
Researchers from the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered new information about the genetic alterations that may contribute to the development of a subtype...