Thiopurines used to treat inflammatory bowel disease could increase leukemia risk
8/09/2014
Immunosuppressive drugs called thiopurines have been found to increase the risk of myeloid disorders, such as acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare bone marrow disorder...
New gene-editing technique enables faster study of the role of mutations in tumor development
8/09/2014
Sequencing the genomes of tumor cells has revealed thousands of mutations associated with cancer.
Extra protein on surface of early-stage glioma cells evades immune response
8/09/2014
Brain tumors fly under the radar of the body's defense forces by coating their cells with extra amounts of a specific protein, new research shows.
Cancer should be classified by genetic and molecular type, say scientists
8/08/2014
After analyzing more than 3,500 tumors using different platforms, scientists propose cancers should be classified by molecular and genetic type instead of tissue of origin.
UMC Utrecht researchers discover new breast cancer gene
8/08/2014
Women with a mutation of the MEN1 gene have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. The disease also affects them at a younger age.
A new hand-held device that uses lasers and sound waves may change the way doctors treat and diagnose melanoma, according to a team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis.
According to researchers in California, African Americans' participation in colorectal cancer screening is low and the use of colonoscopy infrequent despite similar access to care across races in a...
Induced immunorejection may eliminate tumors post-cell transplantation
8/08/2014
Recent studies have shown that transplanting induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem cells (iPS-NSCs) can promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury in rodents and non-human...
Cell-invading piece of retrovirus captured in lab
8/08/2014
In recent research published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Saint Louis University investigators report catching integrase, the part of retroviruses like HIV that is responsible for...
New database holds clues to potential new treatments for cancer and other diseases
8/08/2014
Your genes are blueprints for proteins, and molecules called microRNA can help to determine how often these genetic blueprints are manufactured into proteins.