New molecular test kit predicts cancer patient's survival and drug response
8/05/2014
Researchers and doctors at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) have co-developed the first molecular...
Identification of new molecular mechanism indicates new ways to block uncontrolled cell division
8/05/2014
In a study published in Genes & Development, Dr Christian Speck from the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre's DNA Replication group, in collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), New York...
Could chili peppers reduce the risk of colorectal cancer?
8/04/2014
A study from UC-San Diego School of Medicine found that mice fed capsaicin - the active ingredient in chili peppers - had lower tumor growth in the gut and increased lifespan.
UK to lead fight against cancer and rare genetic disorders
8/04/2014
The UK's prime minister pledges £300m for unprecedented 4-year project to analyze 100,000 genomes and revolutionize how cancer and rare genetic disorders are diagnosed and treated.
Pancreatic cancer study finds new genetic risk markers
8/04/2014
DNA analysis of thousands of people with and without pancreatic cancer finds five new genetic risk markers that could be used to screen for a disease that is often found too late.
Innovative research by Rene Bernards, Ph.D., the co-founder of Agendia, Inc., has identified a gene signature that has potential to identify which patients will benefit from tamoxifen therapy.
Tumor growth and metastasis enabled by master HSF that supports reprogramming of normal cells
8/04/2014
Long associated with enabling the proliferation of cancer cells, the ancient cellular survival response regulated by Heat-Shock Factor 1 (HSF1) can also turn neighboring cells in their environment...
Researchers make breakthrough in the understanding of an important blood protein
8/04/2014
New Danish research describes a previously unknown protein mechanism. This provides an exceptionally detailed understanding of how nature works, and it can also provide the ability to control nature...
In what is believed to be the largest genetic analysis of what triggers and propels progression of tumor growth in a common childhood blood cancer, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center report...
Study explains why some brain tumors are more common in men
8/04/2014
Researchers find that a protein linked to reduced cancer risk is less active in male brain cells, potentially explaining why certain brain tumors are more common in men than women.