Dogs and humans will benefit if research leads to new bladder cancer assay
6/09/2014
Veterinary researchers at Oregon State University have identified a unique group of proteins that indicate the presence of transitional cell carcinoma - the most common cause of bladder cancer - and...
A new way discovered to control genetic material altered in cancer
6/09/2014
When we talk about genetic material, we are usually referring to the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that we inherit from our parents.
A study by a Korean team of neuroscientists has concluded that when mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs; multipotent structural stem cells capable of differentiation into a variety of cell types) are...
Older women are more vulnerable to breast cancer, but why?
6/09/2014
Scientists from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have gained more insights into why older women are more susceptible to breast cancer.
Insufficient exercise compromises survival for breast cancer survivors
6/09/2014
Researchers at the University of North Carolina identified that 59% of breast cancer patients have decreased physical activity after diagnosis, which may affect quality of life.
Cells must transport nutrients and messenger cargos through its membrane and transport them within the cell at the correct time and place.
Researchers discover 'seeds' of stem cells' development
6/09/2014
Case Western Reserve researchers have discovered landmarks within pluripotent stem cells that guide how they develop to serve different purposes within the body.
How obesity leads to type 2 diabetes, cancer
6/09/2014
New findings about the biological links between obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes may also shed light on the connection between obesity and cancer, says a scientist at The University of...
HPV (human papillomavirus) infection is widely known to induce cancer. Many of the mutations that cause this virally-induced cancer are caused by a family of genes that normally combats viral...
Insufficient exercise compromises survival of breast cancer survivors
6/09/2014
Researchers at the University of North Carolina identified that 59% of breast cancer patients have decreased physical activity after diagnosis, which may affect quality of life.