New strategy to avoid collateral damage in cancer
5/28/2014
Ligases are enzymes that aid the bonding of two molecules. For example, the RNA ligase ensures that copied parts of DNA are bonded into a viable tRNA, which in turn delivers the blueprint for...
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) has launched new guidelines for...
GPs' suspicion can predict serious disease
5/28/2014
One of the diagnostic challenges facing GPs is to separate the majority of patients who consult them, and have relatively minor or self-limiting disease, from the minority who turn out to have...
Immunologists discover immune system precursor cells that fight infection
5/28/2014
The innate immune system recognizes infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria.
Uric acid is an intracellular antioxidant
5/28/2014
Interested in antioxidants? They protect us against aging and cancer. It's one of the reasons we like our green tea and even our broccoli. But there is a new kid on the antioxidant block - uric acid.
Improved understanding of DNA crosslinks repair
5/28/2014
DNA damage repair is highly complex. UZH researchers have now discovered another piece in the puzzle for the removal of extremely dangerous DNA lesions.
Potential new target for cancer immunotherapy
5/28/2014
Scientists have found a way to target elusive cells that suppress immune response, depleting them with peptides that spare other important cells and shrink tumors in preclinical experiments...
Surprising similarities found in the way immune system defenders bind to disease-causing invaders
5/28/2014
A study led by researchers at Stanford's School of Medicine reveals how T cells, the immune system's foot soldiers, respond to an enormous number of potential health threats.
Distribution of cancer types may be affected by an area's level of poverty or wealth
5/28/2014
A new analysis has found that certain cancers are more concentrated in areas with high poverty, while other cancers arise more often in wealthy regions.
Changing diet to fight breast cancer
5/28/2014
Calorie restriction, a kind of dieting in which food intake is decreased by a certain percentage, has been touted as way to help people live longer.