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How beneficial bacteria protect intestinal cells
8/14/2015
Ancient reactive oxygen-activated circuit in insects and mammalsThis is Drosophila intestine associated with lactobacilli bacteria, seen in red.
Corrected protein structure reveals drug targets for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases
8/14/2015
Study revises previously published structure of Protein Kinase C enzyme, proposes new strategies to turn the enzyme 'on' to treat cancer or 'off' to treat neurodegenerative diseasesStudy...
Chemo unlikely to prolong survival in older breast cancer patients
8/14/2015
Except in one combination where it remains effective up to age 84, chemotherapy may not extend survival in breast cancer patients over the age of 80, a new study finds.
How the malaria parasite increases the risk of blood cancer
8/13/2015
A link between malaria and Burkitt's lymphoma was first described more than 50 years ago, but how a parasitic infection could turn immune cells cancerous has remained a mystery.
Australian first: evidence to inform strategic investment in cancer research
8/13/2015
Cancer Australia has undertaken an audit to describe, for the first time, the breadth of cancer research funding in Australia, including the first national picture of career funding to cancer...
Collective intelligence helps to improve breast cancer diagnosis
8/13/2015
Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer in women and currently accounts for 29% of all new cancer cases in the U.S.
Rice University bioengineers advance computing technique for health care and more
8/13/2015
Algorithm clarifies 'big data' clustersRice University scientists have developed a big data technique that could have a significant impact on health care.
Can stem cells cause and cure cancer?
8/13/2015
Simply put, cancer is caused by mutations to genes within a cell that lead to abnormal cell growth.
Combining chemotherapy with an immune-blocking drug could stop cancer growing back
8/13/2015
Giving patients a drug that blocks part of the immune system from going into overdrive might help prevent cancer coming back in some people, according to research published in Cancer Research.
Target healthy cells to stop brain cancer 'hijack': UBC study
8/13/2015
New UBC research into brain cancer suggests treatments should target the cells around a tumor to stop it from spreading.