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U of M institute discovers how aspirin fights cancer
5/05/2015
Dr. Dong leads study on drug's preventive effects on colorectal cancerTaking aspirin reduces a person's risk of colorectal cancer, but the molecular mechanisms involved have remained unknown...
How to reset a diseased cell
5/05/2015
In proof-of-concept experiments, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine demonstrate the ability to tune medically relevant cell behaviors by manipulating a key hub in...
Patients with gastrointestinal tumors at higher risk of other cancers
5/05/2015
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine conducted the first population-based study that characterizes the association and temporal relationship between gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST)...
TGen-UCSF study in Neuro-Oncology provides comprehensive look at brain cancer treatments
5/05/2015
New clinical trial at UCSF, based on TGen genomic research, uses multiple drugs to cross blood-brain barrier and attack glioblastoma tumorsLed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute...
UNC researchers create DNA repair map of the entire human genome
5/05/2015
The new experimental assay can help scientists find the precise locations of repair of DNA damage caused by UV radiation and common chemotherapies.
MRIs may be solution to prostate screening conundrum
5/04/2015
The continuing debate about prostate-specific antigen testing for the diagnosis of prostate cancer could be potentially resolved by the use of magnetic resonance imaging, according to the authors...
Frequent aspirin use reduces risk of cervical cancer by nearly half
5/04/2015
Long-term and frequent use of aspirin is associated with significantly decreased risk of cervical cancer, according to a study led by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and...
New origin theory for cells that gave rise to vertebrates
5/04/2015
Discovery could be useful in regenerative medicine and understanding human diseasesThe vivid pigmentation of zebras, the massive jaws of sharks, the fight or flight instinct and the diverse beaks...
Compact synchrotron makes tumors visible
5/04/2015
Novel X-ray technology improves contrast in soft tissueX-ray images of a mouse show: normal X-ray image, phase contrast and darkfield image (fltr).
Role of telomeres in plant stem cells discovered
5/04/2015
The results, published in Cell Reports, highlight the universal nature of the role played by telomeres in the ageing process of living beings, including plants and animalsThis is the root of...