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Study revises theory of how PTEN, a critical tumor suppressor, shuts off growth signals
4/13/2015
The gene called PTEN is one of the most important of the body's natural tumor suppressors.
Increased levels of radon in Pennsylvania homes correspond to onset of fracking
4/13/2015
Levels of radon, a known carcinogen, rising since 2004, around the time that drilling for a new type of natural gas well beganJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers say that...
Biologists identify brain tumor weakness
4/13/2015
Discovery could offer a new target for treatment of glioblastomaBiologists at MIT and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have discovered a vulnerability of brain cancer cells that...
A call to action for 2 cancer research fronts to join forces
4/13/2015
Since President Nixon declared the "War on Cancer" in 1971, scientists have been united in a quest to find all gene deletions, insertions, or duplications that can cause an otherwise ordinary cell to...
Stem cell disease model clarifies bone cancer trigger
4/13/2015
Using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a team led by Mount Sinai researchers has gained new insight into genetic changes that may turn a well known anti-cancer signaling gene into a driver of...
What are the health benefits of tea?
4/13/2015
Find out about the health benefits of tea including helping to beat stress, boosting cognitive function, decreasing cancer risk and reducing arthritis.
Breast cancer research uncovers the fountain of youth
4/13/2015
The Fountain of Youth has been discovered and it's not in Florida as Ponce de Leon claimed. Instead, it was found in the mammary glands of genetically modified mice.
Tumor cells that mimic blood vessels could help breast cancer spread to other sites
4/13/2015
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but it can also have deadly consequences, at least when it comes to tumor cells.
A digital field guide to cancer cells
4/13/2015
Scientists are mapping the habits of cancer cells, turn by microscopic turn.Yale-led research is looking into the directional cues that influence cancer cells.
New low-temperature plasma treatment for prostate cancer developed
4/12/2015
Scientists have discovered a potential new treatment for prostate cancer that causes cells to die in a different way to other therapies.