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Controlling 'bad cholesterol' production could prevent growth of tumors, study finds
4/11/2016
U of A researcher found cancerous cells expand by controlling the body's lipid metabolism.Several studies have recognized a link between obesity and cancer.
Discovery of CTLA-4 in dendritic cells opens new possibilities to fight cancer
4/11/2016
T cells are the 'foot soldiers' that fight cancer inside the body. Cancer cells can fight the foot soldiers back by pushing a brake on the T cells that will turn them off.
Crystal structure of PKG I suggests a new activation mechanism
4/11/2016
Protein kinases, most scientists would agree, regulate nearly every aspect of cell life.
Marriage may prolong cancer survival, but why?
4/11/2016
Researchers found that cancer patients who are married are likely to live longer than those who are unmarried, but they say this is not largely down to greater economic resources.
Dressed to kill: Tailoring a suit for tumor-penetrating cancer meds
4/11/2016
For more than a decade, biomedical researchers have been looking for better ways to deliver cancer-killing medication directly to tumors in the body.
Novel research lays the groundwork for new therapies against sepsis
4/11/2016
Protective role for SHARPIN, a protein involved in regulating inflammation, according to report in The American Journal of Pathology.
Scientists discover how Chinese medicinal plant makes anti-cancer compound
4/08/2016
New research led by Professor Cathie Martin of the John Innes Centre has revealed how a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine produces compounds which may help to treat cancer and liver...
Researchers develop supersensitive biosensor for cancer
4/08/2016
A team of researchers has created a biosensor that could not only detect cancers, but also detect what subset of cancer it is and what is driving its growth.
Post-menopausal women taking metformin for diabetes may be at lower risk of cancer
4/08/2016
Post-menopausal women who use metformin long-term for the treatment of diabetes may be at lower risk for developing certain cancers and dying from these diseases, reports a large prospective study...
Researchers closer to understanding how certain cancers resist treatment
4/08/2016
A Virginia Tech cancer biologist has led an international, multi-institutional team to discover that an abnormal amount of chromosomes may be why certain cancers resist medical treatment.