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Researchers identify cell-permeable peptide that inhibits hepatitis C
ScienceDaily (Jan. 31, 2012) — Researchers from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a cell-permeable peptide that inhibits a hepatitis C virus protein and blocks viral replication, which can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.This finding by Dr. Samuel French, an assistant professor of pathology and senior author of the study, builds on previous [...]
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Key genetic error found in family of blood cancers
ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2011) — Scientists have uncovered a critical genetic mutation in some patients with myelodysplastic syndromes — a group of blood cancers that can progress to a fatal form of leukemia.The research team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis also found evidence that patients with the mutation are more likely [...]
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GIT Cancer
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Vaccine against colorectal cancer
British scientists have developed a vaccine that stimulates colorectal cancer patients’ immune systems to fight malignant cells.In a clinical trial of 67 patients, scientists at the University of Nottingham found that when the vaccines were administered before and after surgery to remove malignant tumors, they helped stimulated immune cell production in up to 70 percent [...]
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Genes and pancreatic cancer
Abnormalities in genes that can repair errors in DNA replication help identify people with high risk of developing pancreatic cancer, D. Anderson Cancer Center are a team of the University of Texas M. 15 issue reports clinical cancer research in the JanError in this critical DNA repair genes may act alone or in combination [...]
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Brain Tumors
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Untapped Resources of the Human Brain
Watching a person who has been affected by a brain illness or condition is very difficult. Perhaps just as tough is the realization on the faces of the bluehost family members that their father or grandfather is no longer ableto recognize them and in some ways has forever been disconnected from them. Brain disease such [...]
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Signs And How To Diagnose Brain Cancer
The signs of brain tumour be determined by the size, spot and also style of tumor. Signs or symptoms might appear when a tumor forces the neural or harms a selected region in the mind. They will can also be induced if mental performance grows or even essential fluids build-up within the skull. Majority of [...]
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Mesothelioma
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What Is Mesothelioma And Explain What The Causes Are?
There is no doubt that there are various types of cancer. Sometimes it is hard to get a grasp of all of them or understand what they are. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer to form, but it is still evident within society. Various organs within an individual’s body and its protective lining is harmed. The [...]
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Important Truths About The Deadly Asbestos Cancer Mesothelioma
Exposure to asbestos, confirmed to be a deadly material, for long span of time causes in asbestos cancer mesothelioma. The product was held in high regard generated by its multifarious qualities for instance resistance to heat along with shock, low weight etc. It was set to use in numerous commercial along with consumer products on [...]
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Other Recent Articles
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Flatworms’ minimalist approach to cell division reveals the molecular architecture of the human centrosome
ScienceDaily (Jan. 5, 2012) — Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered that planarians, tiny flatworms fabled for their regenerative powers, completely lack centrosomes, cellular structures that organize the network of microtubules that pulls chromosomes apart during cell division.The flatworms’ unique and unexpected characteristic, detailed [...]
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Cell-CT: A new dimension in breast cancer research
ScienceDaily (Jan. 5, 2012) — Despite advances in both the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, the disease remains a leading worldwide health concern.Now, a new imaging technology under investigation at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University may help researchers pinpoint subtle aberrations in cell nuclear structure, the molecular biosignature of cancer, thus significantly [...]
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New type of spinal cord stem cell discovered: Research provides new target for regenerating parts of the central nervous system
ScienceDaily (Sep. 15, 2011) — A group led by a University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health scientist has discovered a type of spinal cord cell that could function as a stem cell, with the ability to regenerate portions of the central nervous system in people with spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis or amyotrophic [...]
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Advanced Ultrasound Imaging in Pain Medicine
Advanced Ultrasound Imaging in Pain MedicineDuring the past decade, there has been a renaissance for ultrasound in the field of medicine. The pace of evolution of new imaging technology has accelerated, and ultimately has resulted in the development of amazing new ultrasound equipment. This, in turn, has led to the emergence of new scientific breakthroughs, [...]
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US Cancer Deaths Continue To Fall, ACS Report
A new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows that rates of cancer deaths in the United States continue the downward trend of the last two decades. The new figures show that over the past ten years of available data (up to 2008), cancer deaths have fallen by more than 1% a year in [...]
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News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Jan. 3, 2012
ONCOLOGY: Cbx7 suppresses tumor growth The unregulated cell growth that occurs in cancer is in part related to changes in the expression of genes that control the cell cycle. CBX7 is a gene known to be involved in a repressor complex that is capable of altering the proteins around which DNA is wrapped such that [...]
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Cell-CT: A new dimension in breast cancer research
ScienceDaily (Jan. 5, 2012) — Despite advances in both the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, the disease remains a leading worldwide health concern.Now, a new imaging technology under investigation at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University may help researchers pinpoint subtle aberrations in cell nuclear structure, the molecular biosignature of cancer, thus significantly [...]
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Ultrasonic instrument may be helpful for rhinoplasty, study finds
ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2011) — The ultrasonic bone aspirator, which uses sound waves to remove bone without damage to surrounding soft tissue or mucous membranes, may be a useful tool for surgeons performing cosmetic rhinoplasty (cosmetic surgery of the nose), according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one [...]
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