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Pushing closer to a new cancer-fighting strategy: Protrusions on cells lend clues to molecular pathway that could offer new cancer targets

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Brain Tumor, breast cancer, cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, skin cancer, Stem Cells

A molecular pathway that’s frequently mutated in many different forms of cancer becomes active when cells push parts of their

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New dual-action cancer-killing virus

November 21, 2018 Biology, Biotechnology, cancer, Colon Cancer, Genetics, Lymphoma, Molecular Biology, skin cancer

Scientists have equipped a virus that kills carcinoma cells with a protein so it can also target and kill adjacent

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Drug combination makes cancer disappear in mice with neuroblastoma: ‘Significant’ findings suggest potential for effective, non-toxic treatment for this aggressive childhood cancer

November 15, 2018 breast cancer, cancer, Colon Cancer, leukemia, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Pharmacology, skin cancer

Researchers investigating new treatments for neuroblastoma — one of the most common childhood cancers — have found that a combination

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Genetic ‘whodunnit’ for cancer gene solved: Scientists find how the enzyme AMPK, largely thought to suppress cancer, actually helps some tumors survive

November 10, 2018 Brain Tumor, breast cancer, cancer, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer, skin cancer

Long thought to suppress cancer by slowing cellular metabolism, the protein complex AMPK also seemed to help some tumors grow,

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Natural killer cells may open lifesaving cancer treatements to more patients

October 4, 2018 Brain Tumor, cancer, Colon Cancer, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, skin cancer

Immunotherapy is making headlines for saving the lives of hundreds of cancer patients including former President Jimmy Carter. But many

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Aggressive breast cancer cells hijack natural stress protector to thrive

October 3, 2018 Brain Tumor, breast cancer, cancer, Colon Cancer, leukemia, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, skin cancer

A member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive, metastatic breast cancer,

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New way to target advanced breast cancers: Blocking IL1b with anakinra controls tumor-promoting inflammation in breast cancer

September 24, 2018 Brain Tumor, breast cancer, cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Ovarian Cancer, Personalized Medicine, skin cancer

A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a diagnostic tool for

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How skin begins: New research could improve skin grafts, and more

September 14, 2018 Child Development, Cosmetics, Huntington's Disease, Intelligence, Language Acquisition, Psoriasis, skin cancer, Skin Care

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered a key mechanism by which skin begins to develop in embryos, shedding light

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Toward an ‘ultra-personalized’ therapy for melanoma: A new approach to identifying ‘signposts’ on cancer cells may help immune cells eliminate the disease

September 13, 2018 Brain Tumor, breast cancer, cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, skin cancer

With new immunotherapy treatments for melanoma, recovery rates have risen dramatically, in some cases to around 50%. But they could

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Family tree of blood production reveals hundreds of thousands of stem cells: New study approach shows humans have 10 times more blood-making stem cells than previously thought

September 6, 2018 Anemia, Brain Tumor, hypertension, Immune System, Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, skin cancer, Stem Cells

Adult humans have many more blood-creating stem cells in their bone marrow than previously thought, ranging between 50,000 and 200,000

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