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A PhD student in bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is developing a new imaging technique that could improve the way breast cancer is... Read More »
Regenerative medicine describes a relatively new avenue of biomedical and clinical research, involving the discovery of novel techniques to restore lost tissue... Read More »
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Sarfraz Ahmadfinding ways to reactivate stem cells and control their target destination might create unforeseen opportunities for curing degenerative diseases
Apr 25, 2012
Researchers at Mayo Clinic, Florida identified a gene that promotes development of lung cancer and its metastasis. The gene matrix metalloproteinase-10 (MMP-10), a... Read More »
How do the various cancers arise and what factors determine their progression? Clues to these two issues, at least for leukemia, have now been provided by Boris... Read More »
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Sirah ManzoorAbout 1 person out of 3 with AML has a mutation in the FLT3 gene. Several new drugs, called FLT3 inhibitors, target this gene. They have shown activity against AML in early studies, especially when combined with chemotherapy. So far, they are only available in clinical trials.
Apr 25, 2012
Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute have shown that overactivation of the RANK protein signaling pathway promotes the initiation, progression ... Read More »
Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in men, but the slow-growing cancer also has a high survival rate, as it is usually caught at a treatable stage... Read More »
Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have successfully demonstrated the ability of neural stem cells to target tumor cells outside... Read More »
New research has demonstrated the link between a protein associated with desmosomes, the ‘glue’ that sticks cells together, and breast cancer suppression. ... Read More »
Collaborative research utilizes 'social networking' science to identify IQ gene
Everyone has been talking about a new study that links... Read More »
Since President Richard Nixon declared a 'War on Cancer' with the signing of the National Cancer Act of 1971, the US has spent more than $100 billion on... Read More »
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Anonymous a great illustration of the need for reform in the pharmaceutical industry: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150635846921971
Apr 20, 2012
Caroline GreenCancer research indeed should be supported. Hope less people will suffer form cancers. http://www.creativebiomart.net/researcharea_Cancer.htm
Nov 27, 2015
The first comprehensive study on the evaluation of cancer pain and related symptoms was recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Out-patients with... Read More »
New research from the University of British Columbia and the British Columbia Cancer Agency reveals breast cancer genes that could change the way the disease is... Read More »
Engineers and scientists at Case Western Reserve University have developed medicine-toting nanochains that slip into tumors and explode a chemotherapy drug into the... Read More »
Findings in breast cancer contradict the prevailing belief that only basal-like cells with stem cell qualities form invasive tumors. Most breast cancers originate in... Read More »
New techniques for identifying lung cancer earlier are showing promise, according to presentations at the 3rd European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) in Geneva. A fast ... Read More »
A new brain cancer vaccine, which uses materials from the tumors of individual patients, has proven effective at extending the lives of those with glioblastoma... Read More »
A treatment for localized prostate cancer known as Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is better than conventional conformal radiation therapy (CRT) for... Read More »
Recently, in several articles here on Patexia, we have commented on the importance of nanotechnology in medicine, including everything from lamprey robots to... Read More »
Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center have demonstrated in a new study that two related enzymes, phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) gamma and delta, play a... Read More »
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have discovered that mutations in a gene called FLT3 could hold the key to treating the most common type of... Read More »