Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. In 2018, there were 18.1 million new cases and 9.5 million cancer-related deaths worldwide. By 2040, the number of new cancer cases per year is expected to rise to 29.5 ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 28, 2021
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Instruments, even expensive, high-tech ones like DNA sequencing machines, aren't perfect. Researchers use sequencers to decode the chemical bases that make up DNA, the blueprint of life. The devices play a key role in cancer ...
Biotechnology
Mar 18, 2021
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PIM kinases are enzymes that promote metastatic growth and spread of cancer cells. Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, have obtained new information on how PIM kinases enhance cancer cell motility by regulating ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 19, 2020
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To many people, EPO rhymes with doping and cycling. But in fact, EPO is an important medical drug. This hormone works naturally in the body by stimulating red blood cell production. Patients suffering from anemia caused by ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 19, 2020
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In a first, scientists have used gene-editing technology to create "designer" immune system cells that can fight tumors and survive for months in cancer patients' bodies.
Biotechnology
Feb 7, 2020
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UCI researchers and collaborators have developed a "lab on a chip" platform to facilitate continuous, inexpensive, rapid and personalized drug screening. The technology is capable of evaluating the effectiveness of treatments ...
Biochemistry
Nov 22, 2019
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PIM kinases are enzymes that are evolutionarily well conserved in both humans and nematodes. Led by Dr. Päivi Koskinen, a research group from the Department of Biology of the University of Turku in Finland has previously ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 27, 2019
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Metastasis, in which cancer cells break free from the primary tumor and form tumors at other sites, worsens the prognosis for many cancer patients. The lymph nodes—glands of the immune system located throughout the body—are ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 14, 2019
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Theranostics is an emerging field of medicine whose name is a combination of "therapeutics" and "diagnostics." The idea behind theranostics is to combine drugs and/or techniques to simultaneously—or sequentially—diagnose ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 8, 2019
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A study led by researchers at RCSI's Department of Chemistry has the potential to help surgeons more accurately remove tumours and detect cancer in lymph nodes during surgery. The research, led by RCSI Professor of Chemistry ...
Biochemistry
Jul 8, 2019
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