News tagged with estrogen receptor alpha
FDA-approved drugs eliminate, prevent cervical cancer in mice
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis.
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Researchers find possible clues to tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer patients
Breast cancer patients who become resistant to tamoxifen may have low levels of a protein called Rho GDI-alpha, according to a study published online March 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Mar 30, 2011 |
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An earlier start on diagnosing breast, prostate cancers
Using biological samples taken from patients and state-of-the-art biochemical techniques, a Florida State University researcher is working to identify a variety of "biomarkers" that might provide earlier warnings of the presence ...
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Too much of a good thing: Important mechanism in hormone-sensitive breast cancer uncovered
In two out of three breast tumors, extraordinarily high levels of the estrogen receptor ERalpha are found. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center have now uncovered a mechanism which causes this overproduction. ...
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Liquorice root may protect brain cells
A neuroscientist at the University of South Carolina is conducting research on a compound found in liquorice root that could prevent or slow down the cell death associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 12, 2010 |
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Prolonged maternal separation increased breast cancer risk in neonatal mice
Young mice that experienced the psychosocial stress of prolonged separation from their mothers had a higher incidence and faster onset of breast tumors compared with young mice who did not experience this stressful life event. ...
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Slight changes in 2 key genes appear to launch breast cancer development
Researchers at Georgetown Lombard Comprehensive Cancer Center have been able to show, in mice, how just a little adjustment in the expression of two common genes can promote the kind of cellular changes that led to breast ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Breast cancer drug fulvestrant appears more effective in the presence of CK8 and CK18
Women's responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key proteins, Indiana University Bloomington scientists report in this month's ...
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Estrogen protects against cardiovascular disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCD researchers led by Conway Fellow, Professor Therese Kinsella have shown that estrogen can protect against cardiovascular disease by impacting the levels of a key protein called prostacyclin ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 24, 2010 |
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DC-SCRIPT found to have prognostic value in breast cancer
DC-SCRIPT, or dendritic cell-specific transcript, is a key regulator of nuclear receptor activity that may have prognostic value in breast cancer, according to a new study published online December 14 in the Journal of th ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Estrogen receptor-alpha, breast cancer patients and tamoxifen response
Researchers have found evidence of a statistically significant survival benefit from adjuvant tamoxifen among patients whose estrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumors had high levels of phosphorylation of ER-alpha; at serine-118 ...
Nov 25, 2009 |
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