News tagged with myeloma
Researchers sequence multiple myeloma genome in landmark study
Using new genome sequencing technologies, researchers from the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center joined colleagues from 20 major North American research institutions to publish the first complete ...
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Protein helps immune cells to divide and conquer
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a key protein that is required for immune cells called B lymphocytes to divide and replicate themselves. The rapid generation of large ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 08, 2009 |
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Researchers pinpoint how one cancer gene functions
For several decades, researchers have been linking genetic mutations to diseases ranging from cancer to developmental abnormalities. What hasn't been clear, however, is how the body's genome sustains such destructive glitches ...
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Protein offers new clue to cause and treatment for kidney disease
University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have pinpointed a protein that compromises the kidney's filtering ability, causing nephrotic syndrome, and demonstrated that a naturally occurring precursor of an acid in the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 12, 2010 |
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Study identifies key molecules in multiple myeloma
New research links three molecules to a critical tumor suppressor gene that is often turned off in multiple myeloma, a presently incurable cancer of the blood.
Oct 26, 2010 |
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New use for once-cursed drug Thalidomide?
Thalidomide, the sedative blamed for tragic birth defects half a century ago, treated a rare inherited blood disorder, according to lab experiments reported on Sunday.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 04, 2010 |
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Biologists image birth of blood-forming stem cells in embryo (w/ Video)
Biologists at UC San Diego have identified the specific region in vertebrates where adult blood stem cells arise during embryonic development.
Feb 14, 2010 |
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Getting down to cancer basics
Researchers have identified a new cancer gene - one that is common to many cancers and affects the most basic regulation of our genes. The new example - a gene on the X chromosome called UTX - is found in 10% of cases of ...
Mar 29, 2009 |
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New class of drugs for the reversible inhibition of proteasomes
As the "recycling plant" of the cell, the proteasome regulates vitally important functions. When it is inhibited, the cell chokes on its own waste. Cancer cells, in particular, are very sensitive because they ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Research brings new hope of renal recovery for cancer patients
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Birmingham has identified a 21 day treatment threshold to facilitate renal recovery and significantly improve survival rates of myeloma or Kahler's ...
Apr 22, 2011 |
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Research first to combine targeted agents to kill multiple myeloma cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have developed a novel treatment strategy for multiple myeloma that pairs two targeted agents to kill cancer cells. The study’s findings, ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Potential new multiple myeloma therapy developed
A treatment for the incurable blood cancer Multiple Myeloma could be developed in the future if a groundbreaking scientific discovery is applied to new Leeds-based research into the disease.
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Drug combination shows promise for newly diagnosed blood cancer patients, study finds
A new three-drug combination used to treat the blood cancer multiple myeloma may be effective as a front-line therapy for newly diagnosed patients, according to a study led by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Scientists discover inner workings of potent cancer drug
A potent drug derived from an evergreen tree may soon save the lives of some patients with the deadliest form of breast cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, breast cancer will claim approximately ...
Oct 14, 2010 |
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$93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth?
Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth.
Sep 26, 2010 |
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