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Breakthrough holds promise for development of effective cancer therapies
Researchers Dr. Marc Therrien at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal, and Dr. Frank Sicheri, at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital ...
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Researchers fight to save recently uncovered German World War II bomber plane
Researchers from the United Kingdom are taking part in an attempt to rescue the last remaining intact World War II German light bomber Dornier Do 17, which has been submerged underwater in the English Channel ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Studies find new drugs boost skin cancer survival
(AP) -- They're not cures, but two novel drugs produced unprecedented gains in survival in separate studies of people with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, doctors reported Sunday.
Jun 06, 2011 |
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How to separate a sheep from its flock
(PhysOrg.com) -- When the signaling proteins known as kinases stop working, the results can be dramatic. Glitches in the enzymes can trigger diabetes, impair immune function, or drive the spread of cancers, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Combining MEK and PI3K inhibitors appears encouraging in a safety study with early signs of anti-tumor activity
The combination of two compounds that inhibit two of the most frequently mutated cancer pathways is showing promise in an ongoing Phase I trial, according to data presented at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held here ...
Apr 02, 2011 |
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Gene fusion mechanisms offer new clues to origin of pediatric brain tumors
A detailed analysis of gene fusions present at high frequency in the most common pediatric brain tumors has been performed for the first time in a study published online today in Genome Research, shedding new light on how ...
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Researchers illuminate laminin's role in cancer formation
Laminin, long thought to be only a structural support protein in the microenvironment of breast and other epithelial tissue, is “famous” for its cross-like shape. However, laminin is far more than ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Overabundance of protein expands breast cancer stem cells
An essential protein for normal stem cell renewal also promotes the growth of breast cancer stem cells when it's overproduced in those cells, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in the ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Roundworm unlocks pancreatic cancer pathway
The National Cancer Institute estimates that more than 43,000 Americans were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and more than 36,000 died from the disease. Despite advances in genetic science showing that the Ras ...
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Fighter pilots' brains are 'more sensitive'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cognitive tests and MRI scans have shown significant differences in the brains of fighter pilots when compared to a control group, according to a new study led by scientists from UCL.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Researchers shine light on how some melanoma tumors evade drug treatment
The past year has brought to light both the promise and the frustration of developing new drugs to treat melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. Early clinical tests of a candidate drug aimed at a crucial ...
Nov 24, 2010 |
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