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Scientists now know why some cancers become malignant and others don't
Cancer cells reproduce by dividing in two, but a molecule known as PML limits how many times this can happen, according to researchers lead by Dr. Gerardo Ferbeyre of the University of Montreal's Department of Biochemistry. ...
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Control of cancer cell pathways key to halting disease spread, study shows
Oncogenes are like friends who've gone off the deep end. Normally steady, reliable members of the cellular workforce, these genes become very bad influences when mutated or expressed at high levels -- urging a cell to divide ...
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Researchers discover mechanism that limits scar formation
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that an unexpected cellular response plays an important role in breaking down and inhibiting the formation of excess scar tissue in wound healing.
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Disabling Skp2 gene helps shut down cancer growth
Increased understanding of the Skp2 gene and its relation to cellular senescence may lead to the development of novel agents that can suppress tumor development in common types of cancer, researchers from The University of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Longevity tied to genes that preserve tips of chromosomes
A team led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres - the tip ends ...
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Scientists discover how a tumor suppressor induces senescence and staves off cancer
A frequently mutated gene in human cancers is the reitnoblastoma (RB) gene, which controls a potent tumor suppression pathway. Mutations in the gene disable the vast and intricate RB pathway in virtually all tumor cells, ...
Apr 13, 2010 |
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