News tagged with skin tumors
Team reports major step forward in cell reprogramming
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers has made a major advance toward producing induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, that are safe enough to use in treating diseases ...
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Stem cells released to heal wounds could trigger tumors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research in mice has found that mutated stem cells can migrate to the surface of injured skin, where they can trigger the growth of tumors.
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Feb 15, 2011 |
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New drug shows promise in the fight against malignant melanoma
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gavin Robertson is not a man who uses the word ‘hate’ lightly, but he makes no secret of his desire to slay the dragon that is malignant melanoma.
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Cause of skin cancer that heals itself found
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists has identified the key gene causing a rare type of skin cancer that grows rapidly for a few weeks or months but then heals itself.
Mar 01, 2011 |
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How sunlight causes skin cells to turn cancerous
Most skin cancers are highly curable, but require surgery that can be painful and scarring.
Jan 15, 2010 |
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New melanoma tumor suppressor gene uncovered
National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have identified a gene that suppresses tumor growth in melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The finding is reported today in the journal Nature Genetics as part of a s ...
Mar 29, 2009 |
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Study identifies a protein complex possibly crucial for triggering embryo development
The DNA contained within each of our cells is exactly the same, yet different types of cells - skin cells, heart cells, brain cells - perform very different functions. The ultimate fate of these cells is encoded ...
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Metastasis formation revealed in detail and real time
Up to 25% of cancer patients develop metastases in the brain - often long after successful treatment of the primary tumor. In almost all such cases, the prognosis is poor. The mechanisms responsible for the appearance of ...
Dec 20, 2009 |
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DNA component can stimulate and suppress the immune response
A component of DNA that can both stimulate and suppress the immune system, depending on the dosage, may hold hope for treating cancer and infection, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Cancer stem cells generated by cancer outgrowth
Scientists have discovered that growing mouse skin cells in spheres can lead to generation of cells with properties of cancer stem cells, even without genetic manipulation of stem cell genes. This unexpected finding, published ...
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Tumor suppressor pulls double shift as reprogramming watchdog
A collaborative study by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies uncovered that the tumor suppressor p53, which made its name as "guardian of the genome", not only stops cells that could become ...
Aug 09, 2009 |
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Melanoma uses body's immune system to spread to lungs
(PhysOrg.com) -- The way melanoma cells use the immune system to spread and develop into lung tumors may lead to a therapy to decrease development of these tumors, according to Penn State researchers.
Sep 24, 2010 |
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Study Describes Novel Model of Skin Cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have developed a new model of skin cancer based on the knowledge that a common cancer-related molecule called Src kinase is ...
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Scientists identify molecular powerbrokers involved in cancer's spread
You know the guy -- he's your Facebook friend. The one who knows everyone. Secure at the center of a dense web of relationships, he suggests causes and reconnects old friends like a skilled matchmaker. Scientists have known ...
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Scientists explain the persistence of melanoma through 'dynamic stemness'
Scientists at The Wistar Institute offer a new explanation for the persistent ability of melanoma cells to self-renew, one of the reasons why melanoma remains the deadliest form of skin cancer. The concept of the "dynamic ...
May 13, 2010 |
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