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Scientists discover novel tumor suppressor

La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology researchers studying an enzyme believed to play a role in allergy onset, instead have discovered its previously unknown role as a tumor suppressor that may be important in myeloproliferative ...

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Natural (born) killers: What do they really do?

Our immune systems contain three fundamentally different types of cell: B-cells, T-cells and the mysteriously named Natural Killer cells (NK cells), which are known to be involved in killing tumour cells and other infected ...

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Scientists find protein spurs spread of prostate cancer

(PHILADELPHIA) Researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have found that Stat5, a signaling protein previously found to be key to survival of prostate cancer, is also involved in metastasis.

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created May 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Targeting leukemia cell's gene 'addiction' presents new strategy for treatment

An international team of scientists studying acute forms of Leukaemia have identified a new drug target to inhibit the genes which are vital for the growth of diseased cells. The research, reported in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveal ...

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Prolactin blocks oncogene associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer

Researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have found a mechanism by which a hormone responsible for milk production blocks an oncogene that makes breast cancer more aggressive.

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New Stanford diagnostic test for rare leukemia appears to give faster results, study finds

A new twist on a well-known cell sorting technique may allow physicians to diagnose rare leukemias in hours instead of weeks, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and UC-San Francisco. ...

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created Oct 06, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Battling cancer, one cell at a time

New research suggests that the identification and examination of key cell signaling events required for initiation and progression of cancer might be best accomplished at the single cell level. The research, published by ...

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created Oct 06, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Blocking protein kills prostate cancer cells, inhibits tumor growth

Researchers at Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center in Philadelphia have shown that they can effectively kill prostate cancer cells in both the laboratory and in experimental animal models by blocking a signaling protein that ...

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created Feb 28, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 0

Scientists find protein potential drug target for treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Scientists at Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center in Philadelphia have found that a signaling protein that is key to prostate cancer cell growth is turned on in nearly all recurrent prostate cancers that are resistant to hormone ...

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created Dec 31, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Discovery could lead to new leukaemia treatments

Deakin University scientists have identified a protein that could hold the key to new leukaemia treatments.

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created Nov 06, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0


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