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Research shows possible link between "body clock" and cancer pathogenesis
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) describes an unexpected role for proteins involved with our daily “circadian” clocks in influencing cancer growth. The research, published in the journal Molecular Cell, suggests…
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Alcohol intake and Melanoma risk
Researchers at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island found that alcohol intake was associated with higher rates of invasive melanoma among white men and women. White wine carried the most significant association,…
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Trastuzumab biosimilar (MYL-14010) shown effective in breast cancer clinical trial
Among women with metastatic breast cancer, treatment with a drug that is biosimilar to the breast cancer drug trastuzumab resulted in an equivalent overall response rate at 24 weeks compared with trastuzumab, according to a study published…
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New bright-red fluorescent protein mScarlet to help with cellular staining
After years of trying, biologists have succeeded in creating an extremely bright red fluorescent protein in the lab. This is good news for researchers, including cancer and stem cell researchers, who use fluorescent proteins to track essential…
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Lab study shows how metformin can protect against cancer
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a previously unknown mechanism that helps fortify the structure and tight junctions between epithelial cells, a basic cell type that lines various body cavities and…
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Obese patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) are at higher risk of progression to multiple myeloma
New research shows that excess weight increases the risk that a benign blood disorder will progress into multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood. The study, by a team at Washington University School of Medicine in St.…
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Protein CPEB4 plays crucial role in melanoma
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) Melanoma Group researchers work tirelessly to identify biomarkers of tumor progression and to validate novel therapeutic targets in melanoma. In particular, their research focuses on discovering features that define the “fingerprint”…
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Arecoline, stimulant from areca nut found to have anticancer properties
Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have discovered that Arecoline, the stimulant component of areca nuts has anticancer properties. The findings are scheduled for publication in Molecular Cell. This is a ripe areca nut and the the…
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Therapeutic Antibody conjugates proven clinically effective with acceptable toxicity
Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) have shown a clearly documented efficacy and acceptable toxicity and can be easily implemented in oncology departments where chemotherapy administration is a routine practice. A similar efficacy with acceptable toxicity has been documented…
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Vitamin D and Breast Cancer survival
Women with higher vitamin D levels in their blood following a breast cancer diagnosis had significantly better long-term outcomes, according to new research from Kaiser Permanente and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The study was published in JAMA…
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