Cancer Research

Protein Map Of Human Spit Created- May Replace Blood Tests

One day soon patients may spit in a cup, instead of bracing for a needle prick, when being tested for cancer, heart disease or diabetes. A major step in that direction is the cataloguing of the “complete” salivary proteome, a set of proteins in human ducta ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2008 - 10:42am

All Calories Are The Same To The Brain

The brain can sense the calories in food, independent of the taste mechanism, researchers have found in studies with mice. Their finding that the brain’s reward system is switched on by this “sixth sense” machinery could have implications for understanding ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 27 2008 - 1:14pm

Human Stem Cells Grow In Self-Assembled Mini-Lab

Northwestern University researchers have discovered a new and unexpected mode of self-assembly involving a polymer (hyaluronic acid) and a small molecule (peptide amphiphiles). When brought together, the two instantly assemble into a flexible but strong sa ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 27 2008 - 1:40pm

Researchers Implicate Two SNPs In Lung Cancer

Researchers in a large, multi-institutional study have found one gene variant that is linked to an increased risk of lung cancer. The research team collected DNA from 1,154 smokers who have lung cancer and 1,137 smokers without lung cancer. Each DNA sample ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 2 2008 - 3:38pm

Bad News For Biology Students- Mitosis Just Got More Complicated

A biological process taught to every pupil studying science at high school has just become a little more complicated, thanks to a new discovery published today. Scientists from the University of Bath have found that a protein called RASSF7 is essential for ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 3 2008 - 11:34am

Genetics Of Height Gets Twenty More Regions Of The Genome

Scientists are beginning to develop a clearer picture of what makes some people stand head and shoulders above the rest. A team of researchers who last year identified the first common version of a gene influencing height has now identified a further twent ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2008 - 3:16pm

EGCG Antioxidant In Green Tea Inhibits Breast Cancer- Study

Green tea is high in the antioxidant EGCG (epigallocatechin-3- gallate) which helps prevent the body’s cells from becoming damaged and prematurely aged. Studies have suggested that the combination of green tea and EGCG may also be beneficial by providing p ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2008 - 1:08pm

Study Links Genetic Footprint Of Embryonic Stem Cells To Cancer Cells

A new study suggests that a genetic fingerprint associated with normal embryonic stem cells may be important for the development and function of cancer stem cells. The research in Cell Stem Cell demonstrates that embryonic stem cells and multiple types of ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 9 2008 - 2:00pm

Hepatitis B Virus Triggers Cell ‘Suicide’

Scientists from UCL (University College London) have identified a key difference between people who can fight the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) off successfully and those who fail to do so – that a group of cells important in controlling the disease are triggere ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 13 2008 - 12:36am

Exercise Leads To Faster Prostate Tumor Growth

Prostate tumors grew more quickly in mice who exercised than in those who did not, leading to speculation that exercise may increase blood flow to tumors, according to a new study by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center (DCCC) and the Duke P ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 13 2008 - 3:26pm