Cancer Research

Understanding Shrinking Of Chromosomes

A human cell contains an enormous 1.8 metres of DNA partitioned into 46 chromosomes. These have to be copied and distributed equally into two daughter cells at every division. Condensation, the shortening of chromosomes, allows the cell to handle such huge ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 11 2007 - 9:53am

Do Wealthy People Get More Skin Cancer?

More time at the beach? It's hard to tell, but research in the British Journal of Dermatology says there is a correlation between skin cancer and income. Skin cancer rates are up, based on their studies of trends in Northern Ireland. Analzying officia ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 11 2007 - 10:21am

Switching Off The Cancer Gene

A gene implicated in the development of cancer cells can be switched on using drugs, report researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The finding could lead to a new class of targeted cancer therapies with potential to benefi ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 11 2007 - 10:29am

Gene Regulation Mechanisms And Fighting Leukemia

When the activity of individual genes it is longer required, there are two main mechanisms responsible for the “switching off”, mainly DNA methylation and the Polycomb protein complex. Sometimes, these mechanisms lose their efficiency and some of the genes ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 11 2007 - 11:06pm

An Important Discovery In Gene Replication

A team of researchers led by University of Virginia Health System geneticists has uncovered a major secret in the mystery of how the DNA helix replicates itself time after time. It turns out that it is not just the sequence of the bases (building blocks) i ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 13 2007 - 1:25pm

Scientists Solve Genome Of Anti-cancer Bacteria Salinispora Tropica

Scientists at UC San Diego have solved the genomic puzzle of an organism discovered in the oceans with potential for producing compounds showing promise in treating diseases such as cancer. Daniel Udwary and Bradley Moore joined colleagues at Scripps and t ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 13 2007 - 4:07pm

Genome-wide Association Studies- Are The Long-Promised Benefits Of The Human Genome Project On The Horizon?

Genome-wide association studies (GWAs) have received a lot of media attention in the last several months as various research groups have released over a half-dozen such studies, all focused on some of the most widespread Western diseases, including heart d ...

Article - Michael White - Jun 13 2007 - 6:26pm

Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors As Future Therapies For Strokes

A new therapy to re-activate silenced genes in patients who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases or stroke is being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Cornell University. During and after a stroke, certain cellular even ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 13 2007 - 8:14pm

First Compact Proton Therapy Machine For Cancer Treatment Enters Development

With a technology transfer agreement announced today, the first compact proton therapy system – one that would fit in any major cancer center and cost a fifth as much as a full-scale machine – is one step closer to reality. Proton therapy is considered the ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 17 2007 - 5:51pm

Hormone Therapy Offers New Hope For Ovarian Cancer Patients

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown that hormone therapy can extend life in ovarian cancer patients, giving women a new alternative to chemotherapy. The study has proved for the first time that the targeted use of an anti-oestrogen drug c ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 14 2007 - 6:40pm