Researcher identify protein associated with metastases of breast cancer to...
Researchers at Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute have discovered that breast cancer cells that metastasize to the lung show a higher level of a specific protein. The protein, peroxiredoxin 2...
View ArticleBiomarkers found for chemotherapy resistance in breast cancer
Researchers at the University of Hull have identified biomarkers which could help to predict resistance to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. Potential biomarkers associated with resistance to...
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Resistant malaria spreads as research funding challenges continue Resistant malaria strains have recently been reported in Cambodia, Thailand and parts of Myanmar. Containing resistance and preventing...
View ArticleResearchers identify new type of mutation in breast cancer
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a new class of molecular mutation in various forms of breast cancer. The mutated forms of RNA, called fusion transcripts, could reveal more about the...
View ArticleNew findings in breast cancer contradict current views on cancer stem cells
Findings in breast cancer contradict the prevailing belief that only basal-like cells with stem cell qualities form invasive tumors. Most breast cancers originate in the milk ducts and lobules, which...
View Article10 distinct types of breast cancer identified, could lead to more targeted...
New research from the University of British Columbia and the British Columbia Cancer Agency reveals breast cancer genes that could change the way the disease is diagnosed and treated. The team and...
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Collaborative research utilizes 'social networking' science to identify IQ gene Everyone has been talking about a new study that links specific genes to both brain volume and IQ. But perhaps more...
View ArticleScientists link cellular âglue,â breast cancer suppression
New research has demonstrated the link between a protein associated with desmosomes, the ‘glue’ that sticks cells together, and breast cancer suppression. The protein, called Perp, provides a...
View ArticleEngineered neural stem cells can target and treat breast cancer in mice
Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have successfully demonstrated the ability of neural stem cells to target tumor cells outside the central nervous system. The...
View ArticleRANK protein promotes breast cancer initiation and metastasis
Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute have shown that overactivation of the RANK protein signaling pathway promotes the initiation, progression and metastasis of tumors in human...
View ArticleUC San Diego student develops âmicrobubblesâ to improve cancer diagnosis...
A PhD student in bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is developing a new imaging technique that could improve the way breast cancer is diagnosed. The student, Carolyn...
View ArticleMammography benefits women in their 40s
Women should begin to get mammograms in their 40s, according a new study published in the latest issue of American Journal of Roentgenology which explored the benefits of mammography for women aged 40...
View ArticleNew imaging technique reveals why immune cells fails to keep breast cancer in...
University of California, San Francisco researchers have used a novel breast cancer imaging technique in mice to uncover new hints to why the human immune system fails to attack tumors and keep cancer...
View ArticleMicroRNA and metadherin levels controls resistance of breast cancer cells
Treatment of breast cancer patients can fail because cancer cells develop resistance to drugs like tamoxifen. Dr. Stefan Wiemann of German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and colleagues conducted a...
View ArticleScientists connect presence of fetal cells in women to risk of breast and...
Scientists have discovered, for the first time, a possible causative link between the concentration of circulating Y-chromosome fetal cells in women who have given birth and their risk of later...
View ArticleBeyond mammograms: Improving breast cancer screening
Over the past century, the personal response to breast cancer has dramatically changed. While breast cancer is still greatly feared (and rightly so), the increased visibility of breast cancer...
View ArticleResearchers discover molecule that inhibits estrogen
A research team at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has discovered a molecule in animal studies that inhibits the action of estrogen. The female hormone estrogen plays a key...
View ArticleNatural substance in celery could treat aggressive form of breast cancer
A natural substance found in the produce aisle could potentially treat an aggressive form of breast cancer. Researchers at the University of Missouri found that the substance, apigenin, shrank a type...
View ArticleCombined therapy could treat basal-like breast cancer
Several studies have used DNA microarray analysis to identify breast cancer subtypes, including basal-like or triple negative breast cancer. Basal-like breast cancer is more aggressive, generally has...
View ArticleWearable device could detect breast cancer
A new imaging device could detect breast cancer tumors through skin contact with minimal discomfort. The device is based on a flexible and wearable antenna system developed by researchers at Indiana...
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