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A new approach to stop cancer growth?
Case Western Reserve University (USA) biochemical researchers have identified a new function of a key…
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Intracellular recycling: the key to surviving potent anti-cancer drugs
A cell contains many specialized subunits, called organelles, that carry out important tasks such as…
Stem cells used to target cancer treatment, protect heart cells
Up to one-third of patients receiving high-dose doxorubicin treatment experience heart damage, which in the…
First-in-class targeted microRNA therapy slows cancer tumour growth
A new cancer therapy developed by Purdue University researchers attacks tumours by tricking cancer cells into absorbing…
Researchers gain fascinating new insights into chromosome shortening – and identify new potential cancer drug targets
A new study has provided insights into an important biological mechanism that supports survival of…
New research shows how cancer rewires a key immune pathway to spread
A study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Weill Cornell…
Rethinking and rigor brings promising protein for cancer therapy
The elucidation of the role of a critical protein in cell biology is paving the…
Aggressive luminal breast cancer: Are cis-spliced fusion proteins pathological?
A new editorial paper was published in Oncotarget’s Volume 14 entitled, “Are cis-spliced fusion proteins pathological in…
Researchers unravel the mechanisms behind a key culprit in chemotherapy resistance
Most new cancer cases are treated with chemotherapy, but humans naturally express proteins that indiscriminately…
Oestrogen-negative cancers respond to anti-oestrogenic therapies
Anti-oestrogenic therapies can suppress the growth of cancer that does not express oestrogen receptors; when…