News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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ADAMTS family of genes may be the next ‘thing’ in ovarian cancer treatment
There is the Addams Family. And then there is the ADAMTS family. While one is…
Helicobacter pylori causes gene activity in the gastric cells resembling the activity of cancer cells
Around half of the global population is chronically infected with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori,…
Daily aspirin could block growth of breast and other cancers
“Take two aspirin and call me in the morning” has been the punchline for countless…
Mini-breast grown in Petri dishes
A research group has grown a mini-breast in a petri dish – a development hailed…
Outsmarting advanced prostate cancer
International research involving the University of Adelaide has helped explain how tumour cells become resistant…
Researchers develop novel ketone supplements to enhance non-toxic cancer therapy
A team of researchers from the Hyperbaric Biomedical Research Laboratory at the University of South…
Obesity associated with increased breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women
An analysis of extended follow-up data from the Women’s Health Initiative clinical trials suggests that…
Movement the key to reducing side-effects of chemotherapy
By David Mizrahi, University of New South Wales. The concept of Exercise-Oncology is an emerging field, which…
Yin and yang: Immune signaling protein has opposing roles in breast cancer development
Countering previously held beliefs, researchers have discovered that inhibiting the immune receptor protein TLR4 may…
Social networking analysis helps identify cancer biomarkers
The advent of online social networks has led to the rapid development of tools for…