Studies spot numerous undiscovered gene alterations in pancreatic and brain cancers September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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HHMI investigators have detected a multitude of broken, missing, and overactive genes in pancreatic and brain tumors, in the most detailed genetic survey yet of any human tumor. Some of these genetic changes were previously ... | |
Landmark study opens door to new cancer, aging treatments August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Researchers at The Wistar Institute have deciphered the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme that plays a major role in the development of nearly all human cancers. The landmark achievement opens the door ... | |
Too much calcium in blood may increase risk of fatal prostate cancer September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Men who have too much calcium in their bloodstreams may have an increased risk of fatal prostate cancer, according to a new analysis from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin. | |
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