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Cancer begins in your cells, which are the building blocks of your body. Normally, your body forms new cells as you need them, replacing old cells that die. Sometimes this process goes wrong. New cells grow even when you don't need them, and old cells don't die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass called a tumor. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer while malignant ones are. Cells from malignant tumors can invade nearby tissues. They can also break away and spread to other parts of the body.

IL-2's flexible structure helping the immune system

IL-2's flexible structure helping the immune system

Scientists have known that interleukin-2 (IL-2), a signaling molecule, strongly influences the immune system. However, attempts to leverage its potential for therapeutic purposes have went futile due to serious side effects.

From University of California Santa Cruz 18 Mar 2020

New CRISPR technology targets thousands of genes

New CRISPR technology targets thousands of genes

Thanks to CRISPR-based genetic screens, researchers were able to detect genes that play a major role in lung cancer metastasis, cancer immunotherapy, sickle-cell anemia, and a host of other medical disorders.

18 Mar 2020

Researchers capture occurrence of bursts of diversity in microbiota in real time

Researchers capture occurrence of bursts of diversity in microbiota in real time

Researchers led by Isabel Gordo have captured, in real time, the occurrence of spurts of diversity in the microbiota, which is induced by bacterial cells that have mutation rates analogous to cancer cells.

13 Mar 2020

Study explains “dark” portion of human genome implicated in various disorders

Study explains “dark” portion of human genome implicated in various disorders

A “dark” part of the human genome has puzzled researchers for many years, similar to an enigmatic dark matter that accounts for 85% of the universe.

12 Mar 2020

Research on mice shows unexpected effect of intermittent fasting on fat metabolism

Research on mice shows unexpected effect of intermittent fasting on fat metabolism

Australian scientists have used sophisticated analytical tools to understand the effect of intermittent fasting on the liver to help mitigate disease.

11 Mar 2020

Copper-binding protein influences migration of breast cancer cells

Copper-binding protein influences migration of breast cancer cells

At the Chalmers University of Technology, scientists have demonstrated that the Atox1 protein, which is highly concentrated in breast cancer cells, takes part in a process—the process through which cancer cells spread.

11 Mar 2020

In a first, AI discovers antibiotic that kills dangerous bacteria

In a first, AI discovers antibiotic that kills dangerous bacteria

For the very first time, artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to discover a new type of antibiotic.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 10 Mar 2020

New discovery reveals earliest known instance of complex form of protein regulation

New discovery reveals earliest known instance of complex form of protein regulation

Researchers have given a new life to the ancient history of two proteins, thus gaining insights into the origin of an age-old molecular partnership.

9 Mar 2020

A new breakthrough could lead to better approaches for preventing breast cancer metastasis

A new breakthrough could lead to better approaches for preventing breast cancer metastasis

New breakthrough in breast cancer could enable the development of better approaches to prevent the spread of cancer cells to other organs in the body, thereby effectively bringing down mortality in patients suffering from breast cancer.

9 Mar 2020

New method has revealed how cells communicate

New method has revealed how cells communicate

A new light technique has been developed by a team of researchers in the UK that can reveal how cells communicate in disease scenarios.

27 Feb 2020

WDR74 modulates melanoma tumorigenesis and metastasis through the RPL5–MDM2–p53 pathway

WDR74 modulates melanoma tumorigenesis and metastasis through the RPL5–MDM2–p53 pathway

A team of scientists has discovered that the WDR74 protein plays a vital role in metastasis progression in lung cancer and melanoma primary tumors.

22 Feb 2020

Intact Protein Mass Spectrometry of Cell Culture Harvest Guides Cell Line Development for Trispecific Antibodies

Intact Protein Mass Spectrometry of Cell Culture Harvest Guides Cell Line Development for Trispecific Antibodies

A team in Massachusetts has established a method of profiling of mispairing in antibody assembly.

18 Feb 2020

Mass Spectrometry‐Based Strategies for Therapeutic Antibodies Extensive Characterization and Optimization

Mass Spectrometry‐Based Strategies for Therapeutic Antibodies Extensive Characterization and Optimization

For many years’ antibodies have been used in therapeutic applications to treat a plethora of diseases and ailments.

17 Feb 2020

Combining AIMS with machine learning to speed up breast cancer diagnosis

Combining AIMS with machine learning to speed up breast cancer diagnosis

Researchers have conducted a study showing that combining an AIMS approach with machine learning could speed up the diagnosis of breast cancer.

15 Feb 2020

Applying integrated lipidomics and proteomics in multiple myeloma reveals potential disease pathways

Applying integrated lipidomics and proteomics in multiple myeloma reveals potential disease pathways

A team of Australian researchers has confirmed the feasibility and potential of applying integrated lipidomics and proteomics to malignant plasma cells from myeloma patients.

13 Feb 2020

Considering evolution of the cancer genome in metastatic disease

Considering evolution of the cancer genome in metastatic disease

Metastasis refers to the spread of cancer cells from primary tumors to distant sites that they then colonize to form a metastatic tumor.

13 Feb 2020

A new study finds a potential immunotherapeutic pan-target on cancer cells

A new study finds a potential immunotherapeutic pan-target on cancer cells

In a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 screen published in Nature Immunology in January 2020, a group of researchers described a potential universal target on cancer cells.

12 Feb 2020

Clinical lipidomics in understanding of lung cancer: Opportunity and challenge

Clinical lipidomics in understanding of lung cancer: Opportunity and challenge

A team of scientists has recently outlined the need to develop and standardize lipidomic measurements and baseline figures.

11 Feb 2020

Lipidomics of human adipose tissue reveals diversity between body areas

Lipidomics of human adipose tissue reveals diversity between body areas

Scientists have established a lipidomic method that proved successful in the analysis of human subcutaneous adipose biopsies.

11 Feb 2020

Risk assessments of mushroom consumption should factor in cooking and digestion

Risk assessments of mushroom consumption should factor in cooking and digestion

Mushrooms are a protein- and mineral-rich food source, but they can also accumulate high levels of toxic metals and metalloids.

7 Feb 2020

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