Tumorigenesis News and Research

RSS

Tumorigenesis is the process involved in the production of a new tumor or tumors.

HPSC-based disease modeling can help treat heart diseases

A team of researchers has reported a article relating to human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes in the modeling and repair of heart disease.

11 Aug 2020

EBV viral genome modifies the host epigenetic landscape to promote gastric cancer

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), one of the most common human viruses, is associated with about 8-10 per cent of stomach -- or gastric -- cancers, the third leading cause of cancer death globally.

28 Jul 2020

Lesion segregation can drive complex patterns of mutations in tumor genomes

Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center, Cambridge, and Edinburgh have been analyzing the evolution of tumors after chemical damage.

26 Jun 2020

Advanced microscopy techniques help visualize telomerase in living cells

Canadian researchers have made a major breakthrough in the analysis of telomerase, a crucial enzyme involved in cancer and aging.

4 Jun 2020

‘Terminator’ protein halts tumorigenesis

Essential processes in mammalian cells are controlled by proteins called transcription factors. For example, the transcription factor HIF-1 is triggered by a low-oxygen situation to cause the cell to adapt to decreased oxygen.

4 Jun 2020