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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.

A Surprising Control Mechanism of Chlamydomonas Cell Division

Headed by James Umen, PhD, a team of international researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has uncovered a surprising revelation about the single-celled green alga Chlamydomonas and its control over cell division.

16 Nov 2023

Tokyo Metropolitan University Decodes DNA Repair Mechanisms

Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers have uncovered crucial aspects of the DNA repair mechanism within human bodies.

16 Nov 2023

Circular Extrachromosomal DNA Linked to Medulloblastoma Relapse and Death

A study of newly created databases of medulloblastoma has found that patients with tumors containing circular extrachromosomal DNA-;loops of DNA found outside of regular chromosomes-;are twice as likely to relapse and three times as likely to die within five years of diagnosis.

15 Nov 2023

Cancer Stem Cells Induce Macrophage Senescence, Creating Conditions for Tumor Formation

Cancer stem cells cause the aging of macrophages in mice with healthy immune systems, creating conditions for the formation of tumors.

15 Nov 2023

New Drug-Like Molecule Enhances Mitophagy, Protects Against Neurodegeneration

Having healthy mitochondria, the organelles that produce energy in all our cells, usually portends a long healthy life whether in humans or in C. elegans, a tiny, short-lived nematode worm often used to study the aging process.

14 Nov 2023

Stanford Researchers Discover New Mechanism for Breast Cancer Invasion

The majority of breast cancers start in the lining of a breast milk duct and, if they remain there, are very treatable.

14 Nov 2023

Scientists Identify 4,749 Gene Clusters Linked to Cancer Prognosis

Researchers at the Mount Sinai Center for Transformative Disease Modeling have released a groundbreaking study identifying 4,749 key gene clusters, termed "prognostic modules," that significantly influence the progression of 32 different types of cancer.

14 Nov 2023

LJI Scientists Uncover New Superpower of MAIT Cells

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are investigating a talented type of T cell.

13 Nov 2023

New Synthetic Enzymes can Control Signaling Protein Vital to Embryonic Development

A University of Texas at Dallas bioengineer has developed synthetic enzymes that can control the behavior of the signaling protein Vg1, which plays a key role in the development of muscle, bone and blood in vertebrate embryos.

10 Nov 2023

Large Study Finds 187 New Genetic Variants Linked to Prostate Cancer

A globe-spanning scientific team has compiled the most comprehensive list of genetic variants associated with prostate cancer risk -; 451 in all -; through a whole-genome analysis that ranks as the largest and most diverse investigation into prostate cancer genetics yet.

10 Nov 2023

New Insights Into Tumor-Immune Interactions Could Lead to More Effective Therapies for Multiple Myeloma

A multicenter study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine shows how interactions between tumor cells and immune components of the microenvironment can impact treatment responses and outcomes in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma who undergo combination treatments that include targeted immunotherapy.

10 Nov 2023

Novel Bacterial Protein can Prolong Cell Longevity by Acting Directly on Mitochondria

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, partnering with colleagues in Australia, have identified a novel bacterial protein that can keep human cells healthy even when the cells have a heavy bacterial burden.

10 Nov 2023

GOV UK Introduces New 'AI Life Sciences' Fund - IEEE Comments

Last week, the UK Government announced it will be launching the AI Life Sciences Accelerator Mission. Approximately £100 million will be allocated to help drive AI innovation and tackle the UK’s biggest healthcare challenges

9 Nov 2023

SPT5 Identified as a Potential Target Protein for Treatment of MYC-Dependent Cancers

MYC proteins play an important role in many types of cancer. A research team at the University of Würzburg has now succeeded in indirectly influencing these proteins - with clear consequences for the tumor.

8 Nov 2023

Unveiling the Role of Foxp3 in Shaping Chromatin Architecture of Regulatory T Cells

Regulatory T cells, or Tregs, represent a specialized class of immune cells dedicated to quelling immune responses and safeguarding the body against self-attack.

7 Nov 2023

Epidemiology and Genetic Underpinnings of Clonal Hematopoiesis

A comprehensive new study from deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, published today in Nature Genetics, provides insights into the epidemiology and somatic and germline genetics of clonal hematopoiesis.

7 Nov 2023

Epigenetic Changes Drive Cancer Development

Every cell makes its own proteins by accessing the genetic information on its genes. Changes in this information, called mutations, may ruin the function of the affected proteins.

7 Nov 2023

Researchers Enhance CAR-T Cell Therapy by Preventing T-Cell Exhaustion

CAR-T cell therapy is a last hope for many patients with blood, bone marrow or lymph gland cancer when other treatments such as chemotherapy are unsuccessful.

7 Nov 2023

Nucleotide Metabolite Controls DNA Repair and Cancer Sensitivity

Scientists have unraveled the mechanism by which a particular metabolite regulates DNA repair activity and the susceptibility of tissues to cancer treatment.

3 Nov 2023

Exploring Z-RNA’s Role in Immune Response

Quentin Vicens, an Assistant Professor of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston, has been granted $1.2 million by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to investigate the enigmatic Z-RNA structure found within human cells.

3 Nov 2023

Cancer News and Research

A Surprising Control Mechanism of Chlamydomonas Cell Division

Tokyo Metropolitan University Decodes DNA Repair Mechanisms

Circular Extrachromosomal DNA Linked to Medulloblastoma Relapse and Death

Cancer Stem Cells Induce Macrophage Senescence, Creating Conditions for Tumor Formation

New Drug-Like Molecule Enhances Mitophagy, Protects Against Neurodegeneration

Stanford Researchers Discover New Mechanism for Breast Cancer Invasion

Scientists Identify 4,749 Gene Clusters Linked to Cancer Prognosis

LJI Scientists Uncover New Superpower of MAIT Cells

New Synthetic Enzymes can Control Signaling Protein Vital to Embryonic Development

Large Study Finds 187 New Genetic Variants Linked to Prostate Cancer

New Insights Into Tumor-Immune Interactions Could Lead to More Effective Therapies for Multiple Myeloma

Novel Bacterial Protein can Prolong Cell Longevity by Acting Directly on Mitochondria

GOV UK Introduces New 'AI Life Sciences' Fund - IEEE Comments

SPT5 Identified as a Potential Target Protein for Treatment of MYC-Dependent Cancers

Unveiling the Role of Foxp3 in Shaping Chromatin Architecture of Regulatory T Cells

Epidemiology and Genetic Underpinnings of Clonal Hematopoiesis

Epigenetic Changes Drive Cancer Development

Researchers Enhance CAR-T Cell Therapy by Preventing T-Cell Exhaustion

Nucleotide Metabolite Controls DNA Repair and Cancer Sensitivity

Exploring Z-RNA’s Role in Immune Response

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