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G3BP proteins inhibit metabolic driver that plays a central role in cancers, neurological disorders

G3BP proteins inhibit the metabolic driver MTOR - a signaling protein that plays a central role in tumor diseases and developmental disorders of the brain. This is reported in this week´s issue of the renowned journal Cell.

26 Jan 2021

Anchor proteins inhibit a key metabolic driver that plays critical role in cancer and neuronal diseases

Certain anchor proteins inhibit a key metabolic driver that plays an important role in cancer and developmental brain disorders.

26 Jan 2021

New partnership to develop test for predicting disease course in pediatric Crohn's patients

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, the leading non-profit organization focused on both research and patient support for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), has entered into a partnership with LifeArc, an independent medical research charity that advances translation of early science into health care treatments or diagnostics, to potentially develop the first clinical lab test to predict disease course in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease and response to treatment.

25 Jan 2021

Study finds high prevalence of cardiovascular conditions in male breast cancer patients

Male breast cancer patients were found to have a high prevalence of cardiovascular conditions, in a small study of this rare patient population presented at the American College of Cardiology's Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient Virtual course.

25 Jan 2021

Cancer patients more likely to die following surgery in lower-income countries

Research by an international team of medical experts has found cancer patients could be up to four times more likely to die following cancer surgery in low to lower-middle income countries than in high-income countries.

25 Jan 2021

Dramatic changes seen in delivery of radiotherapy treatments during coronavirus pandemic

Dramatic changes were seen in the delivery of radiotherapy treatments for cancer during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in England.

22 Jan 2021

Genomic test has lower prognostic accuracy in minority patients with breast cancer

Black women have higher recurrence and mortality rates than non-Hispanic white women for certain types of breast cancer, according to a University of Illinois Chicago researcher's study published recently in JAMA Oncology.

22 Jan 2021

Modified version of CAR T-cell therapy shows promise in targeting neuroblastoma

Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy--CAR T--has revolutionized leukemia treatment. Unfortunately, the therapy has not been effective for treating solid tumors including childhood cancers such as neuroblastoma.

22 Jan 2021

New drug target valid for breast cancer as well as lymphoma

One more piece of the puzzle has fallen into place behind a new drug whose anti-cancer potential was developed at the University of Alberta and is set to begin human trials this year, thanks to newly published research.

21 Jan 2021

Study identifies nine specific genes associated with breast cancer risk

Breast cancer investigators in the Lambe Institute at NUI Galway have collaborated on a pivotal international study into breast cancer risk which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine today (Wednesday, 20 January).

21 Jan 2021

Study may help better assess the risk of breast cancer in women without a family history

A new multi-institution study led by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic pathologist, provides more accurate estimates of breast cancer risk for U.S. women who harbor inherited mutations in breast cancer predisposition genes.

21 Jan 2021

Nicotine promotes breast cancer lung metastasis, finds study

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, and cigarette smoking is associated with a higher incidence of breast cancer spread, or metastasis, lowering the survival rate by 33% at diagnosis.

21 Jan 2021

After a decade of lobbying, ALS patients gain faster access to disability payments

Anita Baron first noticed something was wrong in August 2018, when she began to drool. Her dentist chalked it up to a problem with her jaw.

21 Jan 2021

FISH technique can be used to probe sperm DNA for chromosomal defects

Chemotherapy and radiation treatments are known to cause harsh side effects that patients can see or feel throughout their bodies.

19 Jan 2021

Researchers define tumor invasion machinery orchestrated by a master cancer gene

Researchers investigated how cancer genes lead to the breakdown of the capsule that prevents cancerous cells from invading the surrounding healthy tissues and - find a hijacked "molecular crowbar".

18 Jan 2021

Study improves understanding of the chemistry behind potent antibiotic synthesis

Images of a protein involved in creating a potent antibiotic reveal the unusual first steps of the antibiotic's synthesis.

18 Jan 2021

Study finds new evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment with immediate implications for women with estrogen receptor-driven metastatic disease.

18 Jan 2021

New computational technique accurately differentiates between data from tumor cells and normal cells

In an effort to address a major challenge when analyzing large single-cell RNA-sequencing datasets, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new computational technique to accurately differentiate between data from cancer cells and the variety of normal cells found within tumor samples.

18 Jan 2021

New cancer models mimic aspects of mechanical environment within the body

As cancer and tumor cells move inside the human body, they impart and are subject to mechanical forces.

15 Jan 2021

Targeting RNA splicing can activate antiviral immune pathways in triple negative breast cancers

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered how therapeutics targeting RNA splicing can activate antiviral immune pathways in triple negative breast cancers (TNBC) to trigger tumor cell death and signal the body's immune response.

15 Jan 2021

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

G3BP proteins inhibit metabolic driver that plays a central role in cancers, neurological disorders

Anchor proteins inhibit a key metabolic driver that plays critical role in cancer and neuronal diseases

New partnership to develop test for predicting disease course in pediatric Crohn's patients

Study finds high prevalence of cardiovascular conditions in male breast cancer patients

Cancer patients more likely to die following surgery in lower-income countries

Dramatic changes seen in delivery of radiotherapy treatments during coronavirus pandemic

Genomic test has lower prognostic accuracy in minority patients with breast cancer

Modified version of CAR T-cell therapy shows promise in targeting neuroblastoma

New drug target valid for breast cancer as well as lymphoma

Study identifies nine specific genes associated with breast cancer risk

Study may help better assess the risk of breast cancer in women without a family history

Nicotine promotes breast cancer lung metastasis, finds study

After a decade of lobbying, ALS patients gain faster access to disability payments

FISH technique can be used to probe sperm DNA for chromosomal defects

Researchers define tumor invasion machinery orchestrated by a master cancer gene

Study improves understanding of the chemistry behind potent antibiotic synthesis

Study finds new evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment

New computational technique accurately differentiates between data from tumor cells and normal cells

New cancer models mimic aspects of mechanical environment within the body

Targeting RNA splicing can activate antiviral immune pathways in triple negative breast cancers

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