Faulty DNA Repair Could Be A Risk Factor For Lung Cancer In Nonsmokers
18:35 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
People who have never smoked but whose cells cannot efficiently repair environmental insults to DNA are at higher risk of developing lung cancer than those with effective genomic repair capability.
Scientists Discover How An Injured Embryo Can Regenerate Itself
18:35 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Scientists have developed a mathematical model to describe interactions that occur within genetic networks of an embryo, answering the age-old question of how half embryos are able to maintain their tissues and organs in the correct proportions despite being smaller than a normal sized embryo. Understanding the processes that govern embryonic cell development, may lead, in the future, to scientists being able to repair injured tissues.
Effectiveness Of Contrast Agent Cytate In Detecting Prostate Cancer
18:35 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Researchers have conducted time-resolved fluorescence measurement and optical imaging studies that demonstrate the efficacy of Cytate as a fluorescence marker to detect prostate cancer. Cytate, a contrast agent that conjugates to receptors on prostate cancer cells, exhibited greater fluorescence when applied to cancerous prostate tissue as opposed to normal prostate tissue.
Promising Cancer Drug Target In Prostate Tumors Identified
18:35 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Scientists report they have blocked the development of prostate tumors in cancer-prone mice by knocking out a molecular unit they describe as a "powerhouse" that drives runaway cell growth. The researchers say the growth-stimulating molecule called p110beta -- part of a cellular signaling network disrupted in several common cancers -- is a promising target for novel cancer therapies designed to shut it down.
Toxic Key To Alzheimer’s Disease Memory Loss Identified
18:35 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Using new scientific techniques, scientists have unlocked the cascade of molecular events that lead to Alzheimer's disease. The scientific findings published in Nature Medicine suggest a potential new target for the development of drug therapies to fight the irreversible and degenerative disease which affects some 29.8 million people worldwide.
Ovarian Cancer's Specific Scent Detected By Dogs
18:35 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
New research explored whether ovarian cancer has a scent different from other cancers and whether working dogs could be taught to distinguish it in its different stages. Ovarian cancer has a high mortality rate, primarily due to late diagnosis. Researchers found that early-stage and low grade ovarian cancers emit the same scent as advanced tumors.
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