Cancer Research

Stem Cell Transplant Can Grow New Immune System In Certain Mice, Stanford Researchers Find

STANFORD, Calif.- Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have taken a small but significant step, in mouse studies, toward the goal of transplanting adult stem cells to create a new immune system for people with autoimmune or genetic blo ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 24 2007 - 12:43am

Cryoablation Continues To Show Good Results For Kidney Cancer Patients

ROCHESTER, Minn.-- A review of 62 Mayo Clinic patients who underwent cryoablation to treat cancerous kidney tumors shows that the patients are cancer free for up to two and a half years after having had the procedure. Also called cryotherapy or cryosurgery ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2007 - 12:52pm

St. Jude Researchers Identify Key Genetic Trigger Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

The N-Myc gene lives a double life, triggering cancer when it works with the growth-promoting protein IL-3 and causing cell suicide in the absence of IL-3 (MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Nov. 26, 2007) A gene called N-Myc leads a double life in certain white blood cell ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 28 2007 - 12:32pm

Blue Dye Could Hold The Key To Super Processing Power

A technique for controlling the magnetic properties of a commonly used blue dye could revolutionise computer processing power, according to research published recently in Advanced Materials. Scientists have demonstrated that they can control the properties ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 28 2007 - 12:36pm

'Stereo' Mammography Takes Breast Imaging To A New Dimension

CHICAGO – Stereoscopic digital mammography, a new diagnostic technique capable of producing three-dimensional, in-depth views of breast tissue, could significantly reduce the number of women who are recalled for additional tests following routine screening ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 28 2007 - 12:42pm

Hematopoietic Stem Cells- The Body's Roving Defense System

No other stem cell is more thoroughly understood than the blood, or hematopoietic, stem cell. These occasional and rare cells, scattered sparingly throughout the marrow and capable of replenishing an entire blood system, have been the driving force behind ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 29 2007 - 4:39pm

Genetic Botox? Scientists Reverse Skin Aging In Mice

Aging may be the result of genetic changes rather than wear and tear, say Stanford researchers who have reversed the effects of aging on the skin of mice, at least for a short period, by blocking the action of a single critical protein, NF-kappa-B. The wor ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 29 2007 - 9:35pm

'Genetic Rosetta Stone' Maps Imprinted Genes In The Human Genome

Scientists at Duke University have created the first map of imprinted genes throughout the human genome and they say artificial intelligence called machine learning was the key to their success. The study revealed four times as many imprinted genes as had ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 30 2007 - 2:01am

Tumors And Terrorists: New 3-D X-Ray Technique Sees It All

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new x-ray technique that could be used to detect hidden explosives, drugs and human cancers more effectively. Professor Robert Cernik and colleagues from The School of Materials have built a proto ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 2 2007 - 11:04am

Common Household Chemical Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP) May Affect Breast Development

A chemical found in household fittings has been found to affect the development of the mammary gland in rats and new research published in BMC Genomics is the first to show that this chemical can also affect the breasts' genomic profile. Jose Russo an ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 6 2007 - 2:03am