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Metastasizing cancer cells modify bone remodeling with small RNA secretion

Metastasizing cancer cells modify bone remodeling with small RNA secretion

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityIn the bone metastatic microenvironment, the crosstalk between metastasized cancer cells and the surrounding bone cells is critical for the formation of the osteo

Metastasizing cancer cells modify bone remodeling with small RNA secretion

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityIn the bone metastatic microenvironment, the crosstalk between metastasized cancer cells and the surrounding bone cells is critical for the formation of the osteo
Researchers find tissue environment plays important role in tumor formation

Researchers find tissue environment plays important role in tumor formation

by Kathleen Haughney,Florida State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of Florida State University researchers used a simple tumor model to show the importance of tissue microenvironment i

Researchers find tissue environment plays important role in tumor formation

by Kathleen Haughney,Florida State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of Florida State University researchers used a simple tumor model to show the importance of tissue microenvironment i
Researchers show potential liver cancer treatment by targeting cancer stem-like cells

Researchers show potential liver cancer treatment by targeting cancer stem-like cells

by National University of SingaporeLiver cancer stem-like cells grown as tumourspheres that are sensitive to JAK/STAT small molecule inhibitors. Credit: National University of SingaporeLiver canc

Researchers show potential liver cancer treatment by targeting cancer stem-like cells

by National University of SingaporeLiver cancer stem-like cells grown as tumourspheres that are sensitive to JAK/STAT small molecule inhibitors. Credit: National University of SingaporeLiver canc
Researcher: Big data, networks identify cell signaling pathways in lung cancer

Researcher: Big data, networks identify cell signaling pathways in lung cancer

by University of MontanaThe cover of the May 22 issue ofScience Signalingfeatures a three-dimensional representation of lung cancer protein modifications produced by the machine learn

Researcher: Big data, networks identify cell signaling pathways in lung cancer

by University of MontanaThe cover of the May 22 issue ofScience Signalingfeatures a three-dimensional representation of lung cancer protein modifications produced by the machine learn
Docs should consider a patient's weight before prescribing new chemotherapy drugs

Docs should consider a patient's weight before prescribing new chemotherapy drugs

by Sharon Parmet,University of Illinois at ChicagoAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA new class of cancer drugs just now

Docs should consider a patient's weight before prescribing new chemotherapy drugs

by Sharon Parmet,University of Illinois at ChicagoAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA new class of cancer drugs just now
Neuronal molecule makes prostate cancer more aggressive

Neuronal molecule makes prostate cancer more aggressive

byThomas Jefferson UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProstate cancer is the second most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among American men. Now, researchers

Neuronal molecule makes prostate cancer more aggressive

byThomas Jefferson UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProstate cancer is the second most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among American men. Now, researchers
Researchers identify a new biomarker for personalised treatments against cancer

Researchers identify a new biomarker for personalised treatments against cancer

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Different localization of the proteins involved in apoptosis in basal (Ctrl) and upon death receptor induction with TRAIL. Credit: Saška Iv

Researchers identify a new biomarker for personalised treatments against cancer

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Different localization of the proteins involved in apoptosis in basal (Ctrl) and upon death receptor induction with TRAIL. Credit: Saška Iv
Researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

Researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Melanoma i

Researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Melanoma i
Researchers are building detailed maps of colorectal cancer to better understand the dynamics of the disease

Researchers are building detailed maps of colorectal cancer to better understand the dynamics of the disease

by Harvard Medical SchoolA 3D reconstruction of colorectal cancer revealed that what was once thought to be 2D mucin pools with clusters of cancer cells floating inside is actually a complex and

Researchers are building detailed maps of colorectal cancer to better understand the dynamics of the disease

by Harvard Medical SchoolA 3D reconstruction of colorectal cancer revealed that what was once thought to be 2D mucin pools with clusters of cancer cells floating inside is actually a complex and
Researchers present advance in re-treatment with CAR T therapy

Researchers present advance in re-treatment with CAR T therapy

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaHodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte predominant (high-power view) Credit: Gabriel Caponetti, MD./Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers

Researchers present advance in re-treatment with CAR T therapy

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaHodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte predominant (high-power view) Credit: Gabriel Caponetti, MD./Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers
Researchers convert pro-tumor macrophages into cancer killers

Researchers convert pro-tumor macrophages into cancer killers

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpithelial cancers, such as cancers of the lung and pancreas, use the ανβ3 molecule to gain drug resistance to standard cancer ther

Researchers convert pro-tumor macrophages into cancer killers

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpithelial cancers, such as cancers of the lung and pancreas, use the ανβ3 molecule to gain drug resistance to standard cancer ther
Research reveals functional targets of oncogenic HOXA9 protein in high-risk pediatric leukemia

Research reveals functional targets of oncogenic HOXA9 protein in high-risk pediatric leukemia

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSchematic diagram summarizing this study. Our work interrogated the transcription factor function of HOXA9 in MLL-r leukemias by targeting HOXA9-bound

Research reveals functional targets of oncogenic HOXA9 protein in high-risk pediatric leukemia

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSchematic diagram summarizing this study. Our work interrogated the transcription factor function of HOXA9 in MLL-r leukemias by targeting HOXA9-bound