News articles tagged with 'oncogene'
Study identifies therapeutic target for liver cancer and predictive biomarker of response
— 14 Mar 2011 20:24 | HealthIn a research study appearing in the journal Cancer Cell on March 14, scientists from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and four other institutions have identified a strategy for…
Roundworm unlocks pancreatic cancer pathway
— 20 Jan 2011 16:46 | HealthThe National Cancer Institute estimates that more than 43,000 Americans were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and more than 36,000 died from the disease. Despite advances…
New gene for childhood cancer neuroblastoma is discovered
— 2 Dec 2010 19:34 | HealthPediatric cancer researchers have identified variations in a gene as important contributors to neuroblastoma, the most common solid cancer of early childhood. The study team, led by…
Novel genetic mutation that causes the most common form of eye cancer discovered
— 18 Nov 2010 11:36 | HealthAn international, multi-centre study has revealed the discovery of a novel oncogene that is associated with uveal melanoma, the most common form of eye cancer. Researchers have isolated…
Tumour suppressor acts as oncogene in some cancers, say Mayo Clinic researchers
— 28 Oct 2010 15:36 | HealthResearchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida have found that a molecule long believed to be a beneficial tumour suppressor - and thus a potential cancer drug target - appears to act as an…
Certain cancer therapies' success depends on presence of immune cell, Stanford study shows in mice
— 28 Oct 2010 15:00 | HealthThe immune system may play a critical role in ensuring the success of certain types of cancer therapies, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of…
Scientists define molecular on-off switches for cancer and autoimmunity
— 1 Oct 2010 10:36 | HealthA new report published in the October 2010 print issue of The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) offers a ray of hope in the search for new cancer drugs. By examining the seemingly…
Study sheds light on cancer-causing gene regulation
— 17 Aug 2010 09:57 | HealthResearchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) have uncovered the genes that regulate MDM2, an oncogene that, in turn, regulates the tumour suppressor protein p53. But…
Specific oncogene plays a role in lung squamous cell carcinoma
— 28 Jul 2010 11:06 | HealthThe identification of an oncogene (called BRF2) specific to lung squamous cell carcinoma suggests that genetic activation of this oncogene could be used as an identification marker…
Control of cancer cell pathways key to halting disease spread, Stanford study shows
— 15 Jun 2010 03:41 | HealthOncogenes are like friends who've gone off the deep end. Normally steady, reliable members of the cellular workforce, these genes become very bad influences when mutated or expressed…