News articles tagged with 'suppressor'
Rare HIV-positive individuals shed light on how body could effectively handle infection
— 26 Feb 2011 17:57 | HealthAlthough untreated HIV infection eventually results in immunodeficiency (AIDS), a small group of people infected with the virus, called elite suppressors (0.5 percent of all HIV-infected…
Eggs' quality control mechanism explained
— 18 Feb 2011 16:47 | BiologyTo protect the health of future generations, body keeps a careful watch on its precious and limited supply of eggs. That's done through a key quality control process in oocytes (the…
Scientists bring cancer cells back under control
— 19 Jan 2011 17:02 | HealthScientists at The University of Nottingham have brought cancer cells back under normal control - by reactivating their cancer suppressor genes. The discovery could form a powerful new…
Blame the environment: Why vaccines may be ineffective for some people
— 1 Dec 2010 17:28 | HealthA new discovery may explain why a tuberculosis vaccine is not as effective for some people as anticipated, and potentially explains why other vaccines do not work as well for some as…
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…
Study reveals cancer-linked epigenetic effects of smoking
— 11 Oct 2010 10:09 | HealthFor the first time, UK scientists have reported direct evidence that taking up smoking results in epigenetic changes associated with the development of cancer…
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…
People also have antiviral 'plant defences'
— 28 Sep 2010 13:30 | HealthIn addition to known antiviral agents such as antibodies and interferons, people also seem to have a similar immune system to that previously identified in plants. This is the result…
Selective inhibition of BMK1 suppresses tumour growth
— 14 Sep 2010 10:19 | HealthA study describing a newly developed pharmacological inhibitor is providing detailed insight into how an enzyme that has been implicated in multiple human malignancies regulates a known…
Biologists find way to reduce stem cell loss during cancer treatment
— 5 Sep 2010 17:38 | HealthBiologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that…