Cancer
Understanding the culprit
19 Jun 2012Study using a systems biology approach reveals how the transcription factor EVI1 contributes to cancer development and tumor invasion
Preventing cell division
19 Jun 2012One of the enzymes known to regulate the cell cycle has now been shown to play a key role in mitosis
All tumor cells are not created equal
22 May 2012The identification of a molecular pathway essential for the development and maintenance of tumor-initiating cells may prove invaluable to cancer treatment
Targeting cancer stem cells
22 May 2012Patented droplet microarray technology allows medical researchers to come to grips with rare cells
The good, the bad and the ugly
10 Apr 2012The interaction between good and malignant immune cells may promote blood cancer invasiveness and progression
In search of risky rearrangements
27 Mar 2012Embryonic stem cell researchers collaborate to uncover genomic changes that might favor cancerous growth
Bringing battlers to the tumor
13 Mar 2012Chemotherapeutic drugs fight melanoma by attracting immune cells into tumors
Sabotaging cellular stability
28 Feb 2012Viruses clear the way for cancer by promoting the destruction of cell adhesion regulators
Natural therapy
28 Feb 2012Researchers have synthesized a fungal metabolite and derivatives that inhibit crucial enzymes related to cancers
The two faces of a cancer signal
31 Jan 2012A protein in breast cancer cells acts as a bidirectional switch to modulate inflammatory gene expression
Surveying survival outcomes in liver cancer
31 Jan 2012A new molecular test for predicting liver cancer survival rates could lead to the development of improved immunotherapies
Cause of dissemination
17 Jan 2012Invading immune cells promote the growth and spread of primary tumors