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Discovery of how colorectal cancer drug works will help more patients

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Lung Cancer, Patient Education and Counseling, Personalized Medicine, Today's Healthcare

Some colorectal cancer patients with a certain gene mutation benefit from a chemotherapy drug called cetuximab, although the mechanism of how this drug worked was unknown. Scientists have combined computational biology with experimental investigations to discover, for the first time, the mechanism for why these patients respond to cetuximab, which will help doctors identify more effective, targeted treatment plans for people diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

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More efficient drug delivery within the brain by utilizing LAT1

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Addiction, Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Intelligence, Nervous System, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology

According to a new study the distribution of drug molecules within the brain can be improved by utilizing LAT1, which is expressed highly in the brain.

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Potential therapeutic target for prostate cancers with PTEN mutation

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Health, Urology

PTEN, a tumor suppressor gene mutated in about 20% of prostate cancers, relies on another gene, ARID4B, to function.

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Engineered killer T cells could provide long-lasting immunity against cancer

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Immune System, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer, Stem Cells

In experiments with mice, researchers have shown they can harness the power of iNKT cells to attack tumor cells and treat cancer. The new method suppressed the growth of multiple types of human tumors that had been transplanted into the animals.

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Pathway found for treatment-resistant lung cancer

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Lung Disease, Lymphoma

A big way chemotherapy works is by prompting cancer cells to commit suicide, and scientists have found a pathway the most common lung cancer walks to avoid death. Scientists have found a first step appears to be lung cancer cells expressing high levels of the molecule TIMP-1, classically considered a tumor inhibitor but at high levels already associated with a poor prognosis for patients.

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'Push-pull' dynamic in brain network is key to stopping seizures

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Birth Defects, Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Disorders and Syndromes, Epilepsy, Epilepsy Research, Today's Healthcare

Researchers have discovered that the spreading of seizures through the brain can be suppressed depending on the amount of pressure within the brain, an important discovery that may revolutionize the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy.

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Discovery of novel cancer signaling mechanism and design of new anticancer compound

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Skin Cancer

Active mutations of a certain signaling receptor protein called KIT tyrosine kinase are found in several cancers, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, the different locations in the AML cells where KIT induces cancer-specific signaling remain unclear. Now, a group of scientists has aimed to answer this question by using a newly synthesized compound (along with other existing ones) that targets intracellular transport, which may offer an attractive strategy to combat cancer.

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Compound extends survival in mice with certain pediatric brain tumors

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Huntington's Disease, Intelligence, Lung Cancer

Versions of an antibiotic drug called DON first isolated from soil bacteria more than 60 years ago have shown promising signs of extending survival in mice models of especially lethal pediatric brain tumors marked by the high expression of a cancer-causing gene known as the MYC oncogene.

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Leukemia drug shows promise for treating a childhood brain cancer

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Addiction, Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Cancer, Dementia, Huntington's Disease, Leukemia, Lung Cancer

Researchers describe a new use of leukemia drug, nilotinib, to treat a subtype of medulloblastoma, a deadly pediatric brain cancer.

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Novel regulator of mitochondrial cell death reveals a promising target for cancer therapy

September 19, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer

Researchers have described the role of mitochondrial fission factor (MFF) in controlling survival of cancer cells, suggesting the protein could represent a promising therapeutic target.