Top bioresearch breakthroughs for 2008
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 15:00 - http://www.fiercebioresearcher.com/Wired has come up with its closely-watched list of top scientific breakthroughs of the past year, and the life sciences figure prominently on the top-10 countdown.'On the list: A new approach to...
Scientists uncover how metastatic cancer cells plan their 'relocation'
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 12:09 - http://www.dailyindia.com/Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered how metastatic cancer cells select their next site of infection.
Gene Helps Breast Cancer Spread And Resist Chemo
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 09:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/Scientists in the US looking for genomic changes in breast tumor samples found that a gene called metadherin (MTDH) appears to play a dual role in both helping cancer spread (metastasis) and...
Obesity linked to ovarian cancer risk
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 01:49 - http://www.upi.com/BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Obese women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy are at an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer, U.S. researchers said.
Researchers illuminate mechanisms that regulate DNA damage control and replication
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 23:00 - http://www.physorg.com/Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have demonstrated important new roles for the protein kinase complex Cdc7/Dbf4 or Cdc7/Drf1 (Ddk) in monitoring damage control during...
Researchers develop brain cancer model
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 21:47 - http://www.upi.com/LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers using mice have developed a model of the most common and deadly human brain cancer, a published study indicates.
Researchers develop model of brain cancer
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 18:40 - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Researchers led by an Indian American have developed a versatile mouse model of glioblastoma - the commonest of deadly brain cancers in humans.
Outlook Poor After Aborted Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 17:26 - http://www.medscape.com/Poor outcomes are likely for bladder cancer patients in whom radical cystectomy is aborted because of intraoperative findings of metastatic disease, Maryland-based researchers report in the...
Noscapine May Be Effective for Prostate Cancer
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 17:24 - http://www.medscape.com/Oral administration of noscapine may be useful in treating advanced prostate cancer, according to experimental findings published in the December issue of Anticancer Research. Reuters Health...
Tests tease out 'good' stem cells
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 15:49 - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/Canadian researchers find way to differentiate useful cells from cancer-causing ones
