Breast Cancer :: Breast cancer treatment strategies require a stronger focus on stem cells
Mutations in the well-known breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 have a role in the propagation of aggressive stem cell-driven cancer.
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Colon Cancer :: Colon cancer is one of stem cell-related cancers
Colon cancer could join the growing list of stem cell-related cancers with the discovery of a population of highly tumorigenic primary human colon tumor cells, according to researchers from Biogen Idec.
Breast Cancer :: Radiotherapy might contribute to leukemia risk in breast cancer patients
Radiation therapy affects not only the cancer mass, but also the surrounding tissues, including the bone marrow. Signals from the cells in the bone marrow damaged by cancer radiotherapy could be involved in the development of secondary acute myeloma by drawing hematopoietic stem cells, the blood-producing cells of the bone marrow, from distant sites into the irradiated bone marrow, according to researchers from the Ontario Cancer Institute. Their findings suggest that local radiotherapy leads to leukemia, even though radiotherapy directly affects only a small fraction of the bone marrow.
Breast Cancer :: Genes regulate self-renewal and invasion of human mammary stem cells
Two genes associated with aggressive breast cancer are linked to a key property of mammary stem cell function, according to researchers at the University of Michigan.
Heart :: Caterpillar robot to mend broken hearts
A DEVICE that sounds like a 21st century version of a medicinal leech may soon be set loose inside the chests of heart patients. Resembling a robotic caterpillar, it will crawl across the surface of their beating heart, delivering treatment without the need for major surgery.
Stem Cell :: Stem cells decrease ischemic injury and restore brain function
This is the impressive result of a study carried out by a group of researchers coordinated by Dr. Maria Grazia De Simoni of the Mario Negri Institute in Milan, Italy, in cooperation with the Istituto Neurologico Besta (Milan) and the University of Lausanne. The study is to be published in the April 18 issue of the international, peer-reviewed, open-access online journal of the Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE.
Cervical Cancer :: Prof. Ian Frazer, developer of cervical cancer vaccine, Keynotes at Boston Biorelationships
The American Australian Association (AAA) is proud to announce that Professor Ian Frazer, named Australian of the Year 2006 for his pivotal work on the human papilloma virus, will be the keynote speaker at Boston Biorelationships on Friday May 4, 2007.
Lou Gehrig’s Disease :: Stem cells provide new tool for studying disease and identifying ALS drugs
Results of two studies funded by Project A.L.S. and appearing in today’s advance online publication of Nature Neuroscience demonstrate that embryonic stem cells may provide a new tool for studying disease mechanisms and for identifying drugs to slow ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Sperm :: Human sperms made from bone marrow cells
Immature sperm cells have been created from stem cells in human bone marrow. The research has potential application for the treatment for male infertility.
Stem Cell :: Early-stage sperm cells created from human bone marrow
Human bone marrow has been used to create early-stage sperm cells for the first time, a scientific step forward that will help researchers understand more about how sperm cells are created.