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Virus attacks childhood cancers
Soft tissue sarcomas are cancers that develop in tissues which connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body. Muscles, tendons, fibrous…
A patient's own skin cells may one day treat multiple diseases
The possibility of developing stem cells from a patient's own skin and using them to treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease…
UT Southwestern research reveals that significantly more genetic mutations lead to colon cancer
Based on the study, published in the July 2011 Cancer Research (Priority Reports), researchers are suggesting a new approach to colon cancer treatments…
UT Southwestern researchers find protein that might be key to cutting cancer cells' blood supply
The researchers showed in mice that the Ras interacting protein 1 (Rasip1) is so specific and central to so many cellular processes that without it new blood…
NIH study finds Avastin and Lucentis are equally effective in treating age-related macular degeneration
The report, from the Comparison of AMD Treatments Trials (CATT), was published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine. CATT is funded by the…
UCSB Scientists Discover New Drug Target for Kidney Disease
Over 600,000 people in the U.S., and 12 million worldwide, are affected by the inherited kidney disease known as autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease,…