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Scientists reengineer cancer drugs to be more versatile
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Rice University scientists have enlisted widely used cancer therapy systems to control gene expression in mammalian cells, a feat of synthetic biology that could change how diseases are treated.
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New research identifies potential hepatoblastoma treatment target
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The research group used the mouse model to test how inhibiting HSF1 early in tumour development would impact cancer growth.
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Potential treatment target for hepatoblastoma identified during new resear
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Although rare compared to adult liver cancers, hepatoblastoma is the most common pediatric liver malignancy, and its incidences have been on the rise.
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Study finds liver cancer, potential target circadian clock proteins inside
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, is already the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide--and cases are on the rise in both the United States and around the world. While chemotherapy, surgery, and liver transplants can benefit some patients,
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Study shows how liver cancer hijacks circadian clock machinery inside cell
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is already the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally--and cases are on the rise, both in the U.S. and worldwide. While chemotherapy, surgery and liver transplants can help some patients, targeted treatments
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Diane McBain, co-star in Elvis Presley's 'Spinout', passes away at 81
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Elvis Presley's 'Spinout' co-star Diane McBain, who is also known for her role as Pinky Pinkston in 'Batman', passed away at the age of 81 after a battle with liver cancer.
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First-degree relatives of patients with NAFLD at risk of liver disease: Re
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Approximately one-fourth of the general population worldwide has nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, known as NAFLD, an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. NAFLD can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.
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New AI blood test technology to detect liver cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by researchers of Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center to successfully detect lung cancer in a 2021 study has now detected more than 80% of liver cancers in a new study of 724 people.
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Over 55% more people may die from liver cancer by 2040: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], October 6 (ANI): According to a recent estimate, primary liver cancer was one of the top three causes of cancer death in 46 nations in 2020, and by 2040, the number of primary liver cancer diagnoses and deaths could increase by more than 55% annually.
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The hepatitis B-neutralizing cell sentinel
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 (ANI): One of the most severe and prevalent viral diseases is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It targets the liver cells after being transmitted by bodily fluids. Serious problems from the chronic form of the illness can develop such as cirrhosis and li
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New approach for clearer fatty liver observation found
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 12 (ANI): Obesity can cause a number of health problems. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a kind of fatty liver disease that can lead to cancer, is more common in obese people. Treatment for NASH patients has yet to be discovered, owing in part to the lack of sui
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A rare form of cancer found in mice
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], August 21 (ANI): Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have discovered the cell of origin of mixed liver/biliary duct carcinomas, a rare type of liver cancer, in mice. Interleuk
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