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Excess sugar linked to cancer
Feb. 1, 2013 Sugars are needed to provide us with energy and in moderate amounts contribute to our well-being
New technique sheds light on RNA
Jan. 28, 2013 When researchers sequence the RNA of cancer cells, they can compare it to normal cells and see where there is more RNA.
Synthetic corkscrew peptide kills antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria
Jan. 24, 2013 An engineered peptide provides a new prototype for killing an entire category of resistant bacteria by shredding and dissolving their double-layered membranes, which are thought to protect those microbes from antibiotics
New way to kill lymphoma without chemotherapy: Golden nanoparticle starves cancer cell to death
Jan. 21, 2013 How do you annihilate lymphoma without using any drugs? Starve it to death by depriving it of what appears to be a favorite food: HDL cholesterol
Tumors evolve rapidly in a childhood cancer, leaving fewer obvious treatment targets
Jan. 20, 2013 An extensive genomic study of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma reinforces the challenges in treating the most aggressive forms of this disease. Contrary to expectations, the scientists found relatively few recurrent gene mutations — mutations that would suggest new targets for neuroblastoma treatment.
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