Driving to end childhood cancer
September 23, 2019
…can look at different types of cells in the heart and understand how their genetic profile changes in response to the chemotherapy exposure,” Dr. Aune said. “From that, hopefully we…
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UT Health San Antonio researcher wins coveted National Cancer Institute award
September 17, 2019
…very elaborate human BRCA proteins expressed in insect cells,” Dr. Sung said. “Now that this technical hurdle is overcome, we are poised to figure out how these tumor suppressor proteins…
Coveted NCI award comes to Sung, UT Health San Antonio
September 17, 2019
…continual basis. Cells must constantly repair their DNA. During cell division, the BRCA genes prompt cells to use the most accurate repair pathway to preserve our genetic blueprint. In the…
Novel therapy developed for inherited breast cancer
September 10, 2019
…normal cells from making mistakes while repairing their DNA. However, cancers with BRCA1 mutations repress miR223-3p to permit their cells to divide. Adding back miR223-3p forces the BRCA1-mutant cancer cells…
FDA approves new drug to treat a rare blood cancer
September 10, 2019
…intermediate-2 or high-risk primary or secondary myelofibrosis. Myelofibrosis is a blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow, where red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are made. It…
Study identifies easier way to assess what stroke does to the brain
September 9, 2019
…of people who have had a stroke or who went on to have stroke seemed promising to us, because discovering patterns in microRNA levels might give hints about genetic chain…
