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Genetic model predicts risk for common deadly diseases
Using data collected from the UK, the data suggests that up to 25 million people in the US may be at more than triple the risk of coronary artery disease...
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Genes increasing the risk of triple-negative breast cancer identified
Germ line genetic testing analyses blood samples and evaluates inherited genetic changes that increase the risk of certain cancers in an individual...
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MicroRNA: a new target for breast cancer research?
A study has identified microRNA as a possible candidate to be used as a drug target for breast cancer research...
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Breast cancer could be prevented by targeting epigenetic proteins
Researchers have discovered that epigenetic proteins promote the proliferation of mammary gland stem cells in response to the sex hormone progesterone.
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Immune processes offer insights into triple-negative breast cancer
Researchers have discovered the process that allows immune suppressor cells to develop, suggesting a potential new way to bolster immunotherapy treatment...
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Macrophages support mammary stem cells via chemical signalling
An international team of scientists has discovered that one of the biggest hitters in the immune system, macrophages, provide a cradle for mammary stem cells...
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Scientists mine gene responses to existing chemotherapies to facilitate precision cancer treatment
Scientists utilise computational biology techniques in a bid to enable doctors to use targeted therapies for cancer patients.
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Three-in-one molecule shows promise in helping certain breast cancer patients
A newly designed three-part molecule could be the one answer patients with a certain form of breast cancer are looking for...
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Researchers identify compound to prevent breast cancer cells from activating in brain
Researchers have used computer modelling to find an existing investigational drug compound for leukaemia patients to treat triple negative breast cancer...
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EDC4 gene involved in familial breast cancer
An international research consortium has identified a novel gene involved in breast cancer
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New treatment for aggressive breast cancer
Researchers have uncovered a way to treat aggressive tumours through manipulation of the connective tissue cells of the tumour.
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Local environment plays key role in breast cancer progression
While studying the complex correlation between tissue stiffness and breast cancer development, researchers found that cancer cells tend to become more aggressive when the surrounding tissue stiffens...
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MRI technique differentiates benign breast lesions from malignancies
An MRI technique that requires no contrast agent, combined with sophisticated data analysis, could reduce the number of unnecessary breast biopsies...
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Scientists halt breast cancer spread
Scientists have discovered that the amino acid asparagine is essential for breast cancer spread, and by restricting it, cancer cells stopped invading other parts of the body in mice.
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Study uncovers therapeutic targets for aggressive triple-negative breast cancers
New findings have made inroads into a strategy to identify TNBC tumours at risk for metastasis...
