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Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Cuts GI Side Effects from Prostate Cancer in Half Vs. 3D-CRT, Study Shows
June 1, 2011 — Intensity modulated radiation therapy, a newer, more precise form of radiation therapy, causes fewer gastrointestinal side effects when combined with hormone therapy than using three-dimensional ... > full story -
Gene Change Identifies Brain Cancer Patients That Respond Better to Treatment
May 31, 2011 — New research proves that a change in a particular gene can identify which patients with a specific kind of brain cancer will respond better to treatment. Testing for the gene can distinguish patients ... > full story -
Breast Cancer Linked to Obesity Gene, New Research Suggests
May 23, 2011 — New research aimed to better identify the genetic factors that lead to breast cancer has uncovered a link between the obesity gene and a higher incidence of breast ... > full story -
Genetic Fine Print With Big Consequences: Multiple Stop Points in Genes Are More Important Than Thought
May 20, 2011 — A fly without an abdomen is the devastating result of a small genetic change discovered by a Portuguese team. When the stop-signal from a fruit fly gene is removed, the flies suffer developmental ... > full story -
Vulnerability to Nicotine Addiction Appears to Have a Genetic Basis, Study Suggests
May 12, 2011 — A person's vulnerability to nicotine addiction appears to have a genetic basis, at least in part. A region in the midbrain called the habenula (from Latin: small reins) plays a key role in this ... > full story -
Discovery of DNA Silencing Mechanism Reveals How Plants Protect Their Genome
May 12, 2011 — Researchers in Japan have clarified a key epigenetic mechanism by which an enzyme in the model plant Arabidopsis protects cells from harmful DNA elements. The finding contributes to advancing our ... > full story -
Microbubble-Delivered Combination Therapy Eradicates Prostate Cancer in Vivo
May 10, 2011 — Cancer researchers are a step closer to finding a cure for advanced prostate cancer after effectively combining an anti-cancer drug with a viral gene therapy in vivo using novel ultrasound-targeted ... > full story -
Sensitizing Prostate Cancer to Radiotherapy
May 9, 2011 — Men with prostate cancer whose disease has spread locally are primarily treated with radiation therapy. However, disease recurs in approximately half of these individuals. Strategies to enhance the ... > full story -
New Gene Therapy Technique on iPS Cells Holds Promise in Treating Immune System Disease
April 28, 2011 — Researchers have developed an effective technique that uses gene therapy on stem cells to correct chronic granulomatous disease in cell culture, which could eventually serve as a treatment for this ... > full story -
Non-Lethal Way of Switching Off Essential Genes in Mice Perfected
April 14, 2011 — Switching off an essential gene to study its function is problematic because shutting off its activity permanently will kill the organism before the gene's function can be determined. Researchers ... > full story
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