Cancer Research
> It turns out that in many common cancers, large groups of cooperating tumor-suppressor genes are deleted, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have found. Release
> The cell surface receptor protein CD19 may serve as a switch to turn off B cell lymphoma, researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have discovered. Release
Stem Cells
> A single mutated stem cell triggers fibroid tumors as it goes wild in a frenzied expansion, Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered. Release
> Using a patient's own stem cells has shown promise as a treatment for peripheral artery disease. Story
Genetics
> A genetic abnormality in prostate tumors known as copy number variation could help predict whether a patient will experience a prostate cancer relapse. The phenomenon could also determine how aggressive or mild the relapse will be. Story
> Nkx2.5 is the gene linked to a rare condition where babies are born without a spleen, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and Rockefeller University have found. Release