Women who carry the gene mutations linked to a high risk of breast cancer would like to avoid passing these on to their children. Researchers have been working on a way to make this happen for women undergoing in vitro fertilization, by developing methods to screen embryos for the mutations before they are transferred into… [Continue Reading]
Pre-Screening for Breast Cancer Genes Established for Embryos in In Vitro Fertilization
July 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
Signals Identified that Allow Cancer Stem Cells to Survive and Multiply
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Cancer stem cells are a major problem for certain types of the disease, as they resist chemotherapy treatment, but can later re-surge and metastasize. Researchers have now discovered a key signaling pathway that allows these cells to survive. Targeting the pathway with drugs may be a new approach to killing cancer stem cells. Research suggests… [Continue Reading]