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Cellular suicide spurs cancer

New role for protein 'suicide switch' in aiding and abetting cancer.

Prostate Cancer: A New Ground Zero

A type of prostate cell that has been largely ignored by cancer researchers can, in fact, trigger malignant prostate cancer, according to new studies by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists and their colleagues. HHMI researcher Owen N. Witte and his colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) found that the somewhat overlooked prostate basal cell can spawn tumors ...

Disabling cellular assassin prevents cancer

Counterintuitive experiment may help explain why survivors are more vulnerable to other malignancies

Therapies For Heart Disease And Cancer May Benefit From Snake Venom Studies

Researchers seeking to learn more about stroke by studying how the body responds to toxins in snake venom are releasing new findings that they hope will aid in the development of therapies for heart disease and, surprisingly, cancer. The Japanese team is reporting in a Journal of Biological Chemistry "Paper of the Week" that they are optimistic that inhibiting a protein found on the surface of ...

Former Assemblyman Keith Richman dies

Keith Richman, a former California Assemblyman who would have been mayor of the San Fernando Valley if the 2002 secession drive had prevailed, has died after fighting brain cancer for more than a year.