POSTED BY ANDY FELL-UC DAVIS Researchers have identified a protein linked to metastasis in pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is the No. 3 cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and only 12% of patients survive five years after being diagnosed. Severe pancreatic cancer is associated with metastasis, and it is this spread of secondary tumors...
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Deadly Fungal Infection ‘Candida Auris’ Spreading In US Rapidly: All You Need To Know
Doctors caution that infection can be potentially hazardous due to its high fatality rate, drug resistance, and its ability to easily spread in healthcare facilitiesWorld NewsEdited by Anoushka SharmaUpdated: February 04, 2024 12:37 pm ISTAccording to the Centres for Disease Control (CDC), it can cause infections in different parts of the body such as in...
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Alzheimer’s may have once spread from person to person, but the risk of that happening today is incredibly low
by Steve Macfarlane, The Conversation PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: public domainAn article published this week in the journal Nature Medicine documents what is believed to be the first evidence that Alzheimer’s disease can be transmitted from person to person. The finding arose from long-term follow up of patients who received...
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How cancer hijacks the nervous system to grow and spread
A new wave of research is unpicking the relationship between cancer and neurons — and looking for ways to stop the crosstalk. McKenzie Prillaman A 3D model system shows how nerve cells (magenta) interact with cancer cells (green).Credit: Jennifer Su, Peter Wang, Nicole Lester, William L. Hwang Lightning bolts of lime green flashed chaotically across...
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Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain
by Mayo Clinic Illustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHES Mayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to a rare, lethal brain disease. New cases of this disease, which is a complication of the measles virus, may...
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Suppressing the spread of tumors
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUSTRIA VIDEO: IN CANCER CELLS, HIGH LEVELS OF THE PROTEIN MFSD1 MAKE IT HARDER FOR THEM TO MIGRATE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY. CREDIT: © ISTA/MARKO ROBLEK Why some patients develop metastases and others do not is largely unclear. Researchers around ISTA professor Daria Siekhaus are now contributing to...