RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Malaria remains one of the most deadly infectious diseasesYet, how Plasmodium, the malaria parasite, regulates its infectious cycle has remained an enigma despite decades of rigorous researchBut now a team led by a cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside has

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Highly fit multiple sclerosis patients perform significantly better on tests of cognitive function than similar less-fit patients, a new study showsIn addition, MRI scans of the patients showed that the fitter MS patients showed less damage in parts of the brain that show deterio

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PHILADELPHIA -- Although leukemia is one of the best studied cancers, the cause of some types is still poorly understoodNow, a newly found mutation in acute myeloid leukemia patients could account for half of the remaining cases of adult acute leukemia with an unknown origin"The molecular biology

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Grand Rapids, Mich. -- Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have found a way to reverse resistance to sunitinib, a treatment that is currently the first line of defense against clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), a deadly form of kidney cancerMost patients who show a positive respo

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Seattle -- Childhood leukemia rates have more than doubled over the last 15 years in the southern Iraq province of Basrah, according to the study, "Trends in Childhood Leukaemia in Basrah, Iraq (1993-2007), published in the American Journal of Public HealthThe authors, three of whom are from the U

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Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have used data from the whole genome sequencing of cancer patients to develop individualized blood tests they believe can help physicians tailor patients' treatmentsThe genome-based blood tests, believed to be the first of their kind, may be use

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LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Investigators at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham, formerly Burnham Institute for Medical Research) led by Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D., have discovered that the natural compound sceptrin, which is found in marine sponges, reduces cancer cell motility

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Expression of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) in pancreatic adenocarcinoma is associated with worse overall survival in patients who have undergone resection for early-stage disease, according to a new study published online February 17 in the Journal of the National Cancer InstituteALDH activity ch

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An international team of researchers has created a genome-scale map of 26 different cancers, revealing more than 100 genomic sites where DNA from tumors is either missing or abnormally duplicated compared to normal tissuesThe study, the largest of its kind, finds that most of these genetic abnorma

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Boston, Mass. -- In a study that ties stem cell research together with research on aging and cancer, investigators at Children's Hospital Boston have used genetic reprogramming to create cells from patients with a rare premature-aging disorder that are able to rebuild their telomeres--the tips of

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