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Periostin shows promise to help fight a common form of esophageal cancer

Philadelphia, April 9, 2024 – Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) accounts for around 90% of esophageal cancers, especially in East Asia. New findings in The American Journal of Pathology, published by Elsevier, indicate that periostin, or POSTN, promotes ESCC progression by enhancing cancer and stromal
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AACR: How cellular plasticity drives cancer metastasis

About 90% of deaths from cancer are a result of metastasis — that is, from cancer’s ability to spread from an initial primary tumor to seed new tumors throughout the body, often in the lungs, liver, and brain. Credit: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center About
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Study reveals mechanism linking heart disease to cancer development

  Credit: Tel Aviv University   Previous studies have shown that heart disease and cancer may be connected through shared risk factors, such as smoking, diabetes, and obesity. However, a newly released study has shed light on the potential connection between extracellular bubbles released after
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Unlocking the body’s hidden weapon against cancer: the role of broken chromosomes

Scientists have unraveled the mechanisms of the Cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) signaling pathway activated by micronuclei, as well as its significant effects on tumor immunity. This study illuminates how chromosomal instability, marked by micronuclei formation, plays a critical role in
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Altered brain morphology and functional connectivity in postmenopausal women

“[…] our findings suggest that diminished brain volume and functional connectivity may be linked to menopause-related symptoms caused by the lower sex hormone levels.” Credit: 2024 Kim et al. “[…] our findings suggest that diminished brain volume and functional connectivity may be linked to menopause-related
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Unveiling gender differences in cancer: new insights into genomic instability

Recent research spearheaded by Chunmei Cui at the State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, China, casts a new light on the nuanced interplay between gender and cancer, uncovering significant sex-specific disparities in copy number alterations (CNA) across various cancer types. Published
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