DNA Packaging Discovery Reveals Principles by Which CRC Mutations May Cause Cancer (Eagle Group- Nov19, 2012)

The discovery, by Bradley R. Cairns, PhD, Senior Director of Basic Science at HCI and a professor in the Department of Oncological Sciences, is reported in this week's online issue of the journal Nature. Cairns's research focuses on chromatin remodeling complexes (CRCs), which are cellular protein complexes that behave...

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Reconsidering Cancer's Bad Guy (Eagle Group- Nov 19, 2012)

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found that a protein, known for causing cancer cells to spread around the body, is also one of the molecules that trigger repair processes in the brain. How to repair brain injuries is a fundamental question facing brain researchers. Scientists have...

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Breakthrough Nanoparticle Halts Multiple Sclerosis in Mice, Offers Hope for Other Immune-Related Diseases (Eagle Group-Nov 19, 2012)

The new nanotechnology also can be applied to a variety of immune-mediated diseases including Type 1 diabetes, food allergies and airway allergies such as asthma. In MS, the immune system attacks the myelin membrane that insulates nerves cells in the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve. When the...

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