A peptide, or protein, derived from Pacific cod that may inhibit prostate cancer and other cancers from spreading has been identified by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The preclinical research is published online in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i (PNAS). "The use of natural dietary products with anti-tumor activity is an important and emerging field of research," says senior author Hafiz Ahmed, Ph.D., assistant ...
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A unique monoclonal antibody that can help anticancer agents to effectively reach inside a cancer cell and target proteins vital for the survival of the cell has been discovered by American researchers. Scientists from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Eureka Therapeutics have collaborated to create the new human monoclonal antibody, which targets a protein associated with many types of cancer and is of great interest to cancer researchers. Unlike ...
A key indicator of acute kidney injury has been discovered by a team of scientists. Acute kidney injury, a common and serious complication of hospitalization, is on the increase worldwide, affecting an estimated 6 percent of all hospitalized patients and 30-40 percent of adults and children having cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. "Semaphorin 3A appears to be a sensitive biomarker that we believe will give physicians an early and accurate heads-up that their ...
