Reporter Mar. 16 2012
Smoking stokes cells’ cancer capacity
Mar. 23, 2012—Cellular pathways altered by chronic exposure to cigarette smoke may reveal new biomarkers to assess smoking-induced lung cancer risk.
Obesity turns “good” cholesterol bad
Mar. 21, 2012—Studies offer new insights into how obesity impairs the function of HDL, the “good” cholesterol.
iPOND method goes fishing for proteins
Mar. 19, 2012—A new tool will allow researchers to identify proteins involved in DNA replication and damage repair, processes that go awry in cancer.
Colon cancer’s cellular crossroads
Mar. 16, 2012—New information about signaling pathways involved in colorectal cancer could aid in assessing prognosis and identifying new therapeutic targets for the disease.