cancer

Epigenetic Study Unveils Vital Role of Housekeeping Genetic Elements and Potential for Cancer Therapy

Advancements in technology have opened doors for scientists to delve deep into the complex world of genetic control elements, unveiling…

4 months ago

Reversing Fate: Exploiting Epigenetics to Treat Drug Resistance in Cancer

All cancerous tumors exhibit these reversible epigenetic changes that could represent novel reprogrammable targets to address drug resistance (1). Recent…

10 months ago

Epigenetic Study Identifies Potential Drug Targets for a Rare Type of Bone Marrow Cancer

There are many treatment options for cancer today, yet it continues to be a major health problem, killing hundreds of…

2 years ago

How Inflammation Epigenetically Primes Epithelial Cells to Promote Pancreatic Cancer 

Pancreatic cancer may not be as common as some cancers, but it has a bad reputation for being highly fatal,…

3 years ago

Epigenetic Switches May Leave DNA Vulnerable

The field of epigenetic research has been making huge strides in identifying the mechanisms involved in controlling how genes are…

4 years ago

Epigenetic Computer Program ‘CancerLocator’ Detects and Pinpoints Cancer

What if instead of invasive cancer tests, scientists could run a blood sample through a computer program and not only…

7 years ago

Demethylating Agent May Boost Chemotherapy Effectiveness for Specific Type of Childhood Leukemia

Fifty years ago, a child diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of pediatric cancer, had little…

7 years ago

Researchers Reveal Why Some Cancers Override HDAC Inhibitor Drugs

UK scientists from The University of Birmingham have discovered how certain cancer cells can adapt and render cancer drugs ineffective.…

8 years ago

Epigenetic Study of Histone Modifications and DNA Damage Could Lead to New Cancer Treatments

DNA damage occurs frequently to cells as a result of normal cellular processes, but one of the worst genetic malfunctions…

9 years ago

DNA Methylation and Glucocorticoid Resistance Offers Clues to Improve Cancer Drugs

Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital conducted a study that illuminates a mechanism by which leukemia cells resist steroids,…

9 years ago