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Male bladder cancer vulnerability could lead to a new treatment approach
A protein variant common in malignant bladder tumor cells may serve as a new avenue for treating bladder cancer. A multi-institution study led by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that targeting androgen receptors – a type of protein that is crucial for the function of testosterone – may destroy cancer cells. Maria Mudryj
The study, published in the April 28, 2021 issue of Cancer Letters is important because, for the first time, it showed that a newly identified form of the protein is commonly expressed in bladder tumors and depleting this protein caused the cells to die.
$1m grant funds research on potential new RX for prostate cancer eurekalert.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurekalert.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
If youâve recovered from COVID-19, you may be able to help researchers at East Tennessee State University learn more about the virus.
Dr. Jonathan Moorman of ETSU was recently awarded a $330,000 Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development Merit Review Award by the Department of Veterans Affairs to study patientsâ immune responses to COVID-19.
His study, âCharacterizing trained immune responses to COVID-19,â was one of 18 studies funded among a pool of 104 applications received from Veterans Affairs Medical Centers across the country. His study will be the second major study to use a biorepository that was established by ETSU and the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center.