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Enzyme offers new therapeutic target ...

Enzyme offers new therapeutic target for cancer drugs
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a new signal transduction pathway specifically devoted to the regulation of alternative RNA splicing, a process that allows a single gene to produce or code multiple types of protein variants. The discovery, published in the June 27, 2012 issue of Molecul [...]

Daily cup of coffee could help fight ...

Daily cup of coffee could help fight cancer
SEATTLE — Caffeine may do more than just help you wake up each morning. According to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, it can also guard against certain skin cancers. Researchers at both the University of Washington and Rutgers University say caffeine inhibits a DNA repair pathway, helping [...]