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FSU researcher investigates link between alcohol and cancer-related condition

Published: July 15, 2019 | 12:43 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

A Florida State University researcher is exploring the effects of chronic alcohol consumption on cancer cachexia, a common condition cancer patients suffer from that is characterized by the loss of muscle mass. Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Exercise Science Jennifer Steiner has received a $750,000 grant from the Florida Department of Health to investigate how […]

New clue for cancer treatment could be hiding in microscopic molecular machine

Published: February 26, 2019 | 9:29 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Robert Tomko, assistant professor of biomedical sciences.

Buried deep within the dazzlingly intricate machinery of the human cell could lie a key to treating a range of deadly cancers, according to a team of scientists at Florida State University. In a new study, researchers discovered a critical missing step in the production of proteasomes — tiny structures in a cell that dispose […]

Making the numbers work: Researchers use math to develop personalized chemo treatments

Published: May 1, 2017 | 1:34 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Associate Professor of Statistics Jinfeng Zhang

A team of Florida State University researchers is using mathematical modeling to find the best and most effective chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients. Associate Professor of Statistics Jinfeng Zhang, his former graduate student Kaixian Yu and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Qing-Xiang “Amy” Sang have developed statistical models that rank chemotherapy treatment options for patients […]

Using fruit flies to study cancer: FSU scientists investigate childhood tumors

Published: January 30, 2017 | 12:52 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Wu-Min Deng, professor of biological science

A team of Florida State University researchers has discovered that a common household pest can tell us a lot about an aggressive tumor that attacks young children. Professor of Biological Science Wu-Min Deng and postdoctoral researcher Gengqiang Xie published a new paper in the journal Cancer Research that describes how a complex protein called Snr1, […]

Fruit flies yield clues on cancerous tumor hotspots

Published: September 8, 2016 | 1:07 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Do fruit flies hold clues to cancerous tumors in humans?

Florida State University researchers have found that the epithelial tissues that line the surfaces of organs throughout the body intrinsically have hot spots for cancerous tumors. They discovered this by examining a common household pest — the fruit fly. “Flies and humans have a lot in common in terms of genes and pathways for developing […]

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