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Tiny proteins found across the animal kingdom play a key role in cancer spread

Published: 15 May 2023

Phosphatases of regenerating liver (PRLs) are a family of enigmatic proteins involved in cell growth and metabolism present in various species. From humans to fruit flies, they play a unique role...

Fresh produce contaminated with toxic BPA-like chemicals found in food labels, study finds

Published: 16 March 2023

Steps were taken in Canada to reduce the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic chemical linked to prostate and breast cancer, commonly found in plastics, the lining of food cans, water bottles, and...

Genes reveal kidney cancer’s risk of recurrence

Published: 23 February 2023

Studying the mutations in kidney cancer after surgery could help to better predict the risk of the disease coming back, according to the latest results of a decade-long international study....

Exposure to wildfires increases risk of cancer

Published: 10 May 2022

A new study from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires. The study, which tracks over two million Canadians over a period of 20...

Fighting brain cancer at its root

Published: 31 August 2021

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers identify proteins that drive cancer stem cells. Targeting and supressing a particular protein called galectin1 could provide a more effective treatment for...

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