Tag: Geoffrey Shapiro

  • Health

    Hope for breast cancer patients, but with a cruel caveat

    A new target for an old antibiotic is rooted in a decades-long effort to unlock the secrets of a lethal childhood disease.

    8–12 minutes
    Alan D'Andrea.
  • Health

    Study supports DNA repair-blocker research in cancer therapy

    Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have uncovered the mechanism behind a promising new approach to cancer treatment: damaging cancer cells’ DNA with potent drugs while simultaneously preventing the cells from repairing themselves. The findings, reported in the Aug. 14 edition of Molecular Cell, help explain the promising results being seen in clinical trials of compounds…

    3–5 minutes