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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - University of Michigan researchers have figured out one more component in cancer cells' aggressive growth---and hope that knowledge can help kill the cells. In the July issue of Cancer Cell, the scientists explain how cancer tumor cells attach themselves to a protein on the surface of cells lining blood vessel walls. When this attachment happens, it tells the cancer cell to grow and develop blood vessels, which feed the cell. Cun-Yu Wang, senior author on the paper, said...

Could lead to novel therapies for cancer, transplants, heart and lung diseaseHealthDayNews -- A new pathway that may be useful in regulating angiogenesis -- the way by which new blood vessels are built -- has been identified by Ohio State University researchers.This finding could help in the development of new methods to deal with a wide range of health problems, including cancer, wound healing, transplantation, and heart and lung disease.Angiogenesis is a normal, mostly beneficial function....