Targeting helpers of heat shock proteins could help treat cancer, cardiovascular disease
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 09:56
in Health & Medicine
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Dissecting how heat shock protein 90 gets steroid receptors into shape to use hormones like estrogen and testosterone could lead to targeted therapies for hormone-driven cancers, such as breast and prostate, that need them as well, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.