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Smart technology smuggles gold nanoparticles into brain cancer cells
Aug 14, 2014
A "Trojan horse" treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, which involves using tiny nanoparticles of gold to kill tumour cells, has been successfully tested by scientists. Read More
Identifying epigenetic markers in cancer cells could improve patient treatment
Aug 14, 2014
Scientists have known for decades that cancer can be caused by genetic mutations, but more recently they have discovered that chemical modifications of a gene can also contribute to cancer. Read More
Calcium isotope analysis used to predict myeloma progression
Aug 14, 2014
A team of researchers from Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic is showing how a staple of Earth science research can be used in biomedical settings to predict the course of disease. Read More
High-frequency pulsed electric fields used to disrupt focal blood-brain-barrier
Aug 14, 2014
A team of researchers from the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences have developed a new way of using electricity to open the blood-brain-barrier (BBB). Read More
Discovery that tumours hijack the brain's blood supply could improve treatment
Aug 14, 2014
Dangerous brain tumors hijack the brain's existing blood supply throughout their progression, by growing only within narrow potential spaces between and along the brain's thousands of small blood... Read More
Gene likely to promote childhood cancers pinpointed by scientists
Aug 14, 2014
Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have identified a gene that contributes to the development of several childhood cancers, in a study conducted... Read More
Aspirin 'halves breast cancer recurrence in overweight women'
Aug 14, 2014
Aspirin is known to have protective effects against some cancers. Now, a new study suggests that, in breast cancer patients, these effects may be mediated by weight. Read More
Improved understanding of how stem cell fate decisions are controlled
Aug 14, 2014
Every day trillions of blood cells are being formed in our body: from the oxygen-carrying red blood cells to the many types of white blood cells that fight pathogens and infection. Read More
FDA approves first non-invasive DNA screening test for colorectal cancer
Aug 13, 2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cologuard, the first stool-based colorectal screening test that detects the presence of red blood cells and DNA mutations that may indicate the... Read More
Leading cancer organizations urge FDA to regulate all tobacco products
Aug 13, 2014
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), in a joint letter responding to a proposal by the U.S. Read More
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