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T cell therapy promising for immunodeficient patients
Jun 19, 2014
When patients have to undergo a bone marrow transplant, the procedure weakens their immune system. Read More
Heparin without its blood-thinning properties can suppress and shrink neuroblastoma tumors
Jun 19, 2014
Researchers at Duke Medicine have identified a new strategy for treating neuroblastoma using a modified version of heparin, a century-old injectable drug that thins the blood to prevent clots from... Read More
Cancer-killing virus therapy may be improved by low dose of targeted drug
Jun 19, 2014
Giving low doses of a particular targeted agent with a cancer-killing virus might improve the effectiveness of the virus as a treatment for cancer, according to a study led by researchers with The... Read More
Scientists suggest 'Fragile Y Hypothesis' to explain chromosome loss
Jun 19, 2014
A UT Arlington research team says their study of genetic information from more than 4,000 beetle species has yielded a new theory about why some species lose their Y chromosome and others, such as... Read More
Racial disparities in sentinel lymph node biopsy in women with breast cancer
Jun 18, 2014
The use of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) to stage early breast cancer increased in both black and white women from 2002 to 2007, but the rates remained lower in black than white patients, a... Read More
Cholesterol-busting compound may halt breast cancer
Jun 18, 2014
In tests on human cells and lab mice, a compound developed to fight cholesterol was able to not only halt breast cancer progression but also kill cancer cells. Read More
Nanoparticles aid the microscopic detection of a protein relevant for cancer
Jun 18, 2014
Assemblies of proteins, known as protein complexes, have important functions in cells; protein complexes embedded in the cell membrane, for example, are responsible for the exchange with the... Read More
World's first balloon surgery for internal bleeding performed on roadside
Jun 18, 2014
London's Air Ambulance, the charity that delivers a 24/7 advanced trauma team to critically injured people in London, has performed the world's first roadside balloon surgery to control internal... Read More
Specialists prefer treatments performed by their specialty rather than active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer patients
Jun 18, 2014
Specialists who treat prostate cancer agree that active surveillance is an effective option - yet most don't recommend it when appropriate for their own patients, according to a study in the July... Read More
Foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells from immune system shielded by nanoshell
Jun 18, 2014
Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a nanoshell to protect foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells as part of chemotherapy. Read More
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