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New microfluidic chip can capture live tumor cells in the blood
Aug 12, 2013
Tumor cells circulating within a patient's bloodstream can carry cancer from a primary tumor site to distant sites of the body, spreading the disease... Read More
Typical protein profile of tumor cells decoded; 59 tumor cell lines investigated
Aug 12, 2013
In what is the biggest study of its kind to date, researchers from Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) have identified over 10,000 different proteins in cancer cells. "Nearly all anti-tumor drugs are targeted against cellular proteins," says Prof. Bernhard Kuster, Head of the TUM Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics... Read More
Carbon ion radiotherapy safe and effective for treating inoperable spinal tumors
Aug 12, 2013
A new analysis has found that a type of radiation therapy called carbon ion radiotherapy can control cancer growth and prolong survival in patients with spinal tumors. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that the treatment is a promising alternative for patients whose spinal tumors cannot be surgically removed... Read More
Researchers discover how vitamin B12 is made
Aug 12, 2013
A scientific breakthrough by researchers at the University of Kent has revealed how vitamin B12/antipernicious anaemia factor is made - a challenge often referred to as 'the Mount Everest of biosynthetic problems'. Vitamin B12 is pieced together as an elaborate molecular jigsaw involving around 30 individual components... Read More
Ovarian cancer sniffed out by dogs
Aug 11, 2013
Researchers are looking to create a breakthrough method of detecting ovarian cancer - by using dogs to sniff out the disease. A group of researchers collaborated to investigate using canine olfaction and chemical and nanotechnology analysis as a means of detecting early-stage ovarian cancer... Read More
Pattern in lung cancer pathology may predict cancer recurrence after surgery and identify who will benefit from lung-sparing surgery
Aug 11, 2013
A new study by thoracic surgeons and pathologists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center shows that a specific pattern found in the tumor pathology of some lung cancer patients is a strong predictor of recurrence. Knowing that this feature exists in a tumor's pathology could be an important factor doctors use to guide cancer treatment decisions... Read More
Cancer cells hide from the immune system in tumor microenvironment
Aug 11, 2013
Cancer progression is aided by the ability of tumors to evade recognition by the immune system. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Gerard Blobe and colleagues at Duke University identify a mechanism by which tumors evade detection... Read More
Understanding how neurons move sheds light on how cancer cells invade healthy tissues
Aug 10, 2013
The invasion of brain-tumor cells into surrounding tissue requires the same protein molecule that neurons need to migrate into position as they differentiate and mature, according to new research from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and published in the online journal PLOS ONE... Read More
In glioblastoma multiforme, cell maturity pathway is deleted or weak
Aug 10, 2013
A program that pushes immature cells to grow up and fulfill their destiny as useful, dedicated cells is short-circuited in the most common and deadly form of brain tumor, scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report this week in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)... Read More
Scientists identify key protein that modulates organismal aging
Aug 10, 2013
Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have identified a key factor that regulates the autophagy process, a kind of cleansing mechanism for cells in which waste material and cellular debris is gobbled up to protect cells from damage, and in turn, modulates aging... Read More
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