News tagged with cancerous cells
Scientists use virus to kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells intact
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A virus that in nature infects only rabbits could become a cancer-fighting tool for humans. Myxoma virus kills cancerous blood-precursor cells in human bone marrow while sparing normal blood stem cells, a ...
Alternatively spliced tissue factor identified as promising new biomarker for aggressive cancers
Oct 26, 2009 |
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A recently discovered form of the protein that triggers blood clotting may play a key role in the molecular mechanisms leading to the growth of certain metastatic cancers, according to new research reported by an international ...
Metals could forge new cancer drug
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Drugs made using unusual metals could form an effective treatment against colon and ovarian cancer, including cancerous cells that have developed immunity to other drugs, according to research at the University ...
New Cellular Therapy for HIV in World's First Engineered T Cell Receptor Trial
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Adaptimmune Limited and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, today announced the approval of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application from the US Food and ...
Fluorescent co-enzyme is an early indicator for breast cancer
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Think back to high-school biology and you may recall some basics about cellular respiration: how organelles called mitochondria function like little power stations, converting nutrients from ...
Shedding light on cancer cells
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Scientists label cells with coloured or glowing chemicals to observe how basic cellular activities differ between healthy and cancerous cells. Existing techniques for labelling cells are either too slow or too toxic to perform ...
Enzyme inhibitor takes an unexpected approach toward blocking cancer-promoting protein
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have discovered a unique method of attack that may be used to inhibit signaling enzymes called kinases, which often have a role in sustaining drug-resistant cancerous cells. They have ...
Tick saliva could hold cancer cure: Brazilian scientists
Aug 28, 2009 |
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It may be one of nature's repulsive little blood-sucking parasites, but the humble tick could yield a future cure for cancers of the skin, liver and pancreas, Brazilian researchers have discovered.
Unlocking the body's defenses against cancer
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a way of allowing healthy cells to take charge of cancerous cells and stop them developing into tumours in what could provide a new approach to treating early-stage cancers.
The ends of mRNAs may prevent the beginnings of cancer
Aug 20, 2009 |
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The tail ends of cellular protein templates, regions often thought relatively inconsequential, may actually play a role in preventing normal cells from becoming cancerous.
Tumor size and level of visceral pleura invasion can impact survival of NSCLC patients
Aug 19, 2009 |
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A study published in the August 2009 edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology found that non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients could be more accurately staged at diagnosis by taking into account the level of vis ...
Research Team Designing Holographic Imaging System for Ovarian Cancer
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Two University of Arizona researchers have formed a research team to design, build and evaluate two versions of an ovarian cancer medical imaging and screening instrument that will use holographic components ...
Researchers launch study into search-and-destroy antigen for deadly skin cancer
Aug 10, 2009 |
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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are studying a new antigen to see whether it can track down and kill cancer cells in patients with recurring melanoma, the leading cause of skin cancer deaths.
DNA-damaged cells communicate with neighbors to let them know they're in trouble
Jul 13, 2009 |
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When cells experiencing DNA damage fail to repair themselves, they send a signal to their neighbors letting them know they're in trouble. The discovery, which shows that a process dubbed the DDR (DNA Damage Response) also ...
Study identifies biomarker that safely monitors tumor response to new brain cancer treatment
Jul 01, 2009 |
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A specific biomarker, a protein released by dying tumor cells, has been identified as an effective tool in an animal model to gauge the response to a novel gene therapy treatment for glioblastoma mulitforme. The finding, ...
