News tagged with normal cells

Physics research suggests new pathways for cancer progression

Observing that certain cancer cells may exhibit greater flexibility than normal cells, some scientists believe that this capability promotes rapid tumor growth. Now computer simulations developed by Boston University Biomedical ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study reveals how normal cells fuel tumor growth

A new study published in the journal Nature Cell Biology has discovered how normal cells in tumors can fuel tumor growth.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New discovery expected to significantly change biomedical research

In a major step that could revolutionize biomedical research, scientists have discovered a way to keep normal cells as well as tumor cells taken from an individual cancer patient alive in the laboratory — ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Blood test might predict how well a depressed patient responds to antidepressants

Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting what could become the first reliable method to predict whether an antidepressant will work on a depressed patient.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breaking oncogene's hold on cancer cell provides new treatment direction

Just as people's bodies and minds can become addicted to substances such as drugs, caffeine, alcohol, their cancers can become addicted to certain genes that insure their continued growth and dominance.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tumor-specific pathway identified

A research team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified an atypical metabolic pathway unique to some tumors, possibly providing a future target for drugs that could reduce or halt the spread of cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Natural compound helps reverse diabetes in mice

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored normal blood sugar metabolism in diabetic mice using a compound the body makes naturally. The finding suggests that it may one day be possible ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New method separates cancer cells from normal cells

The vast majority of cancer deaths are due to metastasis, the spread of cancer cells from its primary site to other parts of the body. These metastatic cells tend to move more than their non-metastatic variants but this movement ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Grape-seed extract kills laboratory leukemia cells, proving value of natural compounds

An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 31, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 12