News tagged with therapeutic agents


New therapeutic target for melanoma identified

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A protein called Mcl-1 plays a critical role in melanoma cell resistance to a form of apoptosis called anoikis, according to research published this week in Molecular Cancer Research.


Quantum Rod System May Safely 'Sneak' Drugs, Diagnostics into Brain

Quantum Rod System May Safely 'Sneak' Drugs, Diagnostics into Brain

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 16, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique nanoparticle system developed by University at Buffalo scientists takes advantage of the versatility of bioconjugated quantum rods to ferry novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents ...





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A new therapeutic option for human hepatocyte cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 23, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

p53-impaired tumors may be particularly suitable to parvovirus H-1-induced therapy. Although the p53 deficiency in tumors may induce resistance to chemotherapeutic agents, this will not affect the tumor cell susceptibility ...


Anticancer nanotech

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tiny particles of albumin, a protein found in the blood, can be used to carry radioactive isotopes to the site of a cancerous tumour in the body and so avoid many of the side-effects of conventional radiotherapy.


Scientists can predict nano drug outcome

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists including one from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston successfully predicted the outcome of a nano drug on breast tumors in a pre-clinical study. Their research could help determine which ...


Making bacteria make useful proteins

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

By adapting a single protein on the surface of the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus, researchers at the University of British Columbia have turned it into a protein production factory, making useful proteins that can act as ...


Advanced lung cancer patients see improved, progression-free survival

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 13, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has progressed following chemotherapy have a higher rate of tumor shrinkage and a longer interval before cancer progression when bevacizumab is added to standard ...


Maslinic acid provides a natural defense against colon cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers from the University of Granada and the University of Barcelona have shown that treatment with maslinic acid, a triterpenoid compound isolated from olive-skin pomace, results in a significant inhibition of cell ...


Study Details How Platinum Nanocages 'Cook' Cancer Cells

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Aug 15, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (22) | comments 2

Platinum-based anticancer agents have a long history as proven therapeutic agents, but their toxicity and short lifetime in the body and the ability of tumors to develop resistance to these drugs limit the ultimate utility ...


Melanosome dynamics and sensitivity of melanoma cells to chemotherapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Manipulating the functions of melanosomes--the organelles in pigment-producing cells--may enhance the activity of anticancer drugs used against melanoma, according to a new study published online August 24 in the Journal of ...


GE Scientists Developing Wearable RFID Sensors to Detect Airborne Chemical Agents

GE Scientists Developing Wearable RFID Sensors to Detect Airborne Chemical Agents

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric, today announced a $2 million award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop wearable RFID sensors ...


Carnegie Mellon MRI technology that non-invasively locates, quantifies specific cells in the body

Chemistry /

created Aug 21, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to novel imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientist Eric Ahrens, MRI can be used ...



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