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Rare Mutant Cells Glimpsed: Imaging System May Help Understand Origins Of Cancer
MIT biological engineers
have developed a new imaging
system that allows them to
see cells that have
undergone a specific
... > full story
Using Magenetic Nanoparticles To Combat Cancer
Scientists have developed a
potential new treatment
against cancer that attaches
magnetic nanoparticles to
cancer cells, allowing them
to be captured and carried
... > full story
Breast Cancer Detection: A Simpler Alternative To Mammograms?
Whether a painless, portable
device that uses electrical
current rather than X-ray to
look for breast cancer could
be an alternative to trad ... > full story
Breakthrough In Fight Against Deadly Superbug: Early Detection Method Greatly Increases Chances Of Survival
Scientists have made a major
breakthrough in the fight
against a deadly hospital
infection which kills tens
of thousands of people every
... > full story
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Over-the-counter Anesthetic Gel Puts The Squeeze On Mammogram Pain
July 24, 2008 — The simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams. For a mammography exam, a radiologic technologist positions the ... > full story -
Cancer Drug Delivery Time Cut From Days To Hours With New Technique
July 24, 2008 — Researchers have developed a technique that has the potential to deliver cancer-fighting drugs to diseased areas within hours, as opposed to the two days it currently takes for existing delivery ... > full story -
Checking More Lymph Nodes Linked To Cancer Patient Survival
July 23, 2008 — Why do patients with gastric or pancreatic cancer live longer when they are treated at cancer centers or high-volume hospitals than patients treated at low-volume or community hospitals? New research ... > full story -
Discovery Of A Mechanism That Regulates Cell Movement
July 23, 2008 — A mechanism that controls the movement of cells in a tissue by regulating cell adhesion has been identified. This same mechanism may be defective in diseases such as cancer and metastasis, when ... > full story -
Once-suspect Protein Found To Promote DNA Repair, Prevent Cancer
July 23, 2008 — An abundant chromosomal protein that binds to damaged DNA prevents cancer development by enhancing DNA repair, researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academies of ... > full story -
New Vaccine May Protect Against All Four Strains Of Dengue Virus
July 23, 2008 — Researchers have developed a novel four-component vaccine that protects monkeys against all four strains of dengue virus and may potentially offer protection to the millions of humans at risk ... > full story -
Combating Age-related Immune-response Decline: Protein Found To Stimulate Production Of T-cells
July 23, 2008 — Scientists have identified a protein that stimulates the production of T-cells, the white blood cells involved in the recognition and the elimination of infectious agents. The discovery could help to ... > full story -
Broken DNA Must Find Right Partners Quickly Amid Repairs
July 23, 2008 — Just as square dance partners join hands at a particular point in the music, so broken pieces of DNA in our cells reunite as they are repaired. Precisely and quickly, these DNA pieces identify each ... > full story -
Advanced Liver Cancer Patients Live Longer By Taking Anti-cancer Drug Sorafenib
July 23, 2008 — Researchers have found that sorafenib (Nexavar) helps patients with advanced liver cancer live about 44 percent longer compared with patients who did not receive the anti-cancer drug. The findings ... > full story -
Plants Make Vaccine For Treating Type Of Cancer In Phase-1 Study
July 22, 2008 — Plants could act as safe, speedy factories for growing antibodies for personalized treatments against a common form of cancer, according to new findings from the Stanford University School of ... > full story
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