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Scientists Use Laser Imaging to Assess Safety of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Sunscreen
Ultra-tiny zinc oxide (ZnO)
particles are among the
ingredients list of some
commercially available
sunscreen products, raising
... > full story
Drug May Slow Spread of Deadly Eye Cancer
A drug commonly used to
treat seizures appears to
make eye tumors less likely
to grow if they spread to
other parts of the body,
according to researchers. ... > full story
Skin 'Sees' UV Light, Starts Producing Pigment
Biologists report that
melanocyte skin cells detect
ultraviolet light using a
photosensitive receptor
previously thought to exist
only in the eye. This
... > full story
Lab-Made Skin Cells Will Aid Transplantation, Cancer, Drug Discovery Research, Say Scientists
Researchers have found a way
to create melanocytes from
mouse tail cells using
embryonic stem cell-like
intermediates called
... > full story
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Nanotube Therapy Takes Aim at Breast Cancer Stem Cells
February 9, 2012 — Researchers have again shown that injecting multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into tumors and heating them with a quick, 30-second laser treatment can kill ... > full story -
Collaborative Research Sheds Light on New Cancer Stem Cell Therapies
January 27, 2012 — New anti-cancer research has led to the development of a novel class of chemical inhibitors that specifically target cancer cells with ... > full story -
Mechanism by Which Newly Approved Melanoma Drug Accelerates Secondary Skin Cancers Uncovered
January 17, 2012 — Patients with metastatic melanoma taking the recently approved drug vemurafenib (Zelboraf®) responded well to the twice daily pill, but some of them developed a different, secondary skin cancer. ... > full story -
Novel Brain Tumor Vaccine Acts Like Bloodhound to Locate Cancer Cells
January 5, 2012 — A national U.S. clinical trial testing the efficacy of a novel brain tumor vaccine has begun. The vaccine will be tested in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most ... > full story -
Fibroblasts Contribute to Melanoma Tumor Growth
January 5, 2012 — Fibroblasts, cells that play a role in the structural framework of tissues, play an apparent role in melanoma tumor growth. Fibroblasts also contribute to melanoma drug resistance and may also ... > full story -
Researcher's Photoacoustic Device Finds Cancer Cells Before They Become Tumors, Study Suggests
January 5, 2012 — Researchers are one step closer to melanoma cancer detection at the cellular level, long before tumors have a chance to form. Commercial production of a device that measures melanoma using ... > full story -
Antiestrogen Therapy May Decrease Risk for Melanoma
January 4, 2012 — Women with breast cancer who take antiestrogen supplements may be decreasing their risk for melanoma, according to a new ... > full story -
Hereditary Predisposition of Melanoma of the Eye Discovered
December 15, 2011 — Researchers have discovered a hereditary cancer syndrome that predisposes certain people to a melanoma of the eye, along with lung cancer, brain cancer and possibly other types of ... > full story -
Smoking Is Strongly Associated With Squamous Cell Carcinoma Among Women
December 8, 2011 — Women who have non-melanoma skin cancers are more likely to have smoked cigarettes compared to women without skin cancer, said ... > full story -
American Society of Clinical Oncology Issues Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer
December 5, 2011 — The American Society of Clinical Oncology has released Clinical Cancer Advances 2011: ASCO's Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer, an independent review of the advances in cancer research that ... > full story
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