- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 9th, 2015
Elephants Almost Never Get Cancer, and Researchers Now Know Why
The find could help fight cancer in humans
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 1st, 2014
Pollution Is Causing Sea Turtles to Develop Deadly Tumors
Researchers sea say turtles develop these tumors as a result of exposure to nitrogen in urban and farm runoff
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 28th, 2014
Scientists Find a Way to Make Cancer Therapy More Effective
Researchers say it all boils down to removing a molecule from blood vessels feeding tumors
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 15th, 2014
Psychoactive Ingredient in Cannabis Slows Tumor Growth
Researchers hope the ingredient, dubbed THC, might help treat cancer patients
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 2nd, 2014
Chinese Herbal Extract Could Help Treat Pancreatic Cancer
Evidence indicates the extract has the potential to help kill pancreatic cancer cells
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 25th, 2014
Virus Used to Kill Cancer Cells, Shrink Tumors Grown in Mice
Researchers say the virus could help develop better cancer treatment options
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 6th, 2014
Eczema Linked to Lower Skin Cancer Risk in New Study
Evidence suggests some forms of eczema make people less vulnerable to skin cancer
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 1st, 2014
Human Body Fat Can Help Fight Brain Cancer, Evidence Suggests
The idea is to use stem cells derived from fat to deliver treatment, researchers explain
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 26th, 2014
Scientists Figure Out How to 3D Print Cancer Tumors
The goal is to use these tumors to research cancer, potential treatments
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 15th, 2014
Tumors Found in the Body of Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino
The rhino was supposed to be entered into a captive-breeding program, conservationists say
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 9th, 2014
Gluttony May Undo Cancer Cells Once and for All
Targeting their weird metabolic pathways appears to be finally working
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 7th, 2014
Zombie Cancer Cells Eat Themselves to Escape Chemotherapy
The process was discovered in a new scientific study
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 7th, 2014
New Drug Holds Promise for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
A new study was presented at the latest AACR annual meeting
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 7th, 2014
DNA Test for Detecting Lung Cancer in the Works
The test would work by analyzing a small blood sample
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 19th, 2014
Random Walk Model for Cancer Cells Untrue in 3D
Study shows this spread pattern is only valid in 2D cultures
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 3rd, 2014
Protein That Lowers Breast Cancer Spread Identified
Turning off a single gene can significantly hamper this cancer's progress
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 25th, 2014
New Mouse Model for Prostate Cancer to Advance Research
Previous models were too cumbersome and difficult to operate