• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2015
Elephants Almost Never Get Cancer, and Researchers Now Know Why

Elephants Almost Never Get Cancer, and Researchers Now Know Why

The find could help fight cancer in humans

Pollution Is Causing Sea Turtles to Develop Deadly Tumors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scientists Figure Out How to 3D Print Cancer Tumors

The goal is to use these tumors to research cancer, potential treatments

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 15th, 2014
Tumors Found in the Body of Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino

Tumors Found in the Body of Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino

The rhino was supposed to be entered into a captive-breeding program, conservationists say

Gluttony May Undo Cancer Cells Once and for All

Gluttony May Undo Cancer Cells Once and for All

Targeting their weird metabolic pathways appears to be finally working

Zombie Cancer Cells Eat Themselves to Escape Chemotherapy

Zombie Cancer Cells Eat Themselves to Escape Chemotherapy

The process was discovered in a new scientific study

New Drug Holds Promise for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

New Drug Holds Promise for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

A new study was presented at the latest AACR annual meeting

DNA Test for Detecting Lung Cancer in the Works

DNA Test for Detecting Lung Cancer in the Works

The test would work by analyzing a small blood sample

Random Walk Model for Cancer Cells Untrue in 3D

Random Walk Model for Cancer Cells Untrue in 3D

Study shows this spread pattern is only valid in 2D cultures

Protein That Lowers Breast Cancer Spread Identified

Protein That Lowers Breast Cancer Spread Identified

Turning off a single gene can significantly hamper this cancer's progress

New Mouse Model for Prostate Cancer to Advance Research

New Mouse Model for Prostate Cancer to Advance Research

Previous models were too cumbersome and difficult to operate

 
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