• Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 25th, 2014
Aspirin Stops the Development of Intracranial Tumors

Aspirin Stops the Development of Intracranial Tumors

The positive effect was discovered in a new scientific study

New Gene Delivery Method Developed in the US

New Gene Delivery Method Developed in the US

This will allow doctors to target diseased cells more easily

Custom Immune Cells Attacked Cancer in Two Patients

Custom Immune Cells Attacked Cancer in Two Patients

The individuals were previously unresponsive to therapies

Pancreatic Cancer Cure Brought Closer to Reality

Pancreatic Cancer Cure Brought Closer to Reality

Chemotherapy drugs are more efficient in newly-developed approach

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 27th, 2013
Breast Cancer Risks Can Now Be Determined More Accurately

Breast Cancer Risks Can Now Be Determined More Accurately

New predictive method shows great promise for early detection

Cancer's True Genetic Diversity Uncovered in New Study

Cancer's True Genetic Diversity Uncovered in New Study

An innovative method allows scientists new insight into this condition

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2013
Diet May Help Prevent the Relapse of Prostate Cancer

Diet May Help Prevent the Relapse of Prostate Cancer

Scientists say dieting reduces inflammation biomarkers in the blood

New Protein Target for Treating Cancer Discovered

New Protein Target for Treating Cancer Discovered

This molecule usually stops tumor cells from migrating in the body

Immune System May Behave Differently When Cancer Reoccurs

Immune System May Behave Differently When Cancer Reoccurs

This discovery may lead to the development of new therapies

Blood Test for Early-Stage Breast Cancer in the Works

Blood Test for Early-Stage Breast Cancer in the Works

The simple test will allow oncologists to act sooner than now possible

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 14th, 2013
Facial Tumor Disease Imperils Tasmanian Devils

Facial Tumor Disease Imperils Tasmanian Devils

Their population has been declining for several years

New Study Makes Endometrial Cancer Cells More Responsive to Treatment

New Study Makes Endometrial Cancer Cells More Responsive to Treatment

The hormonal environment around these cells is very important, experts say

Why Breast Cancer Becomes Immune to Hormone Therapies

Why Breast Cancer Becomes Immune to Hormone Therapies

This tends to happen increasingly often, spoiling outcomes

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 14th, 2013
Football-Shaped Particles Impersonate Immune Cells, Help Shrink Tumors

Football-Shaped Particles Impersonate Immune Cells, Help Shrink Tumors

Experiments on mice show these artificial particles can help destroy cancer cells

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 27th, 2013
Shark Antibodies Could Help Treat Breast Cancer, Scientists Believe

Shark Antibodies Could Help Treat Breast Cancer, Scientists Believe

The animals have a very strong immune system, their antibodies might halt tumor growth

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 7th, 2013
Cancer Vaccine Moves to Human Clinical Trials

Cancer Vaccine Moves to Human Clinical Trials

The vaccine is intended to treat an aggressive form of skin cancer known as melanoma

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 4th, 2013
Blind Mole-Rats Are Resistant to Cancer, Researchers Learn

Blind Mole-Rats Are Resistant to Cancer, Researchers Learn

Researchers suspect that certain genes in the animals' bodies make them cancer-proof

 
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