New chemical technology boosts potency of targeted cancer therapy
5/22/2015
In work that heralds a new, more potent form of targeted therapy for cancer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have devised a chemical technology that doesn't just disable malevolent proteins...
Blood to feeling: McMaster scientists turn blood into neural cells
5/22/2015
Adult sensory neurons made from human patients blood sampleScientists at McMaster University have discovered how to make adult sensory neurons from human patients simply by having them roll up...
Nanotherapy effective in mice with multiple myeloma
5/22/2015
Researchers have designed a nanoparticle-based therapy that is effective in treating mice with multiple myeloma, a cancer of immune cells in the bone marrow.
Researchers discover molecular approach to promote cancer cell death
5/22/2015
Lung cancer researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have discovered a novel strategy to exploit apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, for the treatment of lung cancer.
Similarities between cancerous and normal skin cells
5/22/2015
Normal human skin cells harbor a surprisingly large number of un-inherited mutations that crop up over time, including many known cancer-promoters that help to drive tumor growth, researchers say.
Can a viral co-infection impair immunity against Plasmodium and turn malaria lethal?
5/22/2015
It is known that infections with certain viruses can weaken the immune response to another pathogen.
A quarter of healthy skin cells possess cancer-related mutations, study finds
5/22/2015
Using genetic sequencing on skin biopsies from cancer-free patients, researchers find that around 25% of normal skin cells contain mutations linked to a common form of skin cancer.
Study finds biomarker may boost ovarian cancer chemotherapy response
5/21/2015
A molecule that helps control gene expression may play a role in controlling chemotherapy resistance among patients with the most common form of ovarian cancer.
Chinese herbal mixture significantly reduces fatigue in cancer patients
5/21/2015
Cancer patients suffering from moderate to severe fatigue reported significantly less fatigue within 2-3 weeks of treatment with the traditional Chinese medicine herbal mixture Ren Shen Yangrong Tang...
New study challenges claims on aldehyde content of third generation e-cigarettes
5/21/2015
In January 2015 a report published as a research letter to the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)1 found that a 3rd generation e-cigarette (an e-cigarette with variable power settings) set to...