High-frequency pulsed electric fields used to disrupt focal blood-brain-barrier
8/14/2014
A team of researchers from the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences have developed a new way of using electricity to open the blood-brain-barrier (BBB).
Discovery that tumours hijack the brain's blood supply could improve treatment
8/14/2014
Dangerous brain tumors hijack the brain's existing blood supply throughout their progression, by growing only within narrow potential spaces between and along the brain's thousands of small blood...
Gene likely to promote childhood cancers pinpointed by scientists
8/14/2014
Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have identified a gene that contributes to the development of several childhood cancers, in a study conducted...
Aspirin 'halves breast cancer recurrence in overweight women'
8/14/2014
Aspirin is known to have protective effects against some cancers. Now, a new study suggests that, in breast cancer patients, these effects may be mediated by weight.
Improved understanding of how stem cell fate decisions are controlled
8/14/2014
Every day trillions of blood cells are being formed in our body: from the oxygen-carrying red blood cells to the many types of white blood cells that fight pathogens and infection.
FDA approves first non-invasive DNA screening test for colorectal cancer
8/13/2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cologuard, the first stool-based colorectal screening test that detects the presence of red blood cells and DNA mutations that may indicate the...
Leading cancer organizations urge FDA to regulate all tobacco products
8/13/2014
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), in a joint letter responding to a proposal by the U.S.
Malaria medicine chloroquine inhibits tumor growth and metastases
8/13/2014
The anti-cancer effect of the antimalarial agent chloroquine when combined with conventional chemotherapy has been well documented in experimental animal models.
Cancer-causing mechanism uncovered that is behind powerful human oncogene
8/13/2014
A protein present at high levels in more than half of all human cancers drives cell growth by blocking the expression of just a handful of genes involved in DNA packaging and cell death, according to...
New drug spurs liver regeneration after surgery
8/13/2014
A new drug spurs liver regeneration after surgery, according to a paper published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine.