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Researchers find new drug target for lung cancer

Drugs targeting an enzyme involved in inflammation might offer a new avenue for treating certain lung cancers, according to a new study by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Cancer created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fighting cancer

(Medical Xpress) -- ‘Hijacking’ cells that normally attack common infections to target cancer instead could offer the body a ready-made army against the killer disease University researchers and ...

Cancer created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common antifungal drug decreases tumor growth and shows promise as cancer therapy

An inexpensive antifungal drug, thiabendazole, slows tumor growth and shows promise as a chemotherapy for cancer. Scientists in the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin made this ...

Cancer created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find Achilles' heel of cancer cells

Several substances inhibiting so-called HDAC enzymes have been studied in trials searching for new anti-cancer drugs in recent years. "Trials have shown that HDAC inhibitors are very effective in arresting growth of cultured ...

Cancer created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Compound in grapes, red wine could be key to fighting prostate cancer

Resveratrol, a compound found commonly in grape skins and red wine, has been shown to have several beneficial effects on human health, including cardiovascular health and stroke prevention. Now, a University ...

Cancer created Nov 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

New monoclonal antibody developed that can target proteins inside cancer cells

Researchers have discovered a unique monoclonal antibody that can effectively reach inside a cancer cell, a key goal for these important anticancer agents, since most proteins that cause cancer or are associated with cancer ...

Cancer created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies possible therapy for radiation sickness

A combination of two drugs may alleviate radiation sickness in people who have been exposed to high levels of radiation, even when the therapy is given a day after the exposure occurred, according to a study led by scientists ...

Cancer created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

New understanding of DNA repair could eventually lead to cancer therapy

A research group in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta is hoping its latest discovery could one day be used to develop new therapies that target certain types of cancers.

Cancer created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancerous tumors deliver pro-metastatic information in secreted vesicles

Cancer researchers have known for well over a century that different tumor types spread only to specific, preferred organs. But no one has been able to determine the mechanisms of organ specific metastasis, the so-called ...

Cancer created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common food preservative may slow, even stop tumor growth

Nisin, a common food preservative, may slow or stop squamous cell head and neck cancers, a University of Michigan study found.

Cancer created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research breakthrough could halt melanoma metastasis

In laboratory experiments, scientists have eliminated metastasis, the spread of cancer from the original tumor to other parts of the body, in melanoma by inhibiting a protein known as melanoma differentiation associated gene-9 ...

Cancer created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic master controls expose cancers' Achilles' heel

In a surprising finding that helps explain fundamental behaviors of normal and diseased cells, Whitehead Institute scientists have discovered a set of powerful gene regulators dubbed "super-enhancers" that control cell state ...

Cancer created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New evidence links virus to brain cancer

(Medical Xpress) -- Tilting the scales in an ongoing debate, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have found new evidence that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is associated with glioblastoma multiforme ...

Cancer created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team finds mechanism of one of the most powerful tumor-suppressor proteins, Chd5

A team of cancer researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has solved the mystery of how one of the most powerful of the body's natural tumor-suppressing proteins, called Chd5, exerts its beneficial effects.

Cancer created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common anti-inflammatory coaxes liver cancer cells to commit suicide

The anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib, known by the brand name Celebrex, triggers liver cancer cell death by reacting with a protein in a way that makes those cells commit suicide, according to a new study.

Cancer created May 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast