News tagged with abnormal growth


Study brings greater understanding of tumor growth mechanism

A study led by researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has for the first time revealed how the loss of a particular tumour suppressing protein leads to the abnormal growth of tumours ...

Neuroscience created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New genetic link found between normal fetal growth and cancer

Two researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered a new genetic link between the rapid growth of healthy fetuses and the uncontrolled cell division in cancer. The findings shed light on normal development and ...

Genetics created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Collagen-seeking synthetic protein could lead doctors to tumor locations

Johns Hopkins researchers have created a synthetic protein that, when activated by ultraviolet light, can guide doctors to places within the body where cancer, arthritis and other serious medical disorders ...

Medical research created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study moves researchers closer to lung cancer blood test

Early signs of lung cancer could be diagnosed using a simple blood test following a new discovery by scientists at the University of York.

Cancer created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Smaller sibling protein calls the shots in cell division

Scientists have found at least one instance when the smaller sibling gets to call the shots and cancer patients may one day benefit.

Medical research created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene found in humans, mice protects cornea transparency

A transparent cornea is essential for vision, which is why the eye has evolved to nourish the cornea without blood vessels. But for millions of people around the world, diseases of the eye or trauma spur the growth of blood ...

Genetics created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vaccine triggers immunity to prevent colon cancer

(Medical Xpress)—A first-of-its-kind vaccine developed by University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) researchers successfully prompted the immune system to respond to early indications of colon cancer in people at ...

Cancer created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ыtudy documents head and neck cancer molecular tumor subtypes

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the seventh most common form of cancer in the United States, but other than an association with the human papillomavirus, no validated molecular profile of ...

Cancer created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Device designed to treat a leading cause of blindness

(Medical Xpress) -- Every year, more than 200,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in Americans age 60 or older. There is no known cure ...

Ophthalmology created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Newly developed, simple test for gestational diabetes

The increasingly common condition of gestational diabetes can have serious consequences for both the mother and child if left untreated. Prompt diagnosis and therapy can protect against these consequences. ...

Diabetes created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Novel drug may stop eye disease

(Medical Xpress)—A new drug developed by researchers from Flinders University, in partnership with collaborators in Melbourne, could hold the key to better treatment of some blinding eye diseases.

Ophthalmology created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Link between common environmental contaminant and rapid breast cancer growth

Studies by researchers at Dominican University of California show that breast cancer cells become increasingly aggressive the longer they are exposed to small concentrations of cadmium, a heavy metal commonly found in cosmetics, ...

Cancer created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Age-related macular degeneration treatment works even with other eye problem

The primary treatment for wet macular degeneration, a chronic eye condition that causes vision loss, is effective even if patients have macular traction problems, a Mayo Clinic study shows. The findings will be presented ...

Ophthalmology created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeting cancers' 'addiction' to cell-cycle proteins shuts down tumors in mice

In what they say is a promising and highly selective treatment strategy, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have safely shut down breast cancer and a form of leukemia in mice by targeting abnormal proteins to which ...

Cancer created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New relief for gynecological disorders

The creation of new blood vessels in the body, called "angiogenesis," is usually discussed in connection with healing wounds and tumors. But it's also an ongoing process in the female reproductive tract, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0