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Breast cancer drug geldanamycin could halt other tumors

A drug commonly used in treating breast cancer could have far wider benefits, offering a new way of preventing cancers spreading through the body, according to a University of Leeds-led study.

Cancer created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel nanotherapeutic delivers clot-busting drugs directly to obstructed blood vessels (w/ Video)

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a novel biomimetic strategy that delivers life-saving nanotherapeutics directly ...

Medical research created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Growing new arteries, bypassing blocked ones

Scientific collaborators from Yale School of Medicine and University College London (UCL) have uncovered the molecular pathway by which new arteries may form after heart attacks, strokes and other acute illnesses bypassing ...

Medical research created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood test accurately detects lymphedema, study shows

Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a set of proteins circulating in blood whose levels accurately flag the presence of lymphedema. The findings, to be reported Dec. 18 in PLoS ONE, spur o ...

Inflammatory disorders created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research suggests promise of cell therapy for bowel disease

New research shows that a special population of stem cells found in cord blood has the innate ability to migrate to the intestine and contribute to the cell population there, suggesting the cells' potential to treat inflammatory ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | 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

Cell molecule identified as central player in the formation of new blood vessels

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have identified a cellular protein that plays a central role in the formation of new blood vessels. The molecule is the protein ...

Medical research created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Everest expedition suggests nitric oxide benefits for intensive care patients

The latest results from an expedition to Mount Everest that looked at the body's response to low oxygen levels suggest that drugs or procedures that promote the body's production of a chemical compound called nitric oxide ...

Medical research created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene therapy delivered once to blood vessel wall protects against atherosclerosis in rabbit studies

A one-dose method for delivering gene therapy into an arterial wall effectively protects the artery from developing atherosclerosis despite ongoing high blood cholesterol. The promising results, published July 19 in the journal ...

Medical research created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Unexpected cell repairs injured spinal cord

Lesions to the brain or spinal cord rarely heal fully, which leads to permanent functional impairment. After injury to the central nervous system (CNS), neurons are lost and largely replaced by a scar often referred to as ...

Medical research created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find protein that might be key to cutting cancer cells' blood supply

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered a protein that guides blood vessel development and eventually might lead to a treatment to keep cancer cells from spreading.

Cancer created May 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Microbubble-delivered combination therapy eradicates prostate cancer in vivo

Cancer researchers are a step closer to finding a cure for advanced prostate cancer after effectively combining an anti-cancer drug with a viral gene therapy in vivo using novel ultrasound-targeted microbubble-destruction ...

Cancer created May 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers follow a path to a potential therapy for NF2, a rare tumor disorder

The proteins that provide cells with a sense of personal space could lead to a therapeutic target for Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), an inherited cancer disorder, according to researchers at The Wistar Institute. Their findings, ...

Cancer created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experimental drug beneficial in NIH trial to treat a rare sarcoma

(Medical Xpress)—Patients with advanced alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS), a rare cancer, achieved some control of their disease using an experimental anti-cancer drug called cediranib. The results from ...

Cancer created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Manipulating calcium accumulation in blood vessels may provide a new way to treat heart disease

Hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, is the primary cause of heart disease. It is caused by calcium accumulation in the blood vessels, which leads to arteries becoming narrow and stiff, obstructing blood flow and ...

Cardiology created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1