Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Liver surgery success boosted by growth hormone
Growth hormone has been identified as playing a key role in reducing inflammation and increasing survival rates following liver surgery.
May 5, 2020
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News tagged with tumour growth
Oncology & Cancer
A new strategy to prevent the most aggressive tumors from generating resistance to chemotherapy
One of the most frequent problems when treating cancer is that the tumors develop resistance to therapies; at that point, treatments cease to be effective at stopping tumor growth. This is especially relevant in patients ...
Feb 27, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Immune system cells contribute to the invading capacity of brain tumours
In a study published in Brain Communications, the team led by Carlos Barcia, researcher at Institut de Neurociències of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc), analysed the role of immune cells in the expansion of ...
Jan 23, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Long-term skin irritation linked to increased risk of tumor growth
An antibody that usually helps defend the skin against harmful substances or infections may promote tumor growth during chronic tissue inflammation.
Jan 14, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Two genes slow down the development of intestinal tumors
Benign intestinal tumors with mutations that delete or inactivate two particular tumor-suppressing genes develop more quickly towards cancerous forms, according to new research from the Crick.
Jan 6, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
A step forward in the struggle against neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer
A group of researchers from the University of Seville and the Seville Biomedicine Institute (Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla—IBiS) has published a study in which they determine that a protein called CD44 makes it possible ...
Nov 27, 2019
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Medical research
Cancer's 'good cop/bad cop' protein could help develop more effective drugs
The basic unit of all living things is the cell—and the human body contains tens of trillions of them. Cancer can be triggered by the abnormal growth and division of just one of these, which goes on to form a lump or tumor.
Aug 16, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues
Diet is already a key part of managing diseases like diabetes and hypertension, but new research adds to a growing body of evidence that it could help cancer treatment too.
Jul 31, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors
One of the reasons cancer cells are so robust against the body's natural defenses is that they are in fact human cells, and as such they have the innate machinery not only to trick the body's defense and maintenance systems, ...
Jul 24, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers discover a new way to protect against high-dose radiation damage
Radiotherapy is one of the most effective ways to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumors. Around 50 percent of patients with tumors located in the gastrointestinal cavity (liver, pancreas, colon, prostate, etc) receive this ...
May 30, 2019
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