Archive: 06/10/2015
Virus-drug combination shows improved effectiveness against brain tumor cells
A rabbit virus currently being developed for cancer therapy can be paired with one of several existing drugs to deliver a more potent punch to a deadly type of brain tumor cell, researchers have found.
Oct 6, 2015
Tolerant immune system increases cancer risk
If peripheral immune tolerance is very distinct, the risk for lung cancer doubles, the risk for colon cancer increases by 60 percent, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have now reported. They have shown for ...
Oct 6, 2015
Researchers discover mutation involved in neurodegeneration
A mutation that increases the level of a special class of sphingolipids—molecules important to cell structure and signaling—can lead to neurodegeneration due to problems with neuronal membranes, reports a research team ...
Oct 6, 2015