In our increasingly health-conscious society, a new fad diet seems to pop up every few years. Atkins, Zone, Ketogenic, Vegetarian, Vegan, South Beach, Raw - with so many choices and scientific evidence to back each, it's ...
Dec 2, 2017
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Powerful molecules can hitch rides on a plentiful human protein and signal tumors to self-destruct, a team of Vanderbilt University engineers found.
Jul 24, 2017
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The invention of the EPICUP epigenetic test last year allowed physicians to elucidate what type of primary tumor had metastasized in patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP). Today, an article published in Nature Reviews ...
Jul 7, 2017
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A compound found in olive oil may help to prevent cancer developing in the brain, a study shows.
Jun 2, 2017
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MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers have demonstrated that they can deliver strands of RNA efficiently to colon cells, using bursts of ultrasound waves that propel the RNA into the cells. Using this approach, ...
Jan 20, 2017
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A molecule has been developed with the potential to detect cancer-causing cells before they have the chance to divide.
Aug 10, 2016
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Large-scale genetic studies have linked variations in genes and proteins to an increased risk for developing obesity. Determining how these variations alter metabolism to increase body mass may lead to the identification ...
Jun 20, 2016
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An experimental single-stranded oligonucleotide-based drug, MGN1703, comprised only of natural DNA components, stimulates the human immune system to fight infections and attack cancer cells without causing the harmful side ...
Apr 7, 2015
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Scientists from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre's Structural Computational Biology Group, led by Alfonso Valencia, are making the largest ever catalogue of biological chimeras available to the public domain. Specifically, ...
Jan 29, 2015
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New treatments for prostate cancer, multiple sclerosis and cystic fibrosis could be developed following research being carried out into how medicinal 'biologics' can be delivered to diseased cells.
Nov 12, 2013
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