Medical research
Cancer has a biological clock and this drug may keep it from ticking
A new drug shows potential to halt cancer cells' growth by stunting the cells' biological clock.
Jan 23, 2019
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News tagged with cancerous cells
Cancer
Study overturns dogma of cancer metabolism theory
Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have discovered that squamous cell skin cancers do not require increased glucose to power their development and growth, ...
Jan 09, 2019
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Health
Get fit for a fit gut: Exercise might improve health by increasing gut bacterial diversity
Bacteria, often synonymous with infection and disease, may have an unfair reputation. Research indicates there are as many, if not more, bacterial cells in our bodies as human cells, meaning they play an important role in ...
Feb 15, 2019
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Cancer
Scientists connect dots between colitis and colon cancer
Lingering inflammation in the colon is a known risk factor for colorectal cancer and now scientists report one way it resets the stage to enable this common and often deadly cancer.
Jan 14, 2019
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Cancer
Research reveals machinery of a deadly childhood brain cancer
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have mapped the effects of aberrant biological machinery that drives a deadly brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). The research included development ...
Dec 28, 2018
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Cancer
Tumors backfire on chemotherapy
Some patients with breast cancer receive chemotherapy before the tumor is removed with surgery. This approach, called neoadjuvant therapy, helps to reduce the size of the tumor to facilitate breast-conserving surgery, and ...
Jan 02, 2019
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Cancer
Stopping cancer from recruiting immune system double agents
Cancerous tumors trick myeloid cells, an important part of the immune system, into perceiving them as a damaged part of the body; the tumors actually put myeloid cells to work helping them grow and metastasize (spread). A ...
Jan 05, 2019
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Immunology
Lab discovers how the immune system 'thinks'
New research from the laboratory of cancer scientist Dr. Tak Mak, renowned for cloning the human T-cell receptor, has demonstrated that immune cells make brain chemicals to fight off infections.
Feb 07, 2019
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Cancer
Free, publicly available health data proves to be research gold mine
It's a popular question: What did you do over the summer? For Lubaba (Aurna) Khan, the summer of 2018 will be one she will never forget.
Dec 03, 2018
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Cancer
New 'Trojan horse' cancer treatment shows early promise in multiple tumour types
A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a 'Trojan horse' to get inside tumour cells has shown promise in patients with six different cancer types.
Feb 07, 2019
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