Oncology & Cancer
Commercialising gas bubbles for cancer drug delivery
Researchers are now working to design stable micro-bubbles which, combined with ultrasound, can deliver cancer drugs straight to the target tumour.
Apr 13, 2016
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Scientists identify 'checkpoint' to prevent birth defects and spontaneous miscarriage
Researchers from the University of Southampton have established that eggs have a protective 'checkpoint' that helps to prevent DNA damaged eggs being fertilised.
Nov 2, 2015
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Researchers discover a new player in tumor suppression and aging
A study conducted by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre´s (CNIO) Genomic Instability Group, led by Óscar Fernández-Capetillo, describes for the first time in mammals, the role played by the SMC5/6 protein complex ...
Oct 7, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New technique for precise light-activated chemotherapy drugs
A new technique that uses light to activate chemotherapy drugs in specific cells shows promise as a way to improve the effectiveness of cancer therapies while preventing severe side effects, according to a study published ...
Jul 9, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Research proposes new way to reverse resistance to chemotherapy
A serious medical problem that oncologists face is multi-drug resistant cancers. In order to address this issue, Guillermo Aquino-Jarquín from the Children's Hospital Federico Gómez of Mexico, seeks expression profiles ...
May 29, 2015
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3-D printing offers innovative method to deliver medication
3-D printing could become a powerful tool in customizing interventional radiology treatments to individual patient needs, with clinicians having the ability to construct devices to a specific size and shape. That's according ...
Mar 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Team associates rare gene variants with side effects from chemotherapy with paclitaxel
Paclitaxel is a chemotherapeutic drug that has been shown to be highly effective when treating solid tumours, such as breast, ovarian and lung tumours. However, its use frequently causes peripheral neuropathies, neurological ...
Jan 14, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover mechanism leading to drug resistance, metastasis in melanoma
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have discovered a mechanism that leads to resistance to targeted therapy in melanoma patients and are investigating strategies to counteract it. Targeted biological therapy can reduce toxicity ...
Jan 12, 2015
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Increased toxicity for many newly approved anticancer drugs
(HealthDay)—Newly approved anticancer drugs that do not have a specific molecular target on cancer cells are associated with increased toxicity and the accompanying costs of management, according to research published online ...
Oct 1, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
AACR: tumor vulnerability varies with clonal evolution in ALL
(HealthDay)—In acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), tumor vulnerability to different chemotherapeutic agents varies at different stages of clonal evolution, which could represent a viable strategy in avoiding drug resistance. ...
Sep 22, 2014
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