Oncology & Cancer
Keeping cancer out of breath blocks drug resistance
A new combination of existing drugs shows promise that it could reduce the size of cancerous tumors much more effectively than current treatments.
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Mapping metabolism with a novel imaging technique
Yale researchers have developed a new imaging technique that captures detailed information about metabolism, which plays a role in many diseases. The novel yet simple technique, which harnesses existing technology, could ...
Aug 23, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Metastatic cancer gorges on fructose in the liver
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that metastatic cancer cells can reprogram their metabolism to thrive in new organs. Specifically, the research shows that cells originating from colorectal cancer ...
Apr 26, 2018
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Researchers find a way to 'starve' cancer
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to starve a tumor and stop its growth with a newly discovered small compound that blocks uptake of the vital ...
Jan 18, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Misregulated protein breakdown promotes leukemias and brain cancer
An enzyme that is responsible for the breakdown of specific amino acids in food plays a key role in the development of leukemias and brain cancer, according to scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg. ...
Nov 9, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New study reveals breast cancer cells recycle their own ammonia waste as fuel
Breast cancer cells recycle ammonia, a waste byproduct of cell metabolism, and use it as a source of nitrogen to fuel tumor growth, report scientists from Harvard Medical School in the journal Science.
Oct 19, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Combination treatment targeting glucose in advanced brain cancer shows promising results in preclinical study
UCLA scientists have discovered a potential combination treatment for glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer in adults. The three-year study led by David Nathanson, a member of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer ...
Oct 10, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
DNA patterns can unlock how glucose metabolism drives cancer, study finds
Less aggressive cancers are known to have an intact genome—the complete set of genes in a cell—while the genome of more aggressive cancers tends to have a great deal of abnormalities. Now, a new multi-year study of DNA ...
Feb 16, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Study unveils new way to starve tumors to death
For decades, scientists have tried to halt cancer by blocking nutrients from reaching tumor cells, in essence starving tumor cells of the fuel needed to grow and proliferate. Such attempts often have disappointed because ...
Jan 24, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeting breast cancer metabolism to fight the disease
How does a cancer cell burn calories? New research from Thomas Jefferson University shows that breast cancer cells rely on a different process for turning fuel into energy than normal cells. The results were recently published ...
Nov 28, 2016
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