Science & Technology - Jun 24, 2010 14:00 - 7 Comments

Consumer-grade camera detects cancer cells

RICE (US)—Using an off-the-shelf digital camera, researchers have created an inexpensive device that is powerful enough to let doctors easily distinguish cancerous cells from healthy cells simply by viewing the LCD monitor on the back of the camera. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2010 17:42 - 0 Comments

Why cells in 3-D may help curb cancer

JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Observing cells in a 3-D environment yields more accurate information about how they move—information that could help develop more effective drugs to prevent cancer’s spread—researchers report in Nature Cell Biology. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2010 9:29 - 2 Comments

Advice to quit smoking stops too soon

UC DAVIS (US)—Health-care providers are quick to advise patients to quit smoking, but few follow up with programs, plans, or prescriptions to help them break the habit, as recommended by national guidelines. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 9, 2010 10:58 - 0 Comments

Sea sponge drug battles breast cancer

U. LEEDS (UK)—A new chemotherapy agent, based on a natural extract from a sea sponge, can extend the lives of women with advanced breast cancer. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 7, 2010 11:06 - 4 Comments

Tanning ingredient ‘glues’ post-op wounds

CORNELL (US)—A compound found in sunless tanning spray may be effective in helping to seal wounds following surgery, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2010 17:20 - 2 Comments

Exercise enhances cancer treatment

U. PENN (US)—Cancer patients who have been told to rest and avoid exercise can—and should—find ways to be physically active both during and after treatment, according to new national guidelines. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2010 13:06 - 0 Comments

How to kill cancer cells, spare healthy ones

U. PITTSBURGH (US)—By inhibiting a key molecule in a DNA repair pathway, it may be possible to make cancer cells more sensitive to radiation therapy while protecting healthy cells. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 16:57 - 0 Comments

Nanosponge delivers better than injection

VANDERBILT (US)—When loaded with an anticancer drug, a delivery system based on a novel material called nanosponge is three to five times more effective at reducing tumor growth than direct injection. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 10, 2010 15:58 - 1 Comment

Cancer cells ignore their internal clocks

VANDERBILT (US)—A new finding challenges the assumption that the biological clocks in cancer cells are damaged and can’t regulate cell division in the fashion that they do in normal cells. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 5, 2010 4:59 - 0 Comments

Rogue DNA drives cancer growth

U. LEEDS (UK)—Junk DNA promotes the growth of cancer cells in patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and may play a role in other forms of cancer as well. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 29, 2010 16:25 - 0 Comments

Fluorescent compounds make tumors glow

VANDERBILT (US)—A series of novel imaging agents could light up tumors as they begin to form—before they turn deadly—and signal their transition to aggressive cancers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 28, 2010 16:45 - 1 Comment

Virus trained to seek and destroy cancer

U. LEEDS (UK)—Researchers have found a way to modify viruses so they are able to hunt down and wipe out cancer cells. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 28, 2010 10:07 - 1 Comment

Smoking addiction may be in the genes

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—Researchers have associated genetic variants with certain smoking behaviors. The study suggests the variants may affect whether a person will start to smoke, how much they’ll smoke, and if they are able to quit. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2010 17:03 - 2 Comments

Diet, lifestyle poorly predict Vitamin D levels

U. BUFFALO (US)—New research suggests it’s difficult to predict vitamin D concentrations in blood based on vitamin supplements, diet, geographic location, demographic information, or lifestyle. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2010 12:24 - 0 Comments

DNA repair model confirmed after 26 years

UC DAVIS (US)—Researchers have confirmed a central idea about chromosome repair, more than a quarter century after it was first proposed. The finding is expected to advance the understanding of DNA repair, a vital process in preventing cancer and birth defects. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 13, 2010 15:31 - 1 Comment

Eating veggies protects some more than others

VANDERBILT (US)—Crunchy vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage have been shown to protect against some forms of cancer. Now, a new study suggests genetic makeup may influence how well those vegetables protect individuals. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 13, 2010 10:52 - 3 Comments

Mapping human stem cells’ mutant DNA

U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—Scientists are closer to identifying and avoiding the adverse DNA changes that naturally occur when human embryonic stem cells are multiplied in the laboratory—changes that could hamper their future medical use. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2010 11:47 - 1 Comment

Chip gives early check for oral cancer

RICE (US)—A test that uses a new diagnostic nano-bio chip is as effective and far more expedient in detecting oral cancer than traditional invasive lab procedures. (more…)

Posts Tagged ‘cancer’