Posts Tagged ‘chemotherapy’
Fasting slows spread of cancer
USC (US) — Cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2012 11:37 - 1 Comment
Some silver is toxic to cancer cells
U. LEEDS (UK) — Certain silver compounds are as toxic to cancer cells as the leading chemotherapy drug, without the negative side effects, new research finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 29, 2011 11:40 - 0 Comments
Cancer drug sticks to RNA like glue
U. OREGON (US) — A common cancer drug binds quickly and firmly to RNA, a finding that has the potential to open new targets for drug delivery with fewer toxic side effects, a new study shows.
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Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2011 12:30 - 2 Comments
DNA U-turn gives cancer a second chance
UC DAVIS (US) — DNA repair in cancer cells is not a one-way street, according to a new study that clarifies how cancer cells can become resistance to damage-inducing treatments. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 30, 2011 20:35 - 2 Comments
Drugs via nipple treat breast cancer
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A better route for delivering drugs to fight early breast cancer may be the most direct: through the nipple. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 23, 2011 9:47 - 0 Comments
Soy-chemo cocktail blocks cancer spread
U. ILLINOIS (US) — The soy peptide lunasin is able to prevent highly metastatic colon cancer from attaching to the liver, particularly in patients who have developed a resistance to chemotherapy. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 31, 2011 17:10 - 1 Comment
Tiny devices in tumors generate oxygen
PURDUE (US) — Micro devices implanted inside tumors to generate oxygen boost the cancer-killing power of radiation and chemotherapy. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 11, 2011 9:41 - 0 Comments
Gems clear drug resistance hurdle
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Nanodiamonds may be the answer to chemotherapy drug resistance which contributes to treatment failure in more than 90 percent of metastatic cancers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2011 10:52 - 0 Comments
Chemotherapy at its creation
YALE (US) — Medical records of the first patient to receive intravenous chemotherapy for cancer offer insight not only into how much the treatment has changed, but also how much it has remained the same. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 29, 2010 11:14 - 2 Comments
Gene mutation linked to deadly lymphoma
U. ROCHESTER (US) — The discovery of a gene mutation that drives a form of lymphoma that’s often difficult to treat suggests a new route for therapy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 4, 2010 14:52 - 1 Comment
Agent blocks drug’s toxic side effects
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A debilitating side effect of a widely used but harshly potent treatment for colon cancer could be eliminated if a promising new laboratory discovery bears fruit. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2010 16:13 - 0 Comments
MRI scans show cause of chemobrain
INDIANA U. (US) — Researchers for first time have used brain imaging to study women with breast cancer before and after chemotherapy, showing that treatment can affect gray matter. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 18, 2010 17:14 - 1 Comment
Chinese herbs ease chemo side effects
YALE (US)—A combination of Chinese herbs in use for more than 1,800 years reduced the gastrointestinal side effects of chemotherapy in mice, while actually enhancing the effects of the cancer treatment, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 28, 2010 11:20 - 1 Comment
Nano-protein pair kill cancer cells
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—A normally benign protein found in the human body appears to be able—when paired with nanoparticles—to zero in on and kill certain cancer cells, without the use of chemotherapy drugs. (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 - Feb 25, 2010 12:03 - 1 Comment
As testosterone dips, quality of life dims
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—Male cancer survivors who develop testosterone deficiency often report having impaired quality of life and reduced energy levels, indicating replacement therapy may benefit some patients. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2010 11:56 - 7 Comments
‘Ghostly’ molecule stops rheumatoid arthritis
NORTHWESTERN (US)—A stealthy molecule, nicknamed Casper the Ghost, can float undetected into overactive immune cells responsible for rheumatoid arthritis, causing them to self-destruct. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 6, 2010 14:31 - 4 Comments
Drug-toting, mucus-busting nanoparticles
JOHNS HOPKINS—Newly developed nanoparticles can easily infiltrate the body’s sticky and viscous mucus barriers to deliver a sustained-release medication cargo. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 4, 2009 18:14 - 1 Comment
DNA discovery: ‘New trick from an old horse’
UC DAVIS (US)—A protein that plays a key role in copying DNA also plays a vital role in repairing breaks in it. The findings will clarify how cancer cells can resist radiation and chemotherapy, as well as how cells become cancerous in the first place, say researchers. (more…)
