Posts Tagged ‘chemotherapy’
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…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2009 12:09 - 4 Comments
Chemo exacerbates insomnia for cancer patients
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Three quarters of cancer patients and survivors treated with chemotherapy suffer insomnia or sleep disorders that often become chronic conditions, hindering patients’ ability to fully recover. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 11, 2009 12:40 - 2 Comments
Treatment too painful for some cancer patients
U. PENN (US)—Many women being treated for breast cancer stop taking a medication proven effective—even at the risk of the cancer returning—because the pain associated with it is too much to bear, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 2, 2009 11:07 - 2 Comments
Nano-scale delivery may offer less toxic chemo
DUKE (US)—Going smaller could bring better results, especially when it comes to cancer-fighting drugs. Bioengineers have developed a simple and inexpensive method for loading cancer drug payloads into nano-scale delivery vehicles. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 12, 2009 21:03 - 1 Comment
Avoiding chemo’s collateral damage
UC IRVINE (US)—Researchers believe they have developed a way for chemotherapy drugs to reach specific tumors with increased precision, thereby limiting side effects. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 9, 2009 14:34 - 4 Comments
Low vitamin D complicates breast cancer
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Women with breast cancer should be given high doses of vitamin D because a majority of them are likely to have low levels, which could contribute to decreased bone mass and greater risk of fractures. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 8, 2009 11:43 - 2 Comments
Chemo combo fences in breast cancer
NORTHWESTERN (US)—When breast cancer spreads or metastasizes, it crashes through the body’s protective barriers. A new study shows that when a drug normally used to treat leukemia is added to a commonly used breast cancer drug, the potent new chemotherapy cocktail helps prevent breast cancer cells from invading. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2009 11:56 - 1 Comment
Nanocapusles may deliver drugs without side effects
This image shows a microtube surface coated with nanocapsules containing a small-interfering RNA (which glows red under a fluorescent microscope). The capsules were targeted to specific circulating cells. (Credit: Zhong Huang/Cornell University)
