Mini cancer tumors grown in first-of-kind pioneering research
Credit: University of Birmingham Charity Cancer Research UK has awarded the University of Birmingham £1.5 million to fund a five-year research programme aimed at finding...
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Russia starts production of orthophosphoric acid based on phosphorus-32
Credit: Yandex images Tomsk Polytechnic University began commercial supply of orthophosphoric acid based on phosphorus-32 isotope, which is used for biochemical study, diagnostics and therapy...
Nano-sized gold particles have been shaped to behave as clones in biomedicine
Credit: Guillermo González Rubio. Shaping nanometric gold particles - of the size of millionths of a millimeter - to improve their properties in biomedicine and...
Combined therapies increase side effects for patients with advanced breast cancer
Lisbon, Portugal: Patients with advanced breast cancer who are treated with a combination of drugs that target specific molecules important for cancer development and also...
Queen’s University Belfast research could see exercise as a prescribed medicine
Queen's University Belfast are taking part in a global trial to test whether exercise should be prescribed to treat patients with advanced prostate cancer. The...
Scientists link pancreatic cancer survival to four genes
Alterations in four main genes are responsible for how long patients survive with pancreatic cancer, according to a new study in JAMA Oncology. Before now,...
ESMO media alert: Cancer research to be presented at ESMO Asia Congress in Singapore
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, Nov. 2, 2017 - ESMO, the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, is pleased to announce the ESMO Asia 2017 Congress, which will be...
Shifting bacterial communities in the stomach may influence cancer risk
Credit: Ed Uthman via Flickr Different changes to the microbial community of the stomach may explain why related conditions are associated with different risk levels...
Bacteria in the gut modulates response to immunotherapy in melanoma
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Bacteria that live in the human digestive tract can influence how cancer responds to immunotherapy, opening a new...
Exercise can counteract side-effects and improve fitness in advanced breast cancer patients
Lisbon, Portugal: Taking part in regular exercise can reduce fatigue and pain, and improve cardiovascular health and quality of life in women being treated for...
Preventing a genetic uprising in early life
Credit: Rebecca Berrens Molecules called endosiRNAs help us avoid genetic chaos, according to a new study from a team at the Babraham Institute. Much of...
Cancer cells destroyed with dinosaur extinction metal
Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick *Cancer cells can be killed with metal from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, thanks to new research from University...
Mini cancer tumours grown in first-of-kind pioneering research
Credit: University of Birmingham Charity Cancer Research UK has awarded the University of Birmingham £1.5 million to fund a five-year research programme aimed at finding...
On Target Laboratories secures $40 million financing led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Credit: On Target Laboratories image On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company that is developing tumor-targeted fluorescent dyes to improve cancer surgery, has...
Onalespib could be an effective treatment for glioblastoma, preclinical studies show
Columbus, Ohio - The targeted therapy onalespib has shown effectiveness in preclinical studies of glioblastoma by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center...
