News tagged with antibody therapy

A 'magnetic' solution to identify and kill tumors

Though a valuable weapon against cancerous tumors, radiation therapy often harms healthy tissue as it tries to kill malignant cells. Now, Prof. Israel Gannot of Tel Aviv University's Department of Biomedical Engineering is ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Aug 09, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Toward a nanomedicine for brain cancer

In an advance toward better treatments for the most serious form of brain cancer, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of the first nanoparticles that seek out and destroy brain cancer cells without ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New cancer target for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Physician-scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered a molecular mechanism that may prove to be a powerful target for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects lymphocytes, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Risk of tuberculosis from arthritis medication examined

Treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents is recognized as a risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0