News tagged with bone cancer
Scientists turn skin into blood (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an important breakthrough, scientists at McMaster University have discovered how to make human blood from adult human skin.
Nov 07, 2010 |
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Study finds way to protect healthy cells from radiation damage
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, may be hot on the heels of a Holy Grail of cancer therapy: They have found ...
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Scientists use virus to kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells intact
(PhysOrg.com) -- A virus that in nature infects only rabbits could become a cancer-fighting tool for humans. Myxoma virus kills cancerous blood-precursor cells in human bone marrow while sparing normal blood stem cells, a ...
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Strategy discovered to activate genes that suppress tumors and inhibit cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of scientists has developed a promising new strategy for "reactivating" genes that cause cancer tumors to shrink and die. The researchers hope that their discovery will aid in the ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Longer life for milk drinkers, say researchers
Research undertaken by the Universities of Reading, Cardiff and Bristol has found that drinking milk ¹ can lessen the chances of dying from illnesses such as coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke by up to 15-20%.
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Luminous jellyfish cells help with early cancer diagnosis
(PhysOrg.com) -- It sounds like an idea plucked from the realms of science fiction writing. But in this case, there is nothing fictional about it. Scientists in Yorkshire have developed a process that uses ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 03, 2010 |
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How much exercise is too much of a good thing?
What made Larry Brown's addiction acceptable was that it was, at least on the surface, good for him.
May 21, 2010 |
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Nanoparticle-decorated cells power novel approach to cancer therapy
Clinical trials using patients' own immune cells to target tumors have yielded promising results. However, this approach usually works only when patients also receive large doses of drugs designed to help immune cells multiply ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 17, 2010 |
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Researchers Unlock Molecular Origin of Blood Stem Cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team led by Nancy Speck, PhD, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has identified the location and developmental timeline ...
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Jan 09, 2009 |
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Novel nanoparticles prevent radiation damage (w/ Video)
Tiny, melanin-covered nanoparticles may protect bone marrow from the harmful effects of radiation therapy, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University who successfully tested the strategy ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Everyone should boost intake of vitamin D, IOM says
(PhysOrg.com) -- The nation's top scientific advisory panel today recommended that adults modestly increase their intake of vitamin D, known as the "sunshine vitamin," from a daily dose of 200 international ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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The immune system's guard against cancer
The human body has developed various mechanisms, through which it can protect itself against newly-developing cancer cells. For instance, killer-cells recognize and destroy altered cells in our organs every day. Once tumours ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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High-performance engineering used to design facial bone replacements
Scientists are using the engineering technology behind the creation of high-performance aircraft components to design 3-D models for the replacement of delicate and complex facial bones lost to cancer surgery ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Fresh radioactive runoff at Japan plant
A fresh leak of radioactive water into the open ocean has been discovered at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear complex, its operator said Monday as cleanup efforts continued.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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3-D research model tackles prostate cancer spread
Shirly Sieh, a PhD student at IHBI, is studying the way cancer cells escape from the prostate through the bloodstream to form tumour colonies, most often in the spine and long bones.
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Bone tumor
A bone tumor refers to a neoplasic growth of tissue in bone. It can be used for both benign and malignant abnormal growths found in bone, but is most commonly used for primary tumors of bone, such as osteosarcoma. It is may be applied to secondary bone tumors, i.e. metastatic tumors found in bone.
For more information about Bone tumor, read the full article at
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