News tagged with comprehensive cancer
Drug combination may be effective against deadly melanoma, pilot study shows
By targeting and disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors, doctors may be able to make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to early results of a clinical study conducted by researchers in ...
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Doctors' resources for off-label prescribing may be incomplete, unclear
The resources doctors use to get important information about indications and reimbursement for use of cancer drugs off-label may be out-of-date and incomplete, according to a study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive ...
Feb 16, 2009 |
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Efficient preparation of a set of potential glycosidase inhibitors
(Phys.org) -- In many biological and pathological processes, glycosidase enzymes attack glycosidic bonds in carbohydrates, glycoproteins, and glycolipids. The ability to modify or block these processes by ...
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New technique detects trace levels of new class of cancer biomarkers
(Phys.org) -- In less than a decade, a new type of RNA — microRNA (miRNA) — has gone from curiosity to one of the most important sets of regulatory molecules in the body. And because these short pieces of RNA are ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 18, 2012 |
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Sunscreen ingredient may pose skin cancer risk, researchers find
(Phys.org) -- As vacationers prepare to spend time outdoors this summer, many of them will pack plenty of sunscreen in hopes it will protect their bodies from overexposure, and possibly from skin cancer. But researchers at ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 08, 2012 |
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Stem cells poised to self-destruct for the good of the embryo
Embryonic stem cells — those revered cells that give rise to every cell type in the body — just got another badge of honor. If they suffer damage that makes them a threat to the developing embryo, ...
May 03, 2012 |
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Study reveals dynamic changes in gene regulation in human stem cells
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California (UC) San Diego has discovered a new type of dynamic change in human stem cells.
May 03, 2012 |
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Study shows potential to revive abandoned cancer drug by nanoparticle drug delivery
Current nanomedicine research has focused on the delivery of established and novel therapeutics. But a UNC team is taking a different approach. They developed nanoparticle carriers to successfully deliver therapeutic doses ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 02, 2012 |
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Handheld probe shows promise for oral cancer detection
A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Green-glowing fish provides new insights into health impacts of pollution
Understanding the damage that pollution causes to both wildlife and human health is set to become much easier thanks to a new green-glowing zebrafish. Created by a team from the University of Exeter, the fish ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Magnetic nanochain detonates chemo barrage inside tumors
Medicine-toting nanochains slip into tumors and explode a chemotherapy drug into hard-to-reach cores of cancer, engineers and scientists at Case Western Reserve University report.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 18, 2012 |
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3-D RNA modeling opens scientific doors
In a paper published today in the journal Nature Methods, a team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill demonstrates a simple, cost-effective technique for three-dimensional RNA structure predic ...
Apr 15, 2012 |
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