News tagged with prostate tumor
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Radioactive Gold Nanoparticles Destroy Prostate Tumors, Leaving Healthy Tissue Untouched
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the promises of nanoparticles as delivery agents for cancer therapeutics is that they will attack tumors while sparing healthy tissue from the damage normally associated with today's anticancer therapies. ...
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Apr 21, 2010 |
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DNA-Coated Nanotubes Help Kill Tumors Without Harm to Surrounding Tissue
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have destroyed prostate cancer tumors in mice by injecting them with specially-coated, miniscule carbon tubes and then superheating the tubes with ...
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Aug 19, 2009 |
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PRINTed nanoparticles deliver multiple punches to treat prostate cancer
Using technologies common to the semiconductor industry, a team of investigators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Liquidia Technologies has created a polymer nanoparticle that can encapsulate large loads ...
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Jan 21, 2012 |
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New research promises better collection of prostate cancer cells
At the Oct. 2-6 microTAS 2011 conference, the premier international event for reporting research in microfluidics, nanotechnology and detection technologies for life science and chemistry, University of Cincinnati ...
Sep 28, 2011 |
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HPV test beats Pap for cervical cancer screening
Two big studies suggest possible new ways to screen healthy people for cervical or prostate cancers, but a third disappointed those hoping for a way to detect early signs of deadly ovarian tumors.
May 18, 2011 |
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Sweeping view of prostate cancer genome yields deep insights
For the first time, researchers have laid bare the full genetic blueprint of multiple prostate tumors, uncovering alterations that have never before been detected and offering a deep view of the genetic missteps that underlie ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Detecting, treats tumors, and monitoring response to therapy with gold 'nano-popcorn'
Using a two-step process that creates gold nanoparticles that look like kernels of popcorn, researchers at Jackson State University have created a targeted nanoparticle that can detect as few as 50 malignant prostate cells ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 19, 2011 |
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MicroRNA suppresses prostate cancer stem cells and metastasis
A small slice of RNA inhibits prostate cancer metastasis by suppressing a surface protein commonly found on prostate cancer stem cells. A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ...
Jan 16, 2011 |
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'Longevity' protein SIRT1 may ward off precursor to prostate cancer
Researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson and two other institutions have discovered new evidence that suggests the "longevity" protein SIRT1, known for its life-spanning effects in different species, can inhibit ...
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Scientists discover mechanism that turns healthy cells into prostate cancer cells
A protein that is crucial for regulating the self-renewal of normal prostate stem cells, needed to repair injured cells or restore normal cells killed by hormone withdrawal therapy for cancer, also aids the transformation ...
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Team finds new target for treatment of advanced prostate cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- In its early stages, prostate cancer requires androgens (hormones that promote the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics) for growth, and current first-line therapies target ...
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Potential for New Nanoparticle-Based Cancer Detection
(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent studies support the idea that the standard methods of screening men for prostate cancer leave much to be desired, particularly in terms of their inability to have much effect on prostate cancer survival.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 25, 2010 |
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Mapping Tumor Heterogeneity With Quantum Dots
(PhysOrg.com) -- One important discovery made about cancer over the past decade is that as a tumor develops, the molecular identity of its cells begins to diverge. As a result, any given tumor is likely to contain groups ...
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May 25, 2010 |
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Walnuts slow prostate tumors in mice
Walnut consumption slows the growth of prostate cancer in mice and has beneficial effects on multiple genes related to the control of tumor growth and metabolism, UC Davis and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Western Regional ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Fighting cancer with light
Gloria Correa has tried all the standard weapons in her war against cancer: chemotherapy, radiation, and finally surgery.
Jan 29, 2010 |
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