News tagged with tumour cells

Tiny magnetic discs could kill cancer cells: study

Tiny magnetic discs just a millionth of a metre in diameter could be used to used to kill cancer cells, according to a study published on Sunday.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 29, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (23) | comments 4

Reprogramming immune system cells to produce natural killer cells for cancer

A team of researchers has developed a method to produce cells that kill tumour cells in the lab and prevent tumours forming in mouse models of cancer. Although the current work is in cells and mouse, if the research transfers ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Graduate student finds a 'start/stop switch' for retroviruses

A University of British Columbia doctoral candidate has discovered a previously unknown mechanism for silencing retroviruses, segments of genetic material that can lead to fatal mutations in a cell's DNA.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Curry cooking ingredient could provide recipe for fight against cancer

Scientists at the University of Leicester, funded by Hope Against Cancer, are pioneering the use of a common curry cooking ingredient to target cancer cells.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 28, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Unlocking the body's defenses against cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a way of allowing healthy cells to take charge of cancerous cells and stop them developing into tumours in what could provide a new approach to treating early-stage cancers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 5

Using cancer's weapons against it

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tumours seem to pacify our immune system by tapping into our bodies’ codes, but we may be able to use this trick against them in our bid to hunt them down.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 08, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Scientists unlock key to cancer cell death mystery

An international team of scientists has announced a new advance in the ability to target and destroy certain cancer cells.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Substance in breast milk kills cancer cells

A substance found in breast milk can kill cancer cells, reveal studies carried out by researchers at Lund University and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cancer cells brought under control by scientists

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have brought cancer cells back under normal control -- by reactivating their cancer suppressor genes. The discovery could form a powerful new technology platform ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

MicroRNA to combat cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the University of California-San Francisco have found a new way to kill cancer cells, opening the ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

'Trojan Horse' particle sneaks chemotherapy in to kill ovarian cancer cells

A common chemotherapy drug has been successfully delivered to cancer cells inside tiny microparticles using a method inspired by our knowledge of how the human immune system works. The drug, delivered in this way, reduced ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immune cells use bungee of death to kill dangerous cells (w/ Video)

Immune cells ensnare dangerous cells that are on the run with a bungee-like nanotube, according to research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study, by researchers from Imperial Colleg ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tumor mechanism identified

Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth (UK), the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, Cornell University in New York, Weil Medical College in New York and the Center for Neural Tumour Research ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pioneering medical nanotechnology offers new cancer breakthrough hope

A multi-disciplinary team of scientists from the University of Leicester could be potentially paving the way for the development of a powerful new strategy for both the early diagnosis and treatment of prostate ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Tumor

A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells (termed neoplastic). Tumor is not synonymous with cancer. A tumor can be benign, pre-malignant or malignant, whereas cancer is by definition malignant.

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