News tagged with tumour cells
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.
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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
Jun 10, 2010 |
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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
Mar 08, 2010 |
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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.
Aug 25, 2009 |
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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.
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Record reaction cascade yields cancer drug candidate
(PhysOrg.com) -- New active substances can be produced quickly and efficiently with the help of reaction cascades. Once set in motion, these processes lead to the desired end product via a series of intermediate steps which ...
Dec 26, 2011 |
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'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 ...
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Suggesting genes' friends, Facebook-style
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), both in Heidelberg, Germany, have developed a new method that uncovers the combined effects of genes. ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
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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 ...
Jan 13, 2011 |
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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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Scientists make cancer breakthrough in the way anti-cancer drugs are tested
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important breakthrough in the way anti-cancer drugs are tested.
Oct 14, 2010 |
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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.
Sep 28, 2010 |
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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 ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
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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.
Apr 19, 2010 |
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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
Apr 08, 2010 |
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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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