News tagged with vessel growth

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New hybrid 'NOSH aspirin' as possible anti-cancer drug

Scientists have combined two new "designer" forms of aspirin into a hybrid substance that appears more effective than either of its forebears in controlling the growth of several forms of cancer in laboratory ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Team designs a bandage that spurs, guides blood vessel growth

Researchers have developed a bandage that stimulates and directs blood vessel growth on the surface of a wound. The bandage, called a "microvascular stamp," contains living cells that deliver growth factors ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Fast new method for mapping blood vessels may aid cancer research

Like normal tissue, tumors thrive on nutrients carried to them by the blood stream. The rapid growth of new blood vessels is a hallmark of cancer, and studies have shown that preventing blood vessel growth ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Laying bare the not-so-sweet tale of a sugar and its role in the spread of cancer

Cancer has a mighty big bag of tricks that it uses to evade the body's natural defense mechanisms and proliferate. Among those tricks is one that allows tumor cells to turn the intricate and extensive system of lymphatic ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Everolimus improves progression-free survival for patients with rare pancreatic cancer

In an international Phase III randomized study, everolimus, an inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), has shown to dramatically improve progression-free survival for patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study raises safety concerns about experimental cancer approach

A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has raised safety concerns about an investigational approach to treating cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Enzyme inhibition or removal may prevent or treat ischemic retinopathy

The inhibition or removal of an enzyme may prevent or treat ischemic retinopathy by stalling growth of unwanted vessels in the retina, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Protein targeted to stop melanoma tumor growth

Halting the growth of melanoma tumors by targeting the MIC-1 protein that promotes blood vessel development in tumors may lead to better treatment of this invasive and deadly cancer, according to Penn State College of Medicine ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Omega-3s in fish, seafood may protect seniors' eyes; a new test may catch glaucoma early

Seniors interested in lifestyle choices that help protect vision will be encouraged by a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine study, and people concerned about glaucoma can take heart from work on early detection by the University ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Medical imaging breakthrough uses light and sound to see microscopic details inside our bodies

See it for yourself: a new breakthrough in imaging technology using a combination of light and sound will allow health care providers to see microscopic details inside the body. Access to this level of detail potentially ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

UCLA team uncovers mechanism behind organ transplant rejection

UCLA researchers have pinpointed the culprit behind chronic rejection of heart, lung and kidney transplants. Published in the Nov. 23 edition of Science Signaling, their findings suggest new therapeutic approa ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Treatment of retinal conditions appears to have changed significantly in previous decade

The number of Medicare recipients undergoing treatment for retinal conditions nearly doubled between 1997 and 2007, with significant shifts in the types of procedures most commonly performed, according to a report in the ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chronic skin inflammation alleviated with lymphatic vessel growth stimulation

ETH Zurich pharmacists have discovered an astonishing mechanism that could help alleviate the suffering of patients with chronic skin inflammation, by stimulating lymphatic vessel growth.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experiments show blood pressure drugs could help fight frailty

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers believe they've found a way to use widely available blood pressure drugs to fight the muscular weakness that normally accompanies aging.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 20, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Novel role: EZH2 boosts creation of ovarian cancer blood vessels

A protein associated with cancer progression when abundant inside of tumors also unexpectedly regulates the creation of new blood vessels that feed the tumor outside, a research team led by scientists at The University of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0