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. Published ...
Biotechnology
Mar 7, 2011
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(AP) -- A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Sep 1, 2010
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Those who have to fight a powerful enemy must look for allies. This is why physicists from different scientific fields have decided to cooperate with biomedical physicians in order to place the fight against cancer through ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 9, 2010
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Researchers funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) have discovered for the first time that two proteins called Mahjong and Lgl could be star players in helping to identify how the body's own cells fight back against ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 13, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Veterinary researchers at the University of Glasgow have succeeded in killing equine sarcoid cells by silencing genes in the virus which cause tumours on horses.
Other
Jan 14, 2010
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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.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 29, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New software is under development that doctors hope will help them identify brain tumours in children that will grow aggressively.
Software
Nov 11, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether it's magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) giving an army of 'therapeutically armed' white blood cells direction to invade a deadly tumour's territory, or the use of mNPs to target specific nerve channels ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 6, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- EphA4 is a protein which is attached to the surfaces of many types of human cells and plays a role in a wide range of biological processes. EphA4 functions by binding to ephrin ligands, cell surface proteins ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 23, 2009
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Tiny particles of albumin, a protein found in the blood, can be used to carry radioactive isotopes to the site of a cancerous tumour in the body and so avoid many of the side-effects of conventional radiotherapy.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2009
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