Strains of E. Coli Have Been Linked to Cancer in Mice
The DNA-damaging bacterium Escherichia coli that flourishes in the digestive tracts of mice afflicted with inflammatory bowel disease has been linked to cancer. Scientists found…
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Liminib, A New Molecule With Anti-Cancer and Anti-Metastatic Properties
A team of researchers has discovered a new molecule with anti-cancer and anti-metastatic properties that targets the multiplication of cells and their mobility, possibly preventing…
High Pyruvate Kinase Activity May Suppress Tumor Growth
A newly published study from MIT scientists suggests that high pyruvate kinase activity may suppress tumor growth, finding that pharmaceutical compounds that force PKM2 to…
Amino Acid Organocatalyst Halves Synthesis of Prostaglandin-Class Drugs
Prostaglandin class drugs are a class of hormone-like chemicals that influence processes including blood circulation and inflammation. Their use offers a way to churn out…
RNA Delivering Nanoparticles Shrink Tumors in Mice
Using RNA-delivering nanoparticles that allow for rapid screening of new drug targets in mice, MIT researchers in collaboration with researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and…
For the First Time, Cancer Stem Cells Tracked, May Inform Treatment Strategies
Until now, cancer researchers haven’t been able to track what errant cancer cells have been doing in patients’ bodies, ie forming tumors. Three different groups…
Newly Discovered Connection Between Climate Change & Ozone Layer Could Impact Health
Published in the journal Science, a new study from Harvard researchers suggests that a newly discovered connection between climate change and depletion of the ozone…
DNA Sequencing Technologies Help Characterized the Mutational Landscape of Melanoma
Using DNA sequencing technologies to examine 147 melanomas originating from both sun-exposed and sun-shielded sites, a team of scientists at the Yale Cancer Center has…
Genetic Cause of Glioblastoma Pinpointed
A new study from scientists at Columbia University Medical Center pinpoints the genetic cause of glioblastoma and found that drugs that target the protein produced…
Data on CYP17A1 Structure May Lead to Advances in Prostate Cancer Drug Design
Using a modified version of Cytochrome P450 17A1, scientists from the University of Kansas have solved the structure of CYP17A1 for the first time, which…
Genomic Analysis of Colon Cancer Reveals New Potential Drug Targets
A new genome-scale analysis to characterize somatic alterations in colorectal carcinoma is the largest analysis of its kind, involving more than 150 researchers at dozens…
Nanoparticle Delivers a Combination of Therapeutic Agents to Tumor Sites
Developed by a team of scientists at Yale, a new biodegradable nanoparticle, called a nanogel, delivers a combination of two therapeutic agents to tumor sites,…
New Drug Candidate Kills Cancer Cells Better Than Cisplatin
A newly published report describes the new drug candidate known as phenanthriplatin, a compound that showed a different pattern of activity than that of cisplatin…
New Optical Microscope Improves Cancer Cell Detection
Using advanced microfluidics and real-time image processing to classify cells in blood samples, a new optical microscope developed by UCLA engineers is roughly 100 times…
Single Cancer Cells Often Split into Three or More Daughter Cells
A newly published study from Bioengineers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science describes the effects of confined mechanical environments on…
Proteins in a Cancerous Tumor’s Microenvironment Have Role in Drug Resistance
Two different studies published in the journal Nature reveal that cancers can resist destruction by drugs with the help of proteins recruited from surrounding tissues….
β-Catenin Regulates Telomerase in Stem Cells and Cancer Cells
New insights from stem cell research could possibly lead to new approaches for the treatment of human tumors. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of…
Using Chitosan to Remove Arsenic From Water Supplies
By turning chitosan into beads and impregnating them with nanoparticles of titanium dioxide and aluminum oxide, scientists developed a technique that removes both arsenite and…
