Reversing Chemo Resistance in Ovarian Cancer Now Possible supriya kashyap kashyap24 May 2016 1:16 PM ISTImmune cells can help reverse chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer, according to a recent study.These University of Michigan findings suggest a...
Scientists identify aggressive pancreatic cancer cells and their vulnerability supriya kashyap kashyap14 Feb 2017 9:27 AM ISTResearchers have identified a gatekeeper protein that prevents pancreatic cancer cells from transitioning into a particularly aggressive cell type and...
MRI without contrast agents? Yes, with sugar! Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Jun 2017 10:47 AM ISTIn magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), contrast agents are used to enhance the imaging of tissue structures. While they enhance signals in blood vessels...
Glycans as biomarkers for cancer? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Jun 2017 9:25 AM ISTGlycosylated proteins are often overexpressed in tumor cells and thus could serve as tumor markers, especially those with the interesting molecule...
Tailor-made cancer vaccine proves safe: Trial results Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 July 2017 2:09 PM ISTA personal cancer treatment vaccine that targets distinctive "neoantigens" on tumor cells has been shown to stimulate a potent, safe, and highly...
T-cells without HDAC11 enzyme more effective in destroying cancer cells Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 July 2017 9:25 AM ISTResearchers at the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center have discovered a new role for the enzyme, histone deacetylase 11 (HDAC11), in the...
Study identifies new cancer treatments that might prevent relapses after radiotherapy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Aug 2017 9:10 AM ISTWhenever an organism is damaged, the cells surrounding the wound receive signals to proliferate more intensely so as to regenerate the injured tissue....
Pen identifies cancer in 10 seconds Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Sept 2017 11:00 AM ISTA team of scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin has invented a powerful tool that rapidly and accurately identifies cancerous...
Tarloxitinib helps anti-EGFR drug to precisely target lung cancer supriya kashyap kashyap1 Nov 2017 7:05 PM ISTEGFR is a common genetic target in lung cancer, but not all EGFR mutations are created equal. Patients with a type of EGFR anomaly called an "EGFR...
How to Blunt Double-Edged Sword of Cancer Therapy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Dec 2017 7:18 PM ISTResearchers from Harvard Medical School and the Institute of Systems Biology have discovered that the remains of tumor cells killed by chemotherapy or...
A simple blood test to predict recurrence of breast cancer discovered Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Dec 2017 7:30 PM ISTA simple blood test that detects tumor cells circulating in the blood shows promise as a new way to predict the high or low risk of a breast cancer...
Muscle Cancer Is Not Really a Muscle Cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Jan 2018 7:05 PM ISTSt. Jude Children’s Research Hospital oncologists have discovered the cell type that gives rise to rhabdomyosarcoma, the most prevalent soft tissue...
