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'Staging the Aging' When Cancer Strikes

Saturday, August 1st, 2009 - 12:42:40 - Anuradha Menon

Just as it is important to know the stage of cancer at diagnosis, a new study proposes that older people with cancer should be further classified or...

Nanoparticles Target Ovarian Cancer

Friday, July 31st, 2009 - 09:05:21 - Anuradha Menon

Tiny particles carrying a killer gene can effectively suppress ovarian tumor growth in mice, according to a team of researchers from MIT and the...

Coopting a Cancer Treatment to Spur Fat Loss

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 - 18:36:22 - Anuradha Menon

Both cancer and obesity kill hundreds of thousands of patients each year, but they have more than the Grim Reaper in common. Tumors and excess fat...

Separating Cancer Cells from Normal Cells

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 - 16:45:50 - Anuradha Menon

The vast majority of cancer deaths are due to metastasis, the spread of cancer cells from its primary site to other parts of the body. These...

Breastlight Could Find Early Breast Cancer

Friday, June 12th, 2009 - 10:04:23 - Anuradha Menon

A new device has been invented by Dr. David Watmough could help millions of women avoid debilitating mastectomies, chemotherapy, or even death. The...

Genetic Risk Factor for Testicular Cancer

Thursday, June 4th, 2009 - 12:34:06 - Anuradha Menon

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have uncovered variation around two genes that are associated with an increased risk...

Designing Molecules
Friday, May 29th, 2009 - Sarah Gingichashvili
Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth (division beyond the normal limits)...

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What is the Point in Patenting Genes?

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 - 09:19:08 - Anuradha Menon

Earlier this month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit that challenges the right of Myriad Genetics to patent a genetic test...

Cancer Drugs Might Treat Alcoholism

Monday, May 25th, 2009 - 13:52:54 - Ehud Rattner

A class of drugs already approved as cancer treatments might also help to beat alcohol addiction. That's the conclusion of a discovery in flies of a...

Preventing Tumor Growth in Embryonic Stem Cells
Monday, May 25th, 2009 - Anni Shaer Levitt
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Israel have created a method that can eliminate the tumor risk of using stem cells...