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Brain Tumour Awards open for bids

June 4, 2018
News
Cancer Research UK has launched a new grant scheme for research aimed at advancing our understanding of brain tumours and the challenges translating discoveries into treatments.The Cancer Research UK Brain...
Life Sciences
Oncology
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Setback to personalized cancer treatment

April 30, 2018
News
A new study suggests that tumour cells may develop resistance to potential Ras inhibitors – currently one of the most studied cancer treatments.Mutations in Ras are those that initiate many...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology
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Study of ‘looping’ DNA reveals breast cancer link

April 12, 2018
News
Scientists have linked 110 genes to an increased risk of breast cancer in the most comprehensive study ever to unpick the genetics of the disease.The team from the Institute of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Bubbly oxygen drink could aid cancer treatments

June 27, 2016
News
A drink containing oxygen microbubbles is being developed to make treatment of hard to reach tumours easier.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology
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Food preservative found to kill cancer cells

January 27, 2016
News
A naturally occurring food preservative, nisin, has been found effective at destroying cancer and antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Oncology
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Meat-cooking compounds increase the risk of kidney cancer

December 7, 2015
News
Following a recent report by WHO suggesting the consumption of red and processed meat can increase the risk of colorectal cancer, new work has found that compounds produced when cooking...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Food & Beverage, Oncology
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Wasp venom can kill cancer

October 21, 2015
News
Brazilian wasp venom can selectively kill cancer cells without harming normal cells.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology, Zoology
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Blood test can predict future breast cancer

May 19, 2015
News
Scientists have discovered that a method known as biocontour profiling can predict breast cancer.A research team at the University of Copenhagen used blood samples and found that metabolic profiling of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Oncology
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Funding for top scientists for pancreatic cancer treatment

March 11, 2015
News
Cancer Research UK, Stand Up To Cancer and The Lustgarten Foundation have collaborated to fund the Cancer Dream Team Translational Research Grant. They are now looking for top scientists to...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Oncology
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Treating cancer by draining its fuel tank

November 28, 2014
News
Mitochondria fuelled by related proteins are key to promoting the proliferative expansion and survival of cancer stem cells. Draining their fuel could form the basis of new ways of treating...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Oncology
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