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On the move; new device follows metastasis

November 10, 2014
News
Cancer researchers have got an unprecedented microscopic look at metastasis thanks to a new device which sheds light on how tumour cells travel.Engineers at Johns Hopkins University invented a device...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology
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Queen’s to head £6m cancer prevention initiative

September 29, 2014
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Queen’s University in Belfast are to spearhead a £6 million initiative to find better ways to prevent cancer. The Cancer Prevention Science Initiative aims to support cutting-edge research to find...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology
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Treating cancer with wasp venom

August 18, 2014
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Wasp venom is proving to be a novel source of inspiration for a new therapy for breast cancer. Scientists from the Institute of Biomedical Research in Barcelona (IRB Barcelona) have...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology, Pathology
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Daily aspirin could keep cancer away

August 6, 2014
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Taking aspirin daily could significantly reduce the risk of developing major cancers of the digestive system, but more research is needed to determine the dosage and duration of treatment. Queen...
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Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology
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Self-assembling nanoparticle could aid cancer diagnosis

July 29, 2014
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A new self-assembling nanoparticle which targets cancerous tumours could boost the effectiveness of MRI scanning to help doctors diagnose the disease earlier. The iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs), developed at Imperial...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Oncology
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Four new genes confirmed to increase familial breast cancer risk

June 20, 2014
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Four new genes have been added to those already known to increase the risk of familial breast cancer. Although BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the most well-known inherited breast cancer genes,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Oncology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Neutron analysis reveals cancer drug clustering

May 30, 2014
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Cancer pharmaceuticals currently have to be administered intravenously because of a tendency for solutions containing high concentrations of some antibodies to be highly viscous.Not only does this prevent large scale...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology, Pathology
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New gene linked to oesophageal cancer treatment

May 23, 2014
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A newly discovered gene linked to oesophageal cancer could hold the key to treatments for the hard-to-treat disease. Overexpression of multiple copies of prognostic biomarker TRIM44 leads to higher activity...
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Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Breast cancer mimics brain development process

May 2, 2014
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A key element in the development of the nervous system may also play a pivotal role in the spread of breast cancer say researchers from the University of York. Voltage-gated...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Oncology
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Rotating nanoparticles cause cancer cells to self-destruct

April 29, 2014
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Magnetically controlled nanoparticles which force tumour cells to self-destruct could form part of future cancer treatment, say researchers in Sweden. The team from the University of Lund have designed a...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Nanotechnology, Oncology
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