Researchers at the University of Michigan have had initial success in mice using nanodiscs to deliver a customized therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of colon and melanoma cancer tumors.... Read more
A new compound, discovered jointly by international pharmaceutical company Servier, headquartered in France, and Vernalis (R&D), a company based in the UK, has been shown by resea... Read more
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have shown how a complex mix of plant compounds derived from ancient clinical practice in China – a Traditional Chinese Medicine – works to kill can... Read more
ANU researchers have found a vital supply route that cancer cells use to obtain their nutrients, in a discovery that could lead to new treatments to stop the growth of tumours. The research... Read more
In a new study in mice, researchers overcame a process by which cancer co-opts a fundamental protein into protecting it against the body’s defenses. For cancer to spread, the cells that take... Read more
Scientists believe they have discovered a way to “steer” the immune system to kill cancers. Researchers at University College, London have developed a way of finding unique marki... Read more
A therapy that retrains the body’s immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went into remission. White blood cell... Read more
Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis found a way to keep a cancerous tumor from growing by using nanoparticles of the main ingredient in common antacid tablets. The research team,... Read more
Cancer drugs packaged in immune bubbles home in directly to tumors without getting sidetracked and destroyed; less chemo with better results The cancer drug paclitaxel just got more effectiv... Read more
Study Reveals Importance Of Timing For Cellular Signals, Suggests Possible Tactic For Cancer Therapeutics Magic tricks work because they take advantage of the brain’s sensory assumptions, tr... Read more
A new injectable “biogel” is effective in delivering anti-cancer agents directly into cancerous tumours and killing them. This technology, developed by researchers at the University of Montr... Read more
Researchers have been battling to find the cure for cancer since we began to understand what cancer really was. A cure is the ultimate goal, but most medical professionals and patients would... Read more
A new smart research robot accelerates research on cancer treatments. The new robot system finds optimal treatment combinations. Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group) is publishing an... Read more
Biochemical sensor implanted at initial biopsy could allow doctors to better monitor and adjust cancer treatments. In the battle against cancer, which kills nearly 8 million people worldwide... Read more
Nanoparticles developed at UMass Medical School advance potential clinical application for photodynamic therapy for cancer An international group of scientists led by Gang Han, PhD, has comb... Read more