Cancer Research News
Scientists Synthesize Unique Family of Anti-Cancer Compounds
Posted on February 14, 2010 at 06:31:25 pm
Yale University scientists have streamlined the process for synthesizing a family of compounds with the potential to kill cancer and other diseased cells
Bullet-Shaped Virus Could Fight Cancer, HIV
Posted on February 12, 2010 at 08:50:26 am
3-D Structure of Bullet-Shaped Virus With Potential to Fight Cancer, HIV Revealed
Soft Drinks May Double Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Posted on February 09, 2010 at 08:46:51 am
Consuming two or more soft drinks per week increased the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly twofold compared to individuals who did not consume soft drinks.
Physicists Kill Cancer With 'Nanobubbles'
Posted on February 05, 2010 at 08:55:54 am
Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions.
Magnetic Nanoparticles Show Promise for Combating Human Cancer
Posted on February 04, 2010 at 08:06:41 pm
Scientists at Georgia Tech and the Ovarian Cancer Institute have further developed a potential new treatment against cancer that uses magnetic nanoparticles to attach to cancer cells, removing them from the body.
Mango Effective in Preventing, Stopping Certain Colon, Breast Cancer Cells,
Posted on January 12, 2010 at 10:28:56 am
Mango fruit been found to prevent or stop certain colon and breast cancer cells in the lab.
Calorie Restriction: Scientists Take Important Step Toward 'Fountain of Youth'
Posted on December 26, 2009 at 09:41:37 am
Going back for a second dessert after your holiday meal might not be the best strategy for living a long, cancer-free life say researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Combining nanotubes and antibodies for breast cancer 'search and destroy' missions
Posted on December 02, 2009 at 08:58:15 am
Single-walled nanotubes—cylinders of carbon about a nanometer in diameter to be used for the detection and destruction of an aggressive form of breast cancer.
'Fly Paper' Created to Capture Circulating Cancer Cells
Posted on November 20, 2009 at 08:24:06 am
Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features developed by researchers at UCLA is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off from a tumor.
Targeting Cancer Without Harming Healthy Cells
Posted on November 03, 2009 at 09:25:28 am
Two University of Rhode Island associate professors, biophysicists Yana Reshetnyak and Oleg Andreev, have discovered a technology that can detect cancerous tumors and deliver treatment to them without the harming the healthy cells surrounding them.














