Certain breast cancer cells are resistant to treatment: Study
A study revealed that one-fourth of recurrent oestrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers lack ER expression, they are resistant to endocrine treatment and can grow uncontrollably.
Oct 22, 2022, 22:57 PM IST
Gene signature indicates the prognosis of kidney cancer reveals study
The activity of some specific genes in the cancer cells seems to be able to predict the risk of the tumour reveals a study.
Oct 18, 2022, 19:11 PM IST
Drug could render cancer cell, says study
The substance will now be further optimized, said the researchers. This could eventually lead to the development of novel anti-cancer medications.
Aug 26, 2022, 13:46 PM IST
Scientists find genes that help cancer cells to penetrate brain
The study, that tried to understand the processes that facilitate the formation of metastases in the brain, was published in the journal Trends in Cancer. Brain tissues are very sensitive to changes in the levels of many substances and to the penetration of microorganisms and immune cells, but they need a large amount of nutrients and oxygen.
Aug 13, 2020, 01:51 AM IST
Protein promotes cancer, suppresses anti-tumour immunity
Recent research indicated that TBK1, which normally mediates induction of type 1 interferon in response to viruses or bacteria, promotes the survival and reproduction of KRAS-dependent cancer cells.
Dec 03, 2019, 15:39 PM IST
End of Chemotherapy? Scientists discover 'Kill Code' in human cells to end cancer
A kill code in human cells can trigger the cancer erosion mechanism without having to use chemotherapy and without messing with the genome, say scientists.
Oct 30, 2018, 13:15 PM IST
Cancer overrides circadian clock to survive, says study
For tumours to grow and spread, cancer cells must make larger than normal amounts of nucleic acids and protein, so they can replicate themselves.
Jan 02, 2018, 14:16 PM IST
Cancer overrides body clock to survive: Study
Patients with breast, gastric or lung cancers survived longer when they had higher levels of Bmal1 protein.
Dec 31, 2017, 13:03 PM IST
Indian, Russian scientists craft gold nanostars to destroy cancer cells
Star-shaped nanoparticles appear to be the most efficient in photothermal therapy (PTT) that uses light radiation for the treatment of many medical conditions, including cancer.
Oct 18, 2017, 11:54 AM IST
New compound can make cancer cells commit suicide
Researchers say that this compound can be very useful for a country like India, which is seeing a growth in cancer cases.
Oct 10, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
Ancient plant-based ink could treat cancer
Scientists claim this ink used by Chinese calligraphers for hundreds of years could be significant in treating the deadly diseases.
Oct 02, 2017, 18:00 PM IST
Researchers identify new way to fight cancer
Researchers have found a way to target an enzyme that is crucial to tumour growth while also blocking the mechanism that has made past attempts to target that enzyme resistant to treatment.
Sep 21, 2017, 13:31 PM IST
New drug may treat blood cancer patients
Researchers analysed gene expression data from 269 AML patients and found an association between the activity of a group of HOX genes and the patient survival rate.
Aug 09, 2017, 20:06 PM IST
New drug may inhibit cancer cell growth
The team also found an LxxLL motif (a common sequence of amino acids) in the p85a protein, which acts as an intermediary between RXRa and PI3K.
Aug 06, 2017, 19:03 PM IST
Drug that re-programmes cells to fight cancer developed in Australia
The therapy involves removing a patient's own immune cells, genetically engineering them to enhance their ability to destroy tumours, and putting them back in the body to fight cancer.
Jul 20, 2017, 15:52 PM IST
Cancer cells can take 100 times the hit with a combination of vitamin C and antibiotics, says study!
The new combination approach prevents cancer cells from changing their diet (metabolically inflexible), and effectively starves them, by preventing them from using any other available types of bio-fuels.
Jun 13, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
Researchers find new potential target for cancer treatment
Researchers have discovered that cancer cells and normal cells use different 'gene switches' in order to regulate the expression of genes that control growth.
Jun 06, 2017, 23:40 PM IST
US researchers identify new way to slow down cancer development
On a closer look, the researchers found out how Tudor-SN is important in the "preparatory" phase of the cell cycle, the period when the cell gets ready to divide, according to the study.
May 30, 2017, 00:46 AM IST
Researchers create artificial designer viruses to help fight cancer
These designer viruses alert the immune system and cause it to send killer cells to help fight the tumour.
May 26, 2017, 21:34 PM IST
Researchers find antibody to kill cancer cells
The antibody can precisely target regulatory T cells which in turn unleash the immune system to kill cancer cells.
May 21, 2017, 18:17 PM IST
