Cancer Treatment: Tata Institute of Mumbai discover cure
Cancer Treatment Update: Tata Institute of Mumbai has succeeded in research on a tablet that can prevent the second occurrence of cancer.
Feb 27, 2024, 15:38 PM IST
Study finds cancer-causing gene regulates genetic variation in prostate cancer
Research revealed how a cancer-causing gene influences the generation of genetic variants in prostate cancer. Read the story to find out more.
Oct 01, 2022, 16:39 PM IST
Did you know Keanu Reeves donated 70 per cent of his Matrix salary to cancer research?
In 2020, Keanu Reeves reportedly auctioned off a 15-minute virtual Zoom date to raise money for children dealing with the deadly disease.
Jan 04, 2022, 13:28 PM IST
Breakthrough? Nine-year-long research finds evidence linking sugar to cancer
Using yeast as a model organism, researchers examined the connection between Ras activity and the highly active sugar metabolism in yeast.
Oct 16, 2017, 18:48 PM IST
New hope for greying hair? Side effects of cancer drug turns grey hair brown!
Believed to be an isolated case initially, the tables turned when many more patients who used the drug showed the same result.
Jul 25, 2017, 19:30 PM IST
New 3-in-1 blood test for precision prostate cancer therapies
The test could also be used to monitor a patient's blood throughout treatment, quickly picking up signs that the cancer was evolving genetically and might be becoming resistant to the drugs.
Jun 19, 2017, 19:18 PM IST
Zika virus a tool to combat brain tumour? Researchers to investigate possibility
The research team will use tumor cells in the lab and in mice to test the effect of the Zika virus on glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of brain tumour.
May 20, 2017, 09:34 AM IST
Cancer breakthrough: Scientists find tumour's ‘Achilles heel'
Researchers from University College, London, have developed a way of finding unique markings within a tumour - its 'Achilles heel' - allowing the body to target the disease.
Mar 06, 2016, 00:41 AM IST
Sugary Western diet ups breast cancer risk, says study
Previous studies have shown that dietary sugar intake has an impact on breast cancer development, with inflammation thought to play a role.
Jan 01, 2016, 19:01 PM IST
Scientist Mukhiya leaves work to become head of her village
Scientist Mukhiya chucks work to become head of her village. Watch the full report here.
Dec 23, 2015, 20:30 PM IST
Three day conference on cancer research from Dec 14
It will focus to foster translational research among academicians, scientists, medical professionals, young research scholars and graduate students in India and America.
Dec 12, 2015, 16:21 PM IST
Let your idle phone help cure cancer as you sleep
Imagine that your idle phone is helping power cancer research as you hit the sack. With a new app, Australia's Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Vodafone Foundation want to create a "supercomputer" that will use the free power from your smartphone to help speed up cancer research.
Nov 09, 2015, 17:56 PM IST
Skin cancer-causing fusion gene spotted
The identification of this novel fusion gene has potential implications for new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for this area of cancer research.
Nov 02, 2015, 10:42 AM IST
New 'smart' robot to boost cancer research
To accelerate cancer research, scientists have developed a “smart” robot that plans and conducts experiments with many substances and draws its own conclusions from the results.
