Killing cancer cells

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

Common food preservative can kill cancer cells

Several products available to consumers also contain nisin - creams and pharmaceuticals to fight infection and mastitis, and a sanitiser in lactating cows.

Jan 12, 2016, 11:46 AM IST

Protein-based sensor may spot, kill cancer cells

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a protein-based sensor that can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a specific response, such as cell death.

Sep 22, 2015, 16:00 PM IST