Breast milk contains a substance nicknamed Hamlet that can kill tumour cells The substance in the milk can home in on the bad cells without killing good cells Patients injected with Hamlet could start shedding dead cells within days Breast milk is being used to fight cancer after scientists accidentally discovered it contains a substance that kills...
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Whole tomato extract may prevent, treat stomach cancer
Numerous studies have suggested that tomatoes have anti-cancer properties. A new study provides further evidence of this, after finding that whole tomato extract has the potential to treat and even prevent stomach cancer. Researchers have found that whole tomato extract has the potential to combat stomach cancer. Researchers from the United States and Italy...
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Golden hitchhikers avoid cancer’s defences by riding on white blood cells
Researchers have found a way to let golden nanoparticles hitchhike on white blood cells, to get past a tumor’s defenses and attack from inside Cancer treatments could benefit from being more like a sniper and less like a shotgun blast. A new technique from Washington State University (WSU) is taking that approach, allowing doctors...
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Researchers identify nutrient metabolism that drives breast tumor metastasis
A multinational group of scientists, led by professor Sarah-Maria Fendt (VIB-KU Leuven), have discovered that breast cancer cells that have invaded other organs rely on a different nutrient metabolism to produce energy than normal cells and non-metastasizing cancer cells. To demonstrate their findings, the researchers used mouse models to show that inhibiting energy production from...
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Will we soon have a jab for prostate cancer? Experts unveil a vaccine that could provide a cure for the disease
Vaccine that treats the disease by stimulating the immune system is being tested Jab stopped tumours from spreading for 77% of cancer patients in the trial And 45 per cent of patients in the clinical trial experienced tumour shrinkage Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers, affecting one in seven men A vaccine...
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A lead candidate for immunotherapy may increase tumour growth in certain cancers
Boosting a part of the immune system known to have anti-tumour properties may actually help tumours grow in cancers linked to chronic inflammation. Cancer immunotherapies boost aspects of the body’s normal immune system, to help fight tumours. They are part of a fast-evolving field of research and medicine, with several types of immunotherapies currently...
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Attacking A Patient’s Immune Cells May Wipe Out HIV
Last February, Timothy Ray Brown — a.k.a. ‘the Berlin patient’ — celebrated his 10th birthday. Well, sort of. His ’10th birthday’ actually refers to the 10th anniversary marking his recognition as the only person in the world to be cured of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Brown’s incredible story began in 1995 when he was diagnosed...
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New gene therapy for vision loss proven safe in humans
A fundus photo showing intermediate age-related macular degeneration. In a small and preliminary clinical trial, Johns Hopkins researchers and their collaborators have shown that an experimental gene therapy that uses viruses to introduce a therapeutic gene into the eye is safe and that it may be effective in preserving the vision of people with...
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Trigger for autoimmune disease identified
Researchers Kira Rubtsova, Philippa Marrack and Anatoly Rubtsov have shown that the transcription factor T-bet inside B cells drives the appearance of Age-associated B Cells (ABCs) and the development of autoimmune disease. Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified a trigger for autoimmune diseases such as lupus, Crohn’s disease and multiple sclerosis. The findings,...
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Organ signal find raises hopes of immune disorder treatments
The discovery of key signals that help tissues repair after injury could pave the way for new treatments for asthma and organ scarring, a study suggests. Scientists have identified two molecules that enhance the body’s immune response inside vital organs, helping to fight off parasitic worm infections and repair damaged tissues. Identifying these signals could help...