by Shinshu University Grape stems are discarded en masse during the production of wine. We love and produce a lot of wine in Nagano prefecture, and have been hoping to find a positive use for the previously discarded grape stems. Scientists at Shinshu University studied compounds within grape stem extracts and found significant anti-cancer activity...
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Timed release of turmeric stops cancer cell growth
by Tina Hilding, Washington State University A Washington State University research team has developed a drug delivery system using curcumin, the main ingredient in the spice turmeric, that successfully inhibits bone cancer cells while promoting growth of healthy bone cells. The work could lead to better post-operative treatments for people with osteosarcoma, the second most prevalent cause of cancer death in children. The...
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Anti-CD47 cancer therapy safe, shows promise in small clinical trial
A novel immunotherapy appears safe for use in patients with a type of blood cancer called non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to a phase-1 multicenter clinical trial led by a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Although some patients showed signs of a transitory anemia or reactions at the injection site, there were few other...
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Mushrooms’ and ‘brushes’ help cancer-fighting nanoparticles survive in the body
For a number of innovative and life-saving medical treatments, from organ replacements and skin grafts to cancer therapy and surgery, success often depends on slipping past or fending off the body’s immune system. In a recent development, aimed at aiding cancer detection and treatment, Drexel University researchers might have found the ideal surface texture for...
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Physical therapy important for women treated for breast cancer
The survival rate for breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women, is now about 90 percent, increased by nearly 20 percent since the 1970s. Surviving breast cancer has been the biggest treatment goal until recent years when attention began to turn to surviving well, as these three women appear to be. Credit: fitzcrittle/Shutterstock.com With more women than ever – nearly 3 million – living beyond a breast cancer diagnosis, it’s important to consider...
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat cancer
An important part of the immune system is its ability to tell between normal cells in the body and those it sees as “foreign.” This lets the immune system attack the foreign cells while leaving the normal cells alone. To do this, it uses “checkpoints” – molecules on certain immune cells that need to be...
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Bioadhesive, wirelessly-powered implant emitting light to kill cancer cells
Scientists from Waseda University, the National Defense Medical College, and the Japan Science and Technology Agency have developed a new bioadhesive, wirelessly powered light-emitting device that could better treat cancers in delicate organs. The newly-developed, bioadhesive, wirelessly-powered implant. Credit: Dr. Toshinori Fujie, Waseda University Conventional photodynamic therapy induces cancer cell death by using photosensitizing agents,...