MARCH 1ST, 2024POSTED BY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY“Doing a resection that has precise margins is a super difficult task,” says Axel Krieger. “So much of these surgeries is hope and even some guessing. A lot of surgeons struggle with it. Our goal was to make these procedures more precise.” (Credit: Getty Images) A new robotic system...
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How cancer breaks down your muscles
by Steinar Brandslet, Norwegian University of Science and Technology A solid tumor can cause muscle cells in the body to self-destruct. Many cancer patients die from the consequences. Now researchers are discovering more about how cancer cells in a tumor can take control of muscle cell wasting and trigger a chronic, serious condition. This type of cancer-related muscle wasting is due to...
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Scientists find potential ‘magic bullet’ for treating tumours
Posted Today Researchers have found a therapy to reduce the size of tumours where previous drugs have failed. Tumours develop from abnormal cells in the body that continue to grow forming lumps. These lumps can be benign, meaning they’re not harmful, or they can become malignant which leads to cancer. Malignant tumours, become infiltrated by...
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Shrinking brain tumours and opening the door for targeted cancer therapies
by University of Portsmouth A new drug, known as IP1867B, could be used for future treatments of brain tumours. Dr. Richard Hill led the research team at the Brain Tumour Research Centre at University of Portsmouth, working with the University of Algarve (Portugal), the University of Liverpool (UK) and Innovate Pharmaceuticals to examine IP1867B. The research team showed that IP1867B...
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UC San Diego Cancer Scientists Identify New Drug Target for Multiple Tumor Types
Posted Today A research team headed by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at UC San Diego has identified an enzyme involved in remodeling the plasma membrane of multiple cancer cell types that is critical to both survival of tumors and their uncontrolled growth. The...
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Anti-worm drug inhibits tumour growth and spread in mice
Posted Today Researchers at UNSW Sydney have discovered that a drug used for almost 40 years to treat worm infections in humans and animals can be used to inhibit melanoma growth and spread in mice. The drug, which is available over-the-counter in Europe, is a so-called anthelmintic used to control parasitic infections. The researchers found that...
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No tumor is an island
by Dr Kat Arney, Cancer Research UK For decades tumors have been viewed as ‘other’—malignant, unruly growths that are distinctly separate from the ordered physiological system within which they live. This view has shaped our approach to treat cancer: cut it out if it’s small enough, zap it with radiotherapy, or attack it with ever-more-precisely targeted drugs. However,...
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Researchers pinpoint tumor-related protein, slow progression of cancers
by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Locking a biochemical gate that admits fuel into immune-suppressing cells could slow tumor progression and assist the treatment of multiple cancers, says new research from the Wistar Institute, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and others. Published April 17 in the journal Nature, the study found elevated levels of fatty acid transporter protein 2, or FATP2, in a type of...
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Primary tumors found to “freeze” spread of secondary cancers
Cancer is bad enough in one spot, but the disease gets especially dangerous once it starts migrating throughout the body. Finding ways to stop this process, known as metastasis, is a key way to improve survival rates for patients. Now researchers have found that primary tumors have their own mechanism for slowing the growth of secondary cancers, which...
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Nanoparticles Heat Up in Magnetic Field to Kill Cancer Tumors
A team of researchers, headed by a group from University at Buffalo, has developed a new nanoparticle that can be used to cook tumors to death. The zinc ferrite nanoparticles can be activated by a low strength magnetic field, making the technology clinically applicable. The nanoparticles will hopefully be paired with antibodies, or other targeting mechanisms, and...