Tag: tumor

Stealthy Nanoparticles Attack Cancer Cells

By Emily Singer | 11/04/2009 | 4 Comments

Drugs embedded in special polymers can more effectively shrink tumors.

Electrifying Brain Tumors

By Lauren Gravitz | 10/29/2009 | 3 Comments

Combined with chemotherapy, electric fields help prevent the growth of deadly brain tumors.

A Beacon to Guide Cancer Surgery

By Courtney Humphries | 08/28/2009 | 0 Comments

A modified virus makes cancer cells fluoresce to better identify tumors.

A Clearer Picture of Cancer

By Katherine Bourzac | 11/24/2008 | 0 Comments

A new, high-resolution imaging system captures "early" photons.

Voyage of the Bacteria Bots

By Kristina Grifantini | 10/31/2008 | 4 Comments

Self-propelled microbots navigate through blood vessels.

Tiny Drug Transporters

By Lauren Rugani | 08/29/2008 | 2 Comments

Carbon nanotubes could reduce side effects from cancer treatment.

Matching Tumors to Drugs

By Courtney Humphries | 05/27/2008 | 1 Comment

A clinical trial offers a first step toward personalizing cancer treatments.

More-Accurate Radiation Therapy

By Courtney Humphries | 04/24/2008 | 0 Comments

Small, implantable devices could measure radiation from within tumors themselves.

Eyedrops that Probe the Brain

By Anna Davison | 04/04/2008 | 0 Comments

Gene probes deployed in eyedrops show brain damage in MRIs of mice.

A Viral Attack against Brain Tumors

By Jennifer Chu | 03/03/2008 | 8 Comments

A rabies-related virus seeks out and destroys tumors in the brain.

New Test for Cancer Cells in Blood

By Emily Singer | 12/20/2007 | 1 Comment

An inexpensive microfluidics chip could lead to earlier cancer detection and treatment.

Remotely Controlled Drugs

By Katherine Bourzac | 12/06/2007 | 0 Comments

Nanoparticles can be activated by radio frequencies.

Treating Breast Cancer with Heat

By Brittany Sauser | 12/05/2007 | 1 Comment

Microwaves can significantly shrink cancer cells.

How a Tumor Is Like an Embryo

By Katherine Bourzac | 11/06/2007 | 4 Comments

Pioneering cancer researcher Robert Weinberg says that deadly secondary tumors happen when cancer cells don't act their age.

Using Molecular Pathways to Assess Cancer Patients

By Katherine Bourzac | 10/17/2007 | 1 Comment

The first complete map of protein interactions in human cells could lead to better treatment for breast cancer.