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Scientists unveil mystery behind drug resistance in cancer through ecDNA f
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 27 (ANI): Researchers from Sanger Center here claimed that the free-floating circular DNA fragments, found in cancer cells, generate drug resistance in cancer.
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New mammogram measures can improve screening of breast cancer risks, Austr
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Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Melbourne have suggested new cost-effective measures to revolutionise breast screening for women at risk of breast cancer.
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Resistance to certain cancer therapies may be caused by loss of anti-tumou
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Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): According to Penn State College of Medicine researchers, the absence of a protein that works to prevent tumour formation may explain why some patients are resistant to common cancer therapy.
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Study reveals, blood vessels that fuel cancer can be controlled by enzyme
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Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): A new study has revealed that with the help of an enzyme that limits blood vessel growth, it may be possible to develop new or better treatments for multiple health conditions.
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Narayana Health City successfully removed a 20 cm cancerous tumor in the u
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 24 (ANI/PRNewswire): The Gynaec Oncology Department of Narayana Health City has added another feather to its illustrious medical history by saving a 30-year-old from a rare condition. The patient was suffering from a large cancerous tumor in the uterus
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Narayana Health City performs 2 complex surgeries within 10 days and saves
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 24 (ANI/PRNewswire): Team of doctors at Narayana Health City successfully performed two complex surgeries for two different life threatening conditions within a span of a 10 days on a 54-year-old patient from Bihar. Normally these operations are done 6
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Study reveals how ecDNA forms, drives cancer drug resistance
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Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): Researchers led by Ludwig San Diego Member Don Cleveland and Peter Campbell of the Sanger Center have solved the mystery of how free-floating circular DNA fragments, which are almost exclusively found in cancer cells, drive gene amplification to generate d
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New drug combination could improve glucose, weight control in diabetes
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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Scientists have shown that adding an experimental cancer drug to a widely used diabetes treatment improves blood glucose control and weight loss in mice, according to a study.
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Do you know - Excess weight can increase the risk of Cancer?
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/Mediawire): The death trap Obesity is responsible for 20 per cent of cancer deaths in women and 14 per cent in men. The death rate increases 10 per cent for every 5 unit increase in BMI (Body Mass Index). 40 per cent of the cancers diagnosed since 2014 ar
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New drug inhibits growth of cancer cells
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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): A recent study has found a newly developed compound that starves cancer cells by attacking their "power plants" - the so-called mitochondria.
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Enzyme discovery can help rein in blood vessels that fuel cancer
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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): A recent study pinpoints the precise molecular machinery that makes this happen, providing scientific insights that can potentially be translated into medicines that help kill tumours and stop cancer from spreading in the body.
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New mammogram measures of breast cancer risk could revolutionise screening
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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in Melbourne could revolutionise breast screening by allowing it to be tailored to women at minimal extra cost.
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