medicine
Stressed out, the cancer cells that survive chemotherapy, but at a cost
Posted in Medicine on 2nd May, 2021
by Alex Muller
A group of Cancer Research UK-funded scientists are beginning to discover new vulnerabilities in cancer cells, which emerge when they enter 'survival mode'
Cancer drug lessens the toxicity of a protein from COVID-19 virus
Posted in Medicine on 4th Apr, 2021
by Alex Muller
Discovery opens door to testing more effective drugs for treating COVID-19 patients
Lung cancer resistance: the key is glucose
Posted in Medicine on 4th Apr, 2021
by Alex Muller
The ability of TANs to metabolize glucose efficiently seems to bestow the tumor with the ability to resist treatment, at least in lung cancer.
New nanotech gives boost to detection of cancer and disease
Posted in Medicine, Science on 4th Apr, 2021
by Alex Muller
Nanoparticle "mimics" of peroxidase have been extensively developed over the past 10 years, but none have achieved the reaction efficiency of the nanoparticles developed by Xia and his team.
New tool to dissect 'undruggable' proteins through the sugars they depend on
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Apr, 2021
by Alex Muller
Now, with a new pencil/eraser tool, researchers can start to study how sugar molecules affect these proteins, insights that could lead to new treatments for the 'undruggable.'