Source: University of Tokyo From: news-medical.net Researchers at the University of Tokyo have used artificial DNA to target and kill cancer cells in a completely new way. The method was effective in lab tests against human cervical cancer- and breast cancer-derived cells, and against malignant melanoma cells from mice. The team created a pair of chemically synthesized, hairpin-shaped, cancer-killing DNA. …
Team develops new therapy using magnetic seeds to heat and kill cancer
By: University College London From: medicalxpress.com Scientists at UCL have developed a novel cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain to heat and destroy tumors. The therapy, demonstrated in mice, is called “minimally invasive image-guided ablation,” or MINIMA, and comprises a ferromagnetic thermoseed navigated to a tumor using magnetic propulsion gradients generated …
SD Mines Researchers Target, Kill Cancer Cells with Cold Plasma
Source: South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, While using cold plasma to kill cancer cells isn’t an entirely novel concept, a team of researchers and students at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology are exploring new ways to regulate cold plasma technology to target and kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alive. If successful, the technique would …
Can solar technology kill cancer cells?
Source: Michigan State University From: sciencedaily.com Scientists have revealed a new way to detect and attack cancer cells using technology traditionally reserved for solar power. The results showcases dramatic improvements in light-activated fluorescent dyes for disease diagnosis, image-guided surgery and site-specific tumor treatment. Scientific breakthroughs don’t always happen in labs. For Sophia and Richard Lunt, Michigan State University researchers, many …
Novel Treatment Causes Cancer to Self-Destruct Without Affecting Healthy Cells
Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine From: PR Newswire Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have discovered the first compound that directly makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy cells. The new treatment approach, described in today’s issue of Cancer Cell, was directed against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells but may also have potential for attacking other types …
A step closer to treating oral cancer without surgery
By: R. Prasad From: thehindu.com Using photothermal ablation oral cancer can be treated in 30-40 minutes as an outpatient service Researchers in Mumbai have moved a step closer to treating surface tumours such as oral, breast and cervical cancer and other tumours such melanoma and colon cancer through photothermal ablation using gold-polymer nanoparticles and near infrared light. The researchers from …
Medical trials underway using HIV virus as cure for cancer-striken patients
By: Marvin Scott From: pix11.com It was the killer of millions of people with AIDS more than three decades ago. Now, a genetically altered HIV virus is being used to eradicate cancer. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center’s Abramson Cancer Unit have been using the breakthrough treatment with great success in clinical trials that began in 2010. The …
Compound that makes peppers hot could help kill cancer cells
By: Stephen Feller From: upi.com The compound in chili peppers that makes them hot, capsaicin, has been known to kill prostate cancer cells for about a decade. Researchers have moved closer to a way of using the molecule in cancer treatment by figuring out how it works, they report in a new study. Capsaicin is already employed medically in pain …
Salt injection ‘kills cancer cells’
By Press Association From: dailymail.co.uk Scientists have created a technique which can cause cancer cells to self-destruct by injecting them with salt. Researchers from the University of Southampton are part of an international team that has helped to create a molecule that can cause cancer cells to die by carrying sodium and chloride ions into the cells. Synthetic ion transporters …