Brain cancer drug hope from frogs
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A synthetic molecule based on one found in frog egg cells could potentially be used to treat brain tumours.
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Tiny bubbles injected in mice delivered  potent cancer drugs to tumors without harming surrounding  tissue, a U.S. researcher said on Tuesday, in a finding that  may lead to new targeted cancer therapies.
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Canadian scientists have found cancer stem cells that seem to fuel the uncontrolled growth of malignant brain tumors. If they could be targeted with
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Fears of bird flu resurrected a drug for this small pharma, and it has some other promising compounds in the pipeline.
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Scientists have discovered that a key cancer gene also plays a role in repairing damaged nerve cells.
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A new compound gives hope as the disease has become increasingly resistant to current drugs. By Thomas H. Maugh II / Los Angeles Times.
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British scientists have discovered a new  way to improve the effectiveness of drugs used to treat  prostate cancer.
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THURSDAY, Feb 10 (HealthDay News) -- A compound derived from a rare South American plant shows promise as a treatment for breast cancer, according to a University of Virginia Health System study.
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A potent anti-cancer drug may provide a new treatment for Alzheimer&#39;s disease, research suggests. Tests on mice bred to develop Alzheimer&#39;s-like symptoms showed paclitaxel, known commercially as Paxceed, reduced signs of disease.
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A fast-acting pathway used by the drug tamoxifen to kill damaged breast cells before they become cancerous has been identified by scientists at Duke University.
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A common asthma drug slowed  pancreatic cancer tumor growth in mice and made standard  chemotherapy more effective, scientists said on Tuesday,  indicating a possible new way to fight the deadly disease.
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A kidney cancer drug became the first medicine to extend the life of patients with advanced liver cancer in a large study, adding about three months to survival compared with a placebo, according to a data released on Monday.
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British scientists have discovered a new way to improve the effectiveness of drugs used to treat prostate cancer. Researchers at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular
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Avastin, one of a new family of  drugs that starves tumors of their blood supply, can slow the  growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer,  researchers reported on Monday.
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FRIDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- A drug derived from the sea squirt showed anti-tumor activity in more than half of 51 patients with a type of cancer called advanced pretreated myxoid liposarcomas.
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It can be incredibly difficult for patients to ferret out studies of experimental drugs that offer hope to threat their disease. There is no comprehensive database of ongoing clinical trials, but specialists offer advice for the search:
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Avastin, one of a new family of drugs that starves tumors of their blood supply, can slow the growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, researchers reported on Monday.