A therapy that re-trains the body's immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement among scientists. ...
Mark Makela / Reuters A new study in Milan proved that cancer researchers could use “memory T-cells” to fight the disease, much like a vaccine, for more than 14 years....
The Daily Beast 2016-02-16LOS ANGELES (AP) — The reality TV star known as "Big Ang" says she veers between hope and depression as she fights stage-four brain and lung cancer. Angela Raiola, part of...
The Oklahoman 2016-02-15LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the federal government focuses its efforts on cancer, a piece of advanced cancer fighting technology has arrived in Washington D.C. A...
Business Wire 2016-02-16Limiting barbecues to a measly three months a year is a real shame. Who doesn’t want corn on the cob, ribs, and s’mores year round? Here's a way you can have your burger...
WPXI 2016-02-16
Andrew and Sam pose in 2013 for their engagement photos at Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse. (Courtesy Sam Smith) One of the most powerful stories in college basketball over the past year involved a man who no longer played the game. The capacity of this story was so inspiring and emotional it transcended the sport. Its tragic and unjust conclusion came last month, when Andrew Smith...
CBS Sports 2016-02-15NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb could rise 25 percent within a year because of its cancer-fighting drug Opdivo, which some analysts see generating $8 billion to $9 billion in annual sales in five years, Barron's said in its latest edition....
Reuters 2016-02-14NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb could rise 25 percent within a year because of its cancer-fighting drug Opdivo, which some analysts see generating $8 billion to $9 billion......
Reuters 2016-02-14Viewers can watch the 2016 Grammy Awards live online and see who takes home the honors on the biggest night in music. The award show starts at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, and for the first time, all of America will get to watch it at the same time. For the first 57 years of the award show’s history, viewers in the Pacific and Mountain time zones were forced to watch on delay, but this...
Inquisitr 2016-02-16When it comes to fighting cancer, Michigan patients need to access a wide array of treatment options. Unfortunately, many therapies are currently unavailable to dangerously ill individuals across our state. That is why the members of the Michigan Society of Hematology and Oncology and the American Society for Clinical Oncology back a crucial state policy change. Senate Bill 625...
Detroit news 2016-02-15(Source: BRI - BioResource International Inc ) Part 2: The Impact of Experiment Design on Trial Results In part one of this series, we explored the effect of feed formulation on results of enzyme evaluation trials. The formulation considerations we discussed included substrate-enzyme interaction, utilizing the matrix value for each enzyme to maintain nutrient balance and the...
Public Technologies 2016-02-16
Cancer cells are cells that grow and divide at an unregulated, quickened pace. Although cancer cells can be quite common in a person they are only malignant when the other cells (particularly natural killer cells) fail to recognize and/or destroy them. In the past a common belief was that cancer cells failed to be recognized and destroyed because of a weakness in the immune system. However, more recent research has shown that the failure to recognize cancer cells is caused by the lack of particular co-stimulated molecules that aid in the way antigens react with lymphocytes.
By researching stem cells scientists have suggested that too much SP2 protein may turn stem cells into cancer cells. Other issues thought to play a role in the spread of cancer include viruses, immune system issues, genetics, environment and age. However, a lack of particular co-stimulated molecules that aid in the way antigens react with lymphocytes can impair the natural killer cells ability and ultimately cause cancer.
