Molecule glue drugs shake up cancer care, draw big moneyHarvard-born idea doubles survival in trials, triggers pharma frenzy as cos race to target 'undruggable' proteins with next-gen glue therap...
30 May, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
Vitamin B12 and Cancer: Why scientists are taking a closer look at high levelsNew research explores vitamin B12's complex link with cancer. While essential for health, high B12 levels are being investigated. Studies s...
28 May, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
Are immunity boosters secretly helping the body fight cancer too? New Vitamin C research reveals a surprising reduction in cancer-linked risksVitamin C supplements may reduce cancer risk linked to processed meat nitrates, according to new cancer research from the University of Wat...
26 May, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
Experimental pancreatic cancer drug appears to dramatically improve one year survival ratesA groundbreaking study published in Nature Medicine reveals that the experimental drug Elraglusib, when combined with standard chemotherapy...
08 May, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Scientists Identify the Main Cause of Sunburns, and Now They Have to Update the TextbooksA groundbreaking study reveals a new cause for sunburn's immediate pain. Scientists now believe damage to RNA, not DNA, triggers the rapid ...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
IISc research team finds glitch in protein synthesis could affect tumour growthIn the study, the researchers found that stop codon readthrough causes the translation machinery to make a longer and more unstable version...
09 Sep, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
Game-changing Cancer-killing molecule unveiled by scientists; targets tumors, spares healthy cellsIn a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at the City of Hope, a leading cancer research institute in the US, have developed a game-changin...
04 Aug, 2023, 06.06 PM IST
AI can be leveraged to detect genes that drive growth of cancer cellsThis can achieve a breakthrough in personalised cancer therapy.
06 Feb, 2023, 07.50 PM IST
James Allison, Tasuku Honjo win Nobel Prize in Medicine for cancer researchThe duo showed how different strategies for inhibiting brakes on the immune system that can be used in cancer treatment.
01 Oct, 2018, 10.56 PM IST
Cancer cells alter the body clock to boost tumour growthA tumour cell takes a pathway that's already in the cell and using it to its advantage.
01 Jan, 2018, 01.20 PM IST
New test can detect cancer by analysing just one drop of bloodAbout 8.8 million human deaths, or 15.7 per cent of all deaths in the world, are caused by cancer.
04 May, 2017, 03.40 PM IST
Aspirin's disease-fighting abilities uncoveredResearchers have found how aspirin works in the body to target an inflammatory protein linked to a variety of diseases, such as rheumatoid ...
12 Oct, 2015, 11.59 AM IST
Glycotherapy emerging as new treatment for breast cancer: Expert"Glycotherapy is useful for those with drug resistant tumour. Less toxification is the beauty of this therapy", said the expert.
07 Jan, 2015, 05.09 PM IST
New drugs could treat drug-resistant skin cancerA new family of cancer drugs designed to block several key cancer-causing proteins at once could potentially treat incurable skin cancers, ...
13 Dec, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
Protein therapy may stop cancer from spreadingStanford researchers have developed a new protein therapy that could offer a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy that is used to...
22 Sep, 2014, 01.25 PM IST
Low-oxygen conditions help breast cancer cells spread: StudyLow oxygen conditions, which often persist inside tumours, initiate a molecular chain of events that give breast cancer cells their ability...
27 Dec, 2013, 03.26 PM IST