#Cancer cell

Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think The keto diet is known to be an effective tool for weight loss, but in recent years some–including some doctors–have claimed the diet has cancer-reversing qualities. Although the theory might someday be proven correct, far more research is needed

Author: Kevin Dickinson / Source: Big Think Researchers recently discovered a drug combination that turned cancer cells into fat cells, preventing its proliferation. The drug therapy could be used to halt metastasis, the leading cause of death from cancer. It may be a family member, a friend,

Author: Exuperist / Source: Neatorama A new discovery has given hope that melanoma cells can be monitored by memory T cells and effectively “put the cancer to sleep.” The researchers say that the cancer cells would not be destroyed but they are simply patrolled by the T cells so as to restrict

Author: Esther Landhuis / Source: Science News SAN DIEGO — Collecting cancer cells from patients and growing them into 3-D mini tumors could make it possible to quickly screen large numbers of potential drugs for ultra-rare cancers. Preliminary success with a new high-speed, high-volume approach

Author: Laurel Hamers / Source: Science News Using gene editing, scientists have hoodwinked tumor cells into turning against their own kind. Cancer cells circulating in the bloodstream have something of a homing instinct, able to find and return to the tumor where they originated. To capitalize