Science news articles about 'nearby tissues'
White blood cell uses DNA 'catapult' to fight infection
... toxic proteins released by eosinophils are not always helpful to the body, however, and can damage nearby tissues. The inflammation in some types of asthma and Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory ...Studies spot numerous undiscovered gene alterations in pancreatic and brain cancers
... rate of cell division, influence how tightly cells stick together, or determine their ability to invade nearby tissues. In the brain tumor samples, the survey found that the mutated genes could be ...Prostate cancer genes behave like those in embryo
... of blood vessels to grow more tissue, lots of movement and invasion of nearby tissue. Though researchers noticed these similarities as far back as the 1920s, the sophisticated technology necessary ...UC Davis researchers find molecule that targets brain tumors
... defined borders that rapidly invade neighboring tissues, making them difficult to remove surgically. ... behind and systemic chemotherapy to prevent spread to nearby tissues," said Kit Lam, senior author ...Team finds breast cancer gene linked to disease spread
... . Scientists once thought that breast cancer spreads first to nearby tissue and underarm lymph nodes before spreading to other parts of the body. They now believe cancer cells may ...Angiogenesis linked to poor survival in patients with rare type of ovarian cancer
... such as the abdomen, liver, lung and bone. "Unlike most ovarian tumors which metastasize to nearby tissues or invade the lymphatic system, we suspect that the biological qualities of sex cord-stromal ...Immune cells play surprising role in cystic fibrosis lung damage, Stanford/Packard study shows
... . In healthy individuals, neutrophils never release destructive human neutrophil elastase into nearby tissue. Understanding the sequence of events that release the tissue-chewing enzyme in cystic ...Laughing hyenas, wailing levees, the sound of cheese and blaring bagpipes
... cavitation. Over tens of thousands of pulses, the combined force of these cavitations liquefies nearby tissue into slurry that is eliminated through the urine. This tissue excavation can be monitored ...MIT: Targeting tumors using tiny gold particles
... to heat patients' tumors without damaging nearby tissues. Now, MIT researchers have developed ... effects because it's difficult to target tumor tissue. With chemotherapy treatment, 99 percent of drugs ...Laser microsurgery for tongue cancer is as effective as invasive open surgery according to new study
... and micro-staging, surgeons carefully remove the tumor in small pieces minimizing disruption to nearby tissues, thereby reducing complications and the likelihood of infections. With magnification of ...MIT team targets ovarian cancer with nanoparticles
... include direct injection into the peritoneal space, thereby targeting the therapy to the ovaries and nearby tissues where tumors may have spread. The new nanoparticles are made with positively ...Although more older women receive breast-conserving therapy, gaps in treatment exist
... breast is removed, whereas a mastectomy involves removing all of the breast tissue, sometimes along with other nearby tissues. Combined with radiotherapy, BCS is as effective as a mastectomy for ...
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