Rats exhibit human-like empathy to help ‘distressed’ fellow rodents
Rats, which are generally associated with double-crossing and cheating in love, are actually empathetic
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Diabetes drug could help cut risk of cancer
A new study has found that an inexpensive drug used to treats Type-2 diabetes can prevent a number of natural and man-made chemicals from stimulating the growth of breast cancer cells
New ‘tumour-seeking’ drug brings new hope for cancer patients
A new drug has been developed that will specifically target the tumours in the body while leaving healthy cells intact
Soon, wonder drug to make cancer cells ‘commit suicide’
Scientists claim to have come up with radical new drug that will make cancer cells “commit suicide” and may also prove highly effective in wiping out some of the most deadly forms of the disease
Light could be `promising` tool in cancer fight
Researchers in the US have revealed that light could be a “promising” tool in the fight against cancer
Breakthrough technique knocks out cancer cells sans side effects
A new study led by an Indian origin researcher claims to have discovered a radical technique of killing cancer cells containing faulty genes
Mice experiments can’t predict human health risk from eating well-done meat
A new study has found that normal laboratory mice are not a good model for assessing the health risk to humans from well-done meat and fish
Cancer-causing H. pylori bug spurs cell death
Researchers have figured out how cancer-causing bug H. pylori, which infects half the world’s population, attacks a cell’s innards, causing it to die by self-destructing
Key protein fuelling growth of cancer identified
Scientists have identified a key mechanism of metastasis that could lead to blocking tumor growth if their findings are confirmed
New therapeutic target for treatment of cancer cells identified
US scientists have identified a cell cycle-regulated mechanism behind the transformation of normal cells into cancerous cells
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