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The transcriptome holds important information about the condition of cells. (Photo: ANI)

Artificial intelligence can now track down blood cancer

Artificial intelligence tracks down acute myeloid leukaemia.

26 Dec 2019 11:12 AM

Clive James.

Cambridge flashback: Of life and times with Clive James

Clive was obviously aware of which side I took in the great international political controversy of the day — the American Vietnam War.

30 Nov 2019 2:04 AM

The researchers also discovered that abnormal protein does not act alone. (Photo: ANI)

Medical science closer to discover treatment for incurable leukaemia in children

Scientists discover new approach to treating incurable leukaemia in children.

27 Nov 2019 6:45 PM

The redeemed prescriptions from the National Prescription Registry provided information about maternal hormonal contraceptive use.

Maternal hormonal contraception increases leukaemia risk in children

Maternal hormonal contraception has been suspected of being linked to an increased risk of childhood cancer.

09 Sep 2018 5:56 AM

This May 2018, photo released by Su Lingmin shows her with a mask at her hospital bed in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province. Diagnosed with leukemia four months ago, the 27-year-old native of the north China city of Harbin is helping give a human face to the struggle for more affordable cancer drugs in China. (Photo: AP)

Chinese leukaemia patient livestreams journey to pay for cancer treatment

27-year-old native of northern Chinese city of Harbin is helping give human face to struggle for more affordable cancer drugs in China.

31 Jul 2018 8:25 AM

It is believed that heightened blood glucose may have cancer-causing effects by leading to DNA damage. (Photo: File)

Diabetic women at greater risk of cancer than men: Study

It is believed that heightened blood glucose may have cancer-causing effects by leading to DNA damage.

22 Jul 2018 8:40 AM

Immunotherapy trains a patient's own immune cells to recognise and fight cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman cured of advanced breast cancer through immunotherapy in world first

Treatment already works in some people with cancer of the lung, cervix, blood cells (leukaemia), skin (melanoma) and bladder.

05 Jun 2018 8:15 AM

Regional Cancer Centre

Regional Cancer Centre to keep girl’s medical records

The girl child suffering from leukaemia was HIV-negative when she was admitted to the RCC.

13 Apr 2018 1:59 AM

The therapy is similar to but distinct from CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy. (Photo: Pexels)

US scientists may have found potential treatment for leukaemia

Therapy genetically modifies patient's T cells to target different molecule called CD22, scientists at Stanford University in US said.

22 Nov 2017 8:23 AM

Leukaemia is caused by mutation in Tet Methylcytosine Dixoygenase 2 gene. This gene mutation leads to an uncontrollable growth of cancerous cells. (Representational image)

Vitamin C can help fight leukaemia, says study

For cancer patients, vitamin C can be given only as a supplement or as a part of the diet, says Senior Oncologist.

14 Sep 2017 12:55 AM

The drug was cleared to treat adults with newly diagnosed AML and tumours expressing the CD33 antigen (Photo: Pixabay)

Leukaemia drug gets approval from FDA

Pfizer Inc’s drug for patients gets reintroduced but with recommendations for lower dose, different schedule and new patient population.

02 Sep 2017 10:24 AM

Vitamin C could help battle leukaemia, says scientists from New York University. (Photo: Pexels)

How vitamin C could help battle leukaemia

Find out what the nutrient found in oranges can do.

18 Aug 2017 5:28 PM

According to experts, drug targets a particular family of genes, called HOX genes, which are involved in controlling the rapid growth of cells (Photo: Pixabay)

New drug created that may treat blood cancer patients

Experts say drug, called HXR9, prevents cancer cells from sidestepping apoptosis, the process that causes unhealthy, damaged cells to die.

10 Aug 2017 9:15 AM

So far only five patients have been treated on a day-care basis at the hospital,which did their clinical assessment and gave them the care they needed daily as outpatients.(Photo: Representational Image /Pixabay)

Bengaluru: Bone marrow - Day care for patients

Gleneagles Global Hospitals has cut down the treatment cost by almost half through its day-care bone marrow transplant (BMT) programme.

26 May 2017 7:07 AM

Radiation exposure is believed to be one of the most dangerous aspects of travelling to Mars, according to NASA.

Mars trip may up leukaemia risk in astronauts: study

Researchers from NASA and are using human stem cells to measure the effects of deep space radiation.

08 Mar 2017 2:52 PM

Radiation exposure is believed to be one of the most dangerous aspects of travelling to Mars, according to NASA. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mars trip may up leukaemia risk in astronauts: study

Researchers from NASA and are using human stem cells to measure the effects of deep space radiation.

08 Mar 2017 2:19 PM

Researchers say that dietary restrictions can cure childhood leukaemia (Photo: Pixabay)

Fasting may kill cancer cells of common childhood leukaemia

Researchers found that fasting inhibits the initiation and reverses the progression of two subtypes of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

13 Dec 2016 7:15 PM

Louis Tomlinson

Louis Tomlinson’s mom dies at 43

Just two weeks ago, the former One Direction member posted an adorable tribute to his mom on Instagram, saying that he missed her.

11 Dec 2016 12:41 AM

Fewer than 20 percent of brain tumor patients survive beyond five years of their diagnosis. (Photo: AFP)

Report suggests neglected brain cancer is killing many youth

Cancer is the biggest killer of children and people under the age of 40.

11 Oct 2016 9:16 PM

Using a mouse model, the researchers found that mutations in POT1 lead to cancer when combined with a mutation in a gene called p53. (Representational Image)

How mutant cells turn into aggressive cancers discovered

Researchers have found the mechanism through which this mutation leads to a scrambling of the genome.

28 May 2016 1:23 PM

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