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New model helps identify mutations that drive cancer
Read more: New model helps identify mutations that drive cancerImage: Dylan Burnette and Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, National Institutes of Health, edited by MIT News The system rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells, could help researchers find targets for new drugs. Cancer cells can have thousands of mutations in their DNA. However, only a handful of those actually drive the progression of cancer; the rest…
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How diet affects tumors
Read more: How diet affects tumorsImage: Christine Daniloff, stock image A new study finds cutting off cells' supplies of lipids can slow the growth of tumors in mice. In recent years, there has been some evidence that dietary interventions can help to slow the growth of tumors. A new study from MIT, which analyzed two different diets in mice, reveals…
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Counting cells may shed light on how cancer spreads
Read more: Counting cells may shed light on how cancer spreadsImage: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT MIT engineers devised a way to count elusive circulating tumor cells in mice, allowing them to study the dynamics of metastasis. As tumors grow within an organ, they also release cells that enter the bloodstream. These cells can travel to other organs, seeding new tumors called metastases. MIT engineers have…
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