Health News: [cancer]: Molecular robots latch onto cells, ID them for drugs

Yahoo! Health   |  My alerts   |   Edit Alert Monday, Jul 29, 2013 02:03 PM EDT

Health News : cancer - Top images.

Health News : cancer - News from other sources.   Molecular robots latch onto cells, ID them for drugs Mon, 29 Jul, 2013 11:02 AM PDT Formed of antibodies and DNA, these molecular automata could help design better drugs to fight cancer, autoimmune diseases. Continue reading Weymouth event raises $18,000 for Dana Farver Mon, 29 Jul, 2013 10:56 AM PDT More than 300 people participated in the Strides for Stephen walk on Saturday at the Weymouth Elks Club, raising $18,000 for the Dana- Farber Cancer Institute to help research a rare cancer called nut midline carcinoma. Continue reading News Local Mon, 29 Jul, 2013 10:50 AM PDT Jaquelene See and Jodi Mantey are hoping to raise $10,000 for cancer research by organizing a horseback ride in Yellowhead County next month. Continue reading Synta Pharma shares soar after co says to expand breast cancer study Mon, 29 Jul, 2013 10:37 AM PDT (Reuters) - Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp shares soared as much as 47 percent in heavy trading after the company said preliminary results from a mid-stage study of its drug ganetespib in breast cancer patients supported an expansion of the study.         Continue reading Saliva from Heavy Cell Phone Users Shows Increased Risk Factors for Cancer Mon, 29 Jul, 2013 10:31 AM PDT Scientists have long been worried about the possible harmful effects of regular cellular phone use, but so far no study has managed to produce clear results. Continue reading Michael I. Volk, 68, of Pikesville Mon, 29 Jul, 2013 10:27 AM PDT Division chief's career with Department of Legislative Services spanned more than three decades Michael I. Volk, former division chief for what is now the Department of Legislative Services in Annapolis, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer at his Pikesville home. He was 68.         Continue reading Major changes urged for cancer screening and treatment Mon, 29 Jul, 2013 10:25 AM PDT ( University of California - San Francisco ) To address the growing problem of people being overdiagnosed and overtreated for cancer, a group of scientists convened by the National Cancer Institute and chaired by a UC San Francisco breast cancer expert is proposing a major update of the w... Continue reading Cells move as concentration shifts Mon, 29 Jul, 2013 10:19 AM PDT What do wound healing, cancer metastasis, and bacteria colonies have in common? They all involve the collective displacement of biological cells. New research sheds some new light on the physical mechanisms provoking the displacement of a sheet of cell, known as an epithelium. It typically covers our o... Continue reading Swim against cancer: Wellesley educator pays tribute to long-time Walpole friend Mon, 29 Jul, 2013 10:18 AM PDT Wellesley schools' Health and Fitness Director had no idea that a dinner in November would lead to a swim through Boston Harbor in July. Continue reading Remembering Rep. Lois DeBerry Mon, 29 Jul, 2013 10:15 AM PDT The beloved State Lawmaker passed away Sunday after a four year battle with cancer. Continue reading

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.