Cancer Research

MIT researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells
MIT biological engineers have developed a new imaging system that allows them to see cells that have undergone a specific mutation. The work could help scientists understand how precancerous mutations arise.
Published on : Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Experts describe promise of nanotech for cancer
Speakers from MIT and other institutions described the promise of nanotechnology to help diagnose, treat and monitor cancer at the annual symposium hosted by the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT on Friday, June 27.
Published on : Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

Cancer symposium to focus on nanotechnology
Institute Professor Robert Langer and other top cancer researchers will speak at the 2008 symposium hosted by MIT's David H. Koch Center for Integrative Cancer Research on Friday, June 27, at Kresge Auditorium.
Published on : Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

Proliferating cells foil microRNA control
MIT biologists have discovered that proliferating cells shift the output of their genes to evade regulation by microRNAs, tiny molecules that normally suppress tumor growth.
Published on : Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

MIT finding could improve colon cancer treatment
A compound that accumulates in cells more readily than a commonly used colorectal cancer drug may be just as useful in treating colorectal tumors, but with fewer side effects, MIT researchers have found.
Published on : Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

MIT confirms link between inflammation, cancer
Chronic inflammation of the intestine or stomach can damage DNA, increasing the risk of cancer, MIT scientists have confirmed. Researchers found that chronic inflammation accelerated tumor formation in mice lacking the ability to repair DNA damage.
Published on : Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

Five MIT faculty named HHMI investigators
Five MIT faculty have been named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators, bringing the total number of current MIT professors holding the distinction to 19.
Published on : Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

Center funds environmental health projects for 2008
The MIT Center for Environmental Health Sciences, through support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of NIH, has announced its support for six pilot projects, which all began April 1.
Published on : Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST