Cancer

Cells that have damaged DNA in their nuclei (gray dots) normally stop dividing. However, the two cells for which MAPKAP Kinase-2 activity has been inhibited still undergo cell division (red stain), even in the presence of DNA damage (green stain).

MIT team aims to reduce chemo doses

January 6, 2005

A colon cancer cell circulating in the blood stream of an LFS mouse is in the process of dividing and contains substantially more than the normal number chromosomes, a feature that is characteristic of tumor cells. <a onclick="MM_openBrWindow('mousemodel-smear-enlarged.html','','width=509, height=583')">
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New model of cancer syndrome could lead to treatments

December 16, 2004

NCI grants encourage new approaches to cancer research

October 27, 2004

From left, Pete Wishok, Paul Skipper and Steve Tannenbaum, display diagrams related to their work identifying three new chemical risk factors for bladder cancer.

New risks for bladder cancer identified by MIT team

October 7, 2004

Essigmann receives royal honor

September 13, 2004

Mice cloned from malignant cancer cells

August 1, 2004

Work offers new insight into cancer metastasis

June 24, 2004

Langer award cites cancer work

June 2, 2004

Left: To detect and destroy an enemy missile, microwave energy is targeted on the missile while nullifying enemy jammers. Right: To kill a cancerous tumor, microwave energy is focused on the tumor while nullifying any energy that would overheat surrounding health tissue.

MIT radar research used to fight breast cancer

April 28, 2004

Left: To detect and destroy an enemy missile, microwave energy is targeted on the missile while simultaneously nullifying enemy jammers. Right: To kill a cancerous tumor, microwave energy is focused on the tumor while simultaneously nullifying any energy that would overheat surrounding health tissue.

MIT aims radar research at breast cancer

April 15, 2004

Team creates mouse model to aid breast cancer studies

April 7, 2004

You wouldn't know by looking at it, but the mammary glands in this mouse are made up of human cells

Study offers new model for breast cancer

March 26, 2004

Todd Golub, director of the cancer program at the Broad Institute, has been awarded $500,000 to develop gene-based cancer treatments.

Broad's Golub wins $500,000 cancer grant

February 25, 2004

Scientist wins $500,000 cancer award

February 20, 2004

Weinberg wins Wolf Prize

January 28, 2004

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