Sentences with phrase «kill the tumor cells without»

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Dr. Cripe and his colleagues at The Ohio State University, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center tested how well the oncolytic viral therapy — a cancer - killing form of the herpes simplex virus, called oHSV — infected and killed tumor cells in mice with and without a healthy immune system.

In a bid to progress beyond the shotgun approach to fighting cancer — blasting malignant cells with toxic chemicals or radiation, which kills surrounding healthy cells in the process — researchers at the Harvard - MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) are using nanotechnology to develop seek - and - destroy models to zero in on and dismantle tumors without damaging nearby normal tissue.

Now researchers have found a way to kill tumor cells in test tubes without inflicting any collateral damage on healthy cells.

Thanks to I - chlor's photosensitizing property, laser light of specific wavelengths applied to a tumor containing it causes cancer cells to overheat, killing them without affecting normal cells.

Rosebud tea is also high in polyphenol antioxidants called catechins that contain EGCG, which is commonly found in green tea and has been shown to kill cancer cells and inhibit the growth of dangerous tumors without hurting nearby healthy cells.