In the next step, the researchers want to develop new molecules based on digoxin that are even better at dissolving the CTC clusters.

A commonly-used heart drug derived from the foxglove plant can “dissolve” clusters of breast cancer cells to prevent the ...

Successful test in breast cancer patients: the active agent digoxin, a cardiac medication, dissolves clusters of circulating breast cancer cells in the blood, thus reducing the risk of metastases ...

Some tumor types spread throughout the body and develop metastases instead of staying at their original location.

Certain tumor types do not remain at their point of origin but spread throughout the body and form metastases.

As an embryo grows, there is a continuous stream of communication between cells to form tissues and organs. Cells need to read numerous cues from their environment, and these may be chemical or ...

The CMB cluster has three main goals. 1) Coordinate course offerings in the areas of cell and molecular biology to ensure critical subject areas are available to graduate students who have joined a ...