Cancer's hidden 'safety switch': Silencing TAK1 gene could boost immunotherapy performance

byLa Trobe UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAustralian researchers have discovered that the TAK1 gene helps cancer cells survive attack from the immune system, revealing a mechanism that may

Updated on: January 26,2026

Cancer's hidden 'safety switch': Silencing TAK1 gene could boost immunotherapy performance

byLa Trobe UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAustralian researchers have discovered that the TAK1 gene helps cancer cells survive attack from the immune system, revealing a mechanism that may

Updated on:January 26,2026

Cancer messenger substances disrupt muscle function and trigger muscle breakdown

by Inka Burow,Hannover Medical SchoolDr Arnab Nayak, private lecturer, investigates the effect of pro-inflammatory messengers on muscle wasting in cancer. Credit: Tim Holler/MHHCancer patients often l

Updated on: January 19,2026

Cancer messenger substances disrupt muscle function and trigger muscle breakdown

by Inka Burow,Hannover Medical SchoolDr Arnab Nayak, private lecturer, investigates the effect of pro-inflammatory messengers on muscle wasting in cancer. Credit: Tim Holler/MHHCancer patients often l

Updated on:January 19,2026

Blood test can detect single lung cancer calls using infrared technique

by Meg Cox,Loughborough UniversityThis figure shows how the technique identifies a single circulating tumor cell (CTC) in a lung cancer patient's blood sample. The sample is first viewed under a m

Updated on: January 18,2026

Blood test can detect single lung cancer calls using infrared technique

by Meg Cox,Loughborough UniversityThis figure shows how the technique identifies a single circulating tumor cell (CTC) in a lung cancer patient's blood sample. The sample is first viewed under a m

Updated on:January 18,2026

Black patients diagnosed with aggressive leukemia experience worse outcomes

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: Ninthgrid from PexelsCompared with white patients, Black patients with an aggressive form of leukemia—called acute myeloid leukemia (AML)—were on ave

Updated on: January 14,2026

Black patients diagnosed with aggressive leukemia experience worse outcomes

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: Ninthgrid from PexelsCompared with white patients, Black patients with an aggressive form of leukemia—called acute myeloid leukemia (AML)—were on ave

Updated on:January 14,2026

Blood analysis shows whether brain cancer treatment is working

by Kate McAlpine,University of MichiganDesign and validation ofGlioExoChip using EVPs from GBM cell lines. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65681-4The effectiveness of chemo

Updated on: January 14,2026

Blood analysis shows whether brain cancer treatment is working

by Kate McAlpine,University of MichiganDesign and validation ofGlioExoChip using EVPs from GBM cell lines. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65681-4The effectiveness of chemo

Updated on:January 14,2026

Alcohol-linked DNA damage tied to cancer risk: Study reveals repair enzyme's role

byInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CASModel of alcohol metabolism leading to acetaldehyde interstrand crosslink (AA-ICL). Credit:Communications Biology(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42003

Updated on: January 08,2026

Alcohol-linked DNA damage tied to cancer risk: Study reveals repair enzyme's role

byInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CASModel of alcohol metabolism leading to acetaldehyde interstrand crosslink (AA-ICL). Credit:Communications Biology(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42003

Updated on:January 08,2026

Accelerated cancer drug approvals yield modest survival gains at significant Medicare cost

byHarvard Pilgrim Health Care InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEarly access to new cancer drugs, granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has provided mix

Updated on: January 07,2026

Accelerated cancer drug approvals yield modest survival gains at significant Medicare cost

byHarvard Pilgrim Health Care InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEarly access to new cancer drugs, granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has provided mix

Updated on:January 07,2026

AI can help detect kidney cancer faster

byEstonian Research CouncilVariability between individual radiologists' measurements. Credit:Communications Medicine(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43856-025-01264-0Researchers have developed an AI-based to

Updated on: January 06,2026

AI can help detect kidney cancer faster

byEstonian Research CouncilVariability between individual radiologists' measurements. Credit:Communications Medicine(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43856-025-01264-0Researchers have developed an AI-based to

Updated on:January 06,2026

30-year smoking duration-based criteria could increase lung cancer screening

by Elana GotkineThirty-year smoking duration-based criteria could reduce eligibility gaps for all races relative to whites, while improving six-year lung cancer detection sensitivity, according to a s

Updated on: January 01,2026

30-year smoking duration-based criteria could increase lung cancer screening

by Elana GotkineThirty-year smoking duration-based criteria could reduce eligibility gaps for all races relative to whites, while improving six-year lung cancer detection sensitivity, according to a s

Updated on:January 01,2026

'Molecular glue' stabilizes protein that inhibits development of non-small cell lung cancer

by Ananya Sen,University of MichiganCredit: Jacob Dwyer, Justine Ross, Michigan MedicineLung cancer is the second-most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Over 80

Updated on: December 28,2025

'Molecular glue' stabilizes protein that inhibits development of non-small cell lung cancer

by Ananya Sen,University of MichiganCredit: Jacob Dwyer, Justine Ross, Michigan MedicineLung cancer is the second-most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Over 80

Updated on:December 28,2025

Hemophilia B gene therapy demonstrates long-term success

Updated on: June 26,2025

Hemophilia B gene therapy demonstrates long-term success

Updated on:June 26,2025

3D bioprinting technology could lead to personalized gastric cancer treatment

Updated on: April 07,2025

3D bioprinting technology could lead to personalized gastric cancer treatment

Updated on:April 07,2025