Protein linked to cancer found to play key role in wound healing

by Richard Harth,Arizona State UniversityASU researchers Jordan Yaron and Kaushal Rege have found that the previously mysterious protein SerpinB3 plays a vital role in the body's natural wound-hea

Updated on: March 25,2026

Protein linked to cancer found to play key role in wound healing

by Richard Harth,Arizona State UniversityASU researchers Jordan Yaron and Kaushal Rege have found that the previously mysterious protein SerpinB3 plays a vital role in the body's natural wound-hea

Updated on:March 25,2026

Pancreatic cancer forms 'synapses,' scientists discover

by Paul Hellmich,Technical University MunichImmunofluorescence image of pancreatic cancer cells that invade nerves: nerve cells appear in green, tumor cells in red. Credit: Ekin Demir / TUMPancreatic

Updated on: March 22,2026

Pancreatic cancer forms 'synapses,' scientists discover

by Paul Hellmich,Technical University MunichImmunofluorescence image of pancreatic cancer cells that invade nerves: nerve cells appear in green, tumor cells in red. Credit: Ekin Demir / TUMPancreatic

Updated on:March 22,2026

Genetic technique may enable precision treatment of pediatric brain tumors

byUppsala UniversityS9RE-TK/GCV can significantly induce cell death of MB002 T-SOX9 in vitro. Credit:Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics(2025). DOI: 10.1093/neuped/wuaf005The malignant pediatric brain tumor med

Updated on: February 25,2026

Genetic technique may enable precision treatment of pediatric brain tumors

byUppsala UniversityS9RE-TK/GCV can significantly induce cell death of MB002 T-SOX9 in vitro. Credit:Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics(2025). DOI: 10.1093/neuped/wuaf005The malignant pediatric brain tumor med

Updated on:February 25,2026

Living in food deserts may affect complications after breast reconstruction

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor patients undergoing breast reconstruction, residing in a food desert may be associated with an increased risk of certain complications after

Updated on: June 13,2026

Living in food deserts may affect complications after breast reconstruction

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor patients undergoing breast reconstruction, residing in a food desert may be associated with an increased risk of certain complications after

Updated on:June 13,2026

Medical patients face hidden time burdens: An overlooked cost of cancer care

byUniversity of MinnesotaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreatments for serious illnesses like cancer can be enormously time-consuming. Yet most research on cancer-related time burdens has relied on

Updated on: March 15,2026

Medical patients face hidden time burdens: An overlooked cost of cancer care

byUniversity of MinnesotaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreatments for serious illnesses like cancer can be enormously time-consuming. Yet most research on cancer-related time burdens has relied on

Updated on:March 15,2026

Promising target improves antitumor response in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer

byUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that a mitochondrial enzyme, GFER, creates a

Updated on: March 24,2026

Promising target improves antitumor response in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer

byUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that a mitochondrial enzyme, GFER, creates a

Updated on:March 24,2026

For Black women with breast cancer, ultra-processed foods may worsen health outcomes

byRutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study by Rutgers Cancer Institute researchers is the first to link ultra-processed foods to reduced survival in Black women with breast cancer.Th

Updated on: February 23,2026

For Black women with breast cancer, ultra-processed foods may worsen health outcomes

byRutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study by Rutgers Cancer Institute researchers is the first to link ultra-processed foods to reduced survival in Black women with breast cancer.Th

Updated on:February 23,2026

GLP-1 drugs linked to dramatically lower death rates in colon cancer patients

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new University of California San Diegostudyoffers compelling evidence that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists—t

Updated on: February 25,2026

GLP-1 drugs linked to dramatically lower death rates in colon cancer patients

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new University of California San Diegostudyoffers compelling evidence that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists—t

Updated on:February 25,2026

Father–son team integrates AI into cancer research

by Cassidy Delamarter,University of South FloridaUSF Distinguished University Professor Dmitry Goldgof. Credit: Torie Doll, University Communications and MarketingFor more than three decades, USF Dist

Updated on: February 22,2026

Father–son team integrates AI into cancer research

by Cassidy Delamarter,University of South FloridaUSF Distinguished University Professor Dmitry Goldgof. Credit: Torie Doll, University Communications and MarketingFor more than three decades, USF Dist

Updated on:February 22,2026

Proton beam therapy boosts throat cancer survival, study finds

by Jessica Saenz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPhoton therapy offers strong outcomes in treating oropharyngeal cancers; however, some radiation can reach and damage nearby healthy tissu

Updated on: March 25,2026

Proton beam therapy boosts throat cancer survival, study finds

by Jessica Saenz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPhoton therapy offers strong outcomes in treating oropharyngeal cancers; however, some radiation can reach and damage nearby healthy tissu

Updated on:March 25,2026

Q&A: Managing menopause after cancer

byHuntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMenopause can bring a wave of physical and emotional changes—and for people with cancer, those changes can start earlier or feel more inten

Updated on: March 26,2026

Q&A: Managing menopause after cancer

byHuntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMenopause can bring a wave of physical and emotional changes—and for people with cancer, those changes can start earlier or feel more inten

Updated on:March 26,2026

Protein therapy boosts immune attack on tumors by reversing sugar 'brakes'

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbLecs enhance antibody effector functions via glyco-immune checkpoint blockade. Credit:bioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2022.10.26.513931Researchers at MIT and Stanford Un

Updated on: March 25,2026

Protein therapy boosts immune attack on tumors by reversing sugar 'brakes'

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbLecs enhance antibody effector functions via glyco-immune checkpoint blockade. Credit:bioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2022.10.26.513931Researchers at MIT and Stanford Un

Updated on:March 25,2026