Researchers identify new target to counteract muscle wasting in pancreatic cancer

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonSynopsis. Credit:EMBO Molecular Medicine(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-025-00337-wResearchers at the University of Houston are pushing the boundaries of biomedical

Updated on: March 30,2026

Researchers identify new target to counteract muscle wasting in pancreatic cancer

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonSynopsis. Credit:EMBO Molecular Medicine(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-025-00337-wResearchers at the University of Houston are pushing the boundaries of biomedical

Updated on:March 30,2026

uPAR-targeted CAR T cells shrank solid tumors and cleared metastases in mice

byMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit:Cell(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2026.03.002Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy—CAR T for short—has been a major advance in treating blood cancers li

Updated on: May 20,2026

uPAR-targeted CAR T cells shrank solid tumors and cleared metastases in mice

byMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit:Cell(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2026.03.002Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy—CAR T for short—has been a major advance in treating blood cancers li

Updated on:May 20,2026

Study shows supervised exercise improves strength, physical performance in patients with advanced breast cancer

by Associação Advanced Breast Cancer Global AllianceWhole body lean mass, which is an indicator of muscle mass, increased in the exercise group, while it decreased in the control group. Credit: Anne M

Updated on: April 01,2026

Study shows supervised exercise improves strength, physical performance in patients with advanced breast cancer

by Associação Advanced Breast Cancer Global AllianceWhole body lean mass, which is an indicator of muscle mass, increased in the exercise group, while it decreased in the control group. Credit: Anne M

Updated on:April 01,2026

Pesticides and cancer: Study reveals the biological mechanisms behind an environmental health risk

byPasteur InstituteCredit: Mark Stebnicki from PexelsA new study, published inNature Health, reveals a strong link between exposure to agricultural pesticides in the environment and the risk of develo

Updated on: June 02,2026

Pesticides and cancer: Study reveals the biological mechanisms behind an environmental health risk

byPasteur InstituteCredit: Mark Stebnicki from PexelsA new study, published inNature Health, reveals a strong link between exposure to agricultural pesticides in the environment and the risk of develo

Updated on:June 02,2026

Can marijuana cause lung cancer?

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Erik Mclean from PexelsAs more states legalize marijuana, many people might be wondering if that means it is safe to use. While smoking tobacco is a known an

Updated on: June 12,2026

Can marijuana cause lung cancer?

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Erik Mclean from PexelsAs more states legalize marijuana, many people might be wondering if that means it is safe to use. While smoking tobacco is a known an

Updated on:June 12,2026

AI model can predict chemotherapy benefit in breast cancer

byTechnion - Israel Institute of TechnologyStudy cohorts, deep learning system architecture, and performance evaluation on TAILORx-Test. Credit:The Lancet Oncology(2026). DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(25)00

Updated on: May 29,2026

AI model can predict chemotherapy benefit in breast cancer

byTechnion - Israel Institute of TechnologyStudy cohorts, deep learning system architecture, and performance evaluation on TAILORx-Test. Credit:The Lancet Oncology(2026). DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(25)00

Updated on:May 29,2026

Rearranging tumor cell structures—new approach could treat cancer

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiBiomedical research typically follows a familiar path: developing treatments that block, enhance or mutate certain signaling pathways, genes or proteins to chan

Updated on: March 28,2026

Rearranging tumor cell structures—new approach could treat cancer

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiBiomedical research typically follows a familiar path: developing treatments that block, enhance or mutate certain signaling pathways, genes or proteins to chan

Updated on:March 28,2026

Why some cancer therapies don't work for all patients: A tumor backup survival pathway

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMany of the targeted tumors turn on a backup survival pathway that helps them keep growing when tyrosine kinase—pictured here as strands—is turned

Updated on: May 26,2026

Why some cancer therapies don't work for all patients: A tumor backup survival pathway

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMany of the targeted tumors turn on a backup survival pathway that helps them keep growing when tyrosine kinase—pictured here as strands—is turned

Updated on:May 26,2026

A new immunotherapy target? How SRC-3 in Tregs may reshape solid-tumor treatment

by Ana María Rodríguez,Baylor College of MedicineThe loss of SRC-3 in Treg leads to immune suppression of glioblastoma in mice: (A) Experimental design for the orthotopic injection of glioblastoma cel

Updated on: May 23,2026

A new immunotherapy target? How SRC-3 in Tregs may reshape solid-tumor treatment

by Ana María Rodríguez,Baylor College of MedicineThe loss of SRC-3 in Treg leads to immune suppression of glioblastoma in mice: (A) Experimental design for the orthotopic injection of glioblastoma cel

Updated on:May 23,2026

Genetic variants involved in rapid immune response linked to earlier breast cancer onset in BRCA1 carriers

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainDamaging variants in genes involved in a rapid immune response (innate immunity) are significantly linked to earlier breast cancer onset in carriers o

Updated on: May 24,2026

Genetic variants involved in rapid immune response linked to earlier breast cancer onset in BRCA1 carriers

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainDamaging variants in genes involved in a rapid immune response (innate immunity) are significantly linked to earlier breast cancer onset in carriers o

Updated on:May 24,2026

PSMA therapy delays hormone therapy in prostate cancer, clinical trial finds

byRadboud UniversityNuclear medicine physician James Nagarajah from Radboudumc in the clinics. Credit: RadboudumcWhere previous research showed that PSMA therapy for prostate cancer can prolong the li

Updated on: May 25,2026

PSMA therapy delays hormone therapy in prostate cancer, clinical trial finds

byRadboud UniversityNuclear medicine physician James Nagarajah from Radboudumc in the clinics. Credit: RadboudumcWhere previous research showed that PSMA therapy for prostate cancer can prolong the li

Updated on:May 25,2026

New analytical method reveals how drug combinations act in leukemia

byTampere UniversityCoPISA workflow and possible states for target discovery in combinatorial therapy. Credit:Nature Communications(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70394-3Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) r

Updated on: May 15,2026

New analytical method reveals how drug combinations act in leukemia

byTampere UniversityCoPISA workflow and possible states for target discovery in combinatorial therapy. Credit:Nature Communications(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70394-3Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) r

Updated on:May 15,2026