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A DNA protein may be responsible for causing cancerous 'stress balls' in the body

A DNA protein may be responsible for causing cancerous 'stress balls' in the body

by Brooke Kleiboer,University of SaskatchewanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2022, an estimated 7,000 Canadians were diagnosed with leukemia, a term used to define cancer of the blood cells.

A DNA protein may be responsible for causing cancerous 'stress balls' in the body

by Brooke Kleiboer,University of SaskatchewanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2022, an estimated 7,000 Canadians were diagnosed with leukemia, a term used to define cancer of the blood cells.
Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients

Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients

by Maxine Myers,Imperial College LondonCredit: Imperial College LondonAn immunotherapy drug can be used to cure women of a rare type of cancer arising from pregnancy when existing treatments hav

Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients

by Maxine Myers,Imperial College LondonCredit: Imperial College LondonAn immunotherapy drug can be used to cure women of a rare type of cancer arising from pregnancy when existing treatments hav
Researchers discover possible new treatment strategy for lung cancer

Researchers discover possible new treatment strategy for lung cancer

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaLung cancer is the second most common cancer found in both m

Researchers discover possible new treatment strategy for lung cancer

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaLung cancer is the second most common cancer found in both m
Bench to beside study of a targetable enzyme controlling aggressive prostate cancer

Bench to beside study of a targetable enzyme controlling aggressive prostate cancer

by Thomas Jefferson UniversityMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0Prostate cancer represents a major h

Bench to beside study of a targetable enzyme controlling aggressive prostate cancer

by Thomas Jefferson UniversityMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0Prostate cancer represents a major h
Longer exclusive breastfeeding may lower risk for childhood hematologic cancers

Longer exclusive breastfeeding may lower risk for childhood hematologic cancers

by Lori SolomonExclusive breastfeeding duration of at least three months may decrease the risk for childhood hematologic cancers, according to a study published online March 26 inJAMA Network Op

Longer exclusive breastfeeding may lower risk for childhood hematologic cancers

by Lori SolomonExclusive breastfeeding duration of at least three months may decrease the risk for childhood hematologic cancers, according to a study published online March 26 inJAMA Network Op
Primary pancreatic organoid tumor models for high-throughput phenotypic drug screening

Primary pancreatic organoid tumor models for high-throughput phenotypic drug screening

by SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening)A Z-stack image was obtained after staining nuclei with Hoechst using confocal microscopy at 5 micron intervals and then assembled using ImageJ

Primary pancreatic organoid tumor models for high-throughput phenotypic drug screening

by SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening)A Z-stack image was obtained after staining nuclei with Hoechst using confocal microscopy at 5 micron intervals and then assembled using ImageJ
Study shows combining AI models improves breast cancer risk assessment

Study shows combining AI models improves breast cancer risk assessment

byRadiological Society of North AmericaFull-field digital mammograms (right mediolateral oblique view) in a 59-year-old woman show (A) the screening mammogram obtained during the study period an

Study shows combining AI models improves breast cancer risk assessment

byRadiological Society of North AmericaFull-field digital mammograms (right mediolateral oblique view) in a 59-year-old woman show (A) the screening mammogram obtained during the study period an
Have recent efforts successfully boosted adolescent and young adult enrollment in cancer clinical trials?

Have recent efforts successfully boosted adolescent and young adult enrollment in cancer clinical trials?

byWileyDistribution of trial types by year. For each calendar year, the number of actively accruing trials for which adolescent and young adult patients were eligible is represented as a stacked

Have recent efforts successfully boosted adolescent and young adult enrollment in cancer clinical trials?

byWileyDistribution of trial types by year. For each calendar year, the number of actively accruing trials for which adolescent and young adult patients were eligible is represented as a stacked
Exploring CAR T-cell therapy for aggressive follicular lymphoma

Exploring CAR T-cell therapy for aggressive follicular lymphoma

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityORR by best overall response per IRC assessment. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-02986-9CAR T-cell therapy is an effecti

Exploring CAR T-cell therapy for aggressive follicular lymphoma

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityORR by best overall response per IRC assessment. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-02986-9CAR T-cell therapy is an effecti
Researchers block metastasis-promoting enzyme, halt spread of breast cancer

Researchers block metastasis-promoting enzyme, halt spread of breast cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a breakthrough with important implications for the future of immunotherapy for breast cancer, UC San Francisco scientists hav

Researchers block metastasis-promoting enzyme, halt spread of breast cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a breakthrough with important implications for the future of immunotherapy for breast cancer, UC San Francisco scientists hav
Study: Antiretroviral therapy crucial in preventing non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Study: Antiretroviral therapy crucial in preventing non-Hodgkin lymphoma

by Michael Greenwood,Yale UniversityHIV infecting a human cell. Credit: NIHA research team led by the Yale School of Public Health has found that for people living with HIV/AIDS, both recent imm

Study: Antiretroviral therapy crucial in preventing non-Hodgkin lymphoma

by Michael Greenwood,Yale UniversityHIV infecting a human cell. Credit: NIHA research team led by the Yale School of Public Health has found that for people living with HIV/AIDS, both recent imm
Fighting cancer with nanobodies and computer simulations

Fighting cancer with nanobodies and computer simulations

by Catherine Collins,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineResearchers in the Netherlands are hoping to move vaccine therapy from the lab to inside the body. Credit: Unsplash/Drew Ha

Fighting cancer with nanobodies and computer simulations

by Catherine Collins,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineResearchers in the Netherlands are hoping to move vaccine therapy from the lab to inside the body. Credit: Unsplash/Drew Ha