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Sugar modifications the key to unlocking ovarian cancer secrets

Sugar modifications the key to unlocking ovarian cancer secrets

byGriffith UniversityOvarian cancer research. Credit: Griffith UniversityThe ability to identify unique sugars that decorate ovarian cancer cells could help prevent the spread of cancer and impr

Sugar modifications the key to unlocking ovarian cancer secrets

byGriffith UniversityOvarian cancer research. Credit: Griffith UniversityThe ability to identify unique sugars that decorate ovarian cancer cells could help prevent the spread of cancer and impr
Retinol disruption and the role of vitamin A metabolism in colon cancer

Retinol disruption and the role of vitamin A metabolism in colon cancer

by Impact Journals LLCRetinol-mediated suppression of tumor-promoting IL-6 is disrupted in colon cancer-associated fibroblasts. Credit: 2023 Villéger et al.A new research perspective was published in&

Retinol disruption and the role of vitamin A metabolism in colon cancer

by Impact Journals LLCRetinol-mediated suppression of tumor-promoting IL-6 is disrupted in colon cancer-associated fibroblasts. Credit: 2023 Villéger et al.A new research perspective was published in&
Understanding athletes with lymphoma

Understanding athletes with lymphoma

byMayo ClinicHodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte predominant (high-power view) Credit: Gabriel Caponetti, MD./Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0One July evening, Allison Rosenthal, D.O., received a flurry

Understanding athletes with lymphoma

byMayo ClinicHodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte predominant (high-power view) Credit: Gabriel Caponetti, MD./Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0One July evening, Allison Rosenthal, D.O., received a flurry
New compound advances into Phase 1 trial for pancreatic cancer

New compound advances into Phase 1 trial for pancreatic cancer

by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteErkki Ruoslahti, M.D., Ph.D., distinguished professor at SBP and founder, president and CEO of DrugCendR. Credit: John GestaldoA compound disc

New compound advances into Phase 1 trial for pancreatic cancer

by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteErkki Ruoslahti, M.D., Ph.D., distinguished professor at SBP and founder, president and CEO of DrugCendR. Credit: John GestaldoA compound disc
One protein is key to the spread of lung cancer: New study finds a way to stop it

One protein is key to the spread of lung cancer: New study finds a way to stop it

by Tulane UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by Tulane University has uncovered a previously unknown molecular pathway that could be instrumental to halting lung cancer in its

One protein is key to the spread of lung cancer: New study finds a way to stop it

by Tulane UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by Tulane University has uncovered a previously unknown molecular pathway that could be instrumental to halting lung cancer in its
New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

by Larry Frum,Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe introduction of everolimus with carboplatin treatment induces DNA damage in tumor cells and kills them. Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

by Larry Frum,Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe introduction of everolimus with carboplatin treatment induces DNA damage in tumor cells and kills them. Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel
Study points toward new ways to prevent liver cancer

Study points toward new ways to prevent liver cancer

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCharacterization of genetic mutations, inflammation, immune cell and tumor markers in mice with genetic HSC depletion, activation of inhibition. Credit

Study points toward new ways to prevent liver cancer

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCharacterization of genetic mutations, inflammation, immune cell and tumor markers in mice with genetic HSC depletion, activation of inhibition. Credit
Researchers trial tiny new microscope to detect breast cancer

Researchers trial tiny new microscope to detect breast cancer

by Caroline Brogan,Imperial College LondonMicroscope imaging of invasive breast cancer cells. Credit: Credit: Vyas et al. © Imperial College LondonAn Imperial-developed tiny microscope that can

Researchers trial tiny new microscope to detect breast cancer

by Caroline Brogan,Imperial College LondonMicroscope imaging of invasive breast cancer cells. Credit: Credit: Vyas et al. © Imperial College LondonAn Imperial-developed tiny microscope that can
Research finds alternating estrogen and anti-estrogen therapies effective in treating metastatic breast cancer

Research finds alternating estrogen and anti-estrogen therapies effective in treating metastatic breast cancer

by Dartmouth HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdvanced or metastatic estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is commonly treated with drugs that block the estrogen receptor. However

Research finds alternating estrogen and anti-estrogen therapies effective in treating metastatic breast cancer

by Dartmouth HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdvanced or metastatic estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is commonly treated with drugs that block the estrogen receptor. However
Loneliness can cut survival after a cancer diagnosis: Study

Loneliness can cut survival after a cancer diagnosis: Study

by Denise MannThere's a "loneliness epidemic" in the United States, and feelings of isolation have been linked to heart disease, stroke and other health conditions.Now, new research sugg

Loneliness can cut survival after a cancer diagnosis: Study

by Denise MannThere's a "loneliness epidemic" in the United States, and feelings of isolation have been linked to heart disease, stroke and other health conditions.Now, new research sugg
New study outlines how brain cancer cells take mitochondria from healthy cells to grow and survive

New study outlines how brain cancer cells take mitochondria from healthy cells to grow and survive

byCleveland ClinicThis is an astrocyte, labeled with GFAP (red), Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) green, and nuclear stain To-Pro (blue). Credit: Ivey and MacLean at TNPRC. Via Wikipedia.Glioblastoma

New study outlines how brain cancer cells take mitochondria from healthy cells to grow and survive

byCleveland ClinicThis is an astrocyte, labeled with GFAP (red), Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) green, and nuclear stain To-Pro (blue). Credit: Ivey and MacLean at TNPRC. Via Wikipedia.Glioblastoma
In the fight against breast cancer, researchers identify malignancy hibernation as the next battleground

In the fight against breast cancer, researchers identify malignancy hibernation as the next battleground

by University of Massachusetts AmherstTreatment approaches for breast cancer dormancy. Plausible therapeutic pathway targets to (A) directly kill, (B) maintain, or (C) activate and then kill dorm

In the fight against breast cancer, researchers identify malignancy hibernation as the next battleground

by University of Massachusetts AmherstTreatment approaches for breast cancer dormancy. Plausible therapeutic pathway targets to (A) directly kill, (B) maintain, or (C) activate and then kill dorm