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

Updated on: May 11,2024

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

Updated on:May 11,2024

New study links genetic diversity of tumors with resistance to treatment in Asian lung cancer patients

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeResearchers from Singapore discovered that the EGFR mutant lung cancer in Asians is more varied than its counterpart observed in

Updated on: March 08,2024

New study links genetic diversity of tumors with resistance to treatment in Asian lung cancer patients

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeResearchers from Singapore discovered that the EGFR mutant lung cancer in Asians is more varied than its counterpart observed in

Updated on:March 08,2024

Study details how exosomes, released by the breast tumor, tricks cells in the blood-brain barrier into taking them up

by Children's Hospital BostonExtracellular vesicles, also known as exosomes, cross the blood-brain barrier via a transcytosis process. Credit: Kristin Johnson/Vascular Biology Program, Boston

Updated on: May 31,2024

Study details how exosomes, released by the breast tumor, tricks cells in the blood-brain barrier into taking them up

by Children's Hospital BostonExtracellular vesicles, also known as exosomes, cross the blood-brain barrier via a transcytosis process. Credit: Kristin Johnson/Vascular Biology Program, Boston

Updated on:May 31,2024

How tumors mutate their way out of a crisis—and become drug resistant in the process

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceHuman lung cancer cells under the microscope, before (left) and after (right) treatment with an anticancer drug, which causes DNA breaks (green) in the cell nuclei

Updated on: January 21,2024

How tumors mutate their way out of a crisis—and become drug resistant in the process

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceHuman lung cancer cells under the microscope, before (left) and after (right) treatment with an anticancer drug, which causes DNA breaks (green) in the cell nuclei

Updated on:January 21,2024

Researchers identify protein that contributes to racial disparities in prostate cancer

by Roswell Park Cancer InstituteDrs. Dhyan Chandra, left, and Rahul Kumar led the Roswell Park research team that has proposed a new strategy for treating prostate cancer in some men. Credit: Ros

Updated on: June 22,2024

Researchers identify protein that contributes to racial disparities in prostate cancer

by Roswell Park Cancer InstituteDrs. Dhyan Chandra, left, and Rahul Kumar led the Roswell Park research team that has proposed a new strategy for treating prostate cancer in some men. Credit: Ros

Updated on:June 22,2024

Researchers develop innovative treatment for familial adenomatous polyposis

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Tel Aviv UniversityResearchers from Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) have developed an innovative drug treatment for famil

Updated on: March 01,2024

Researchers develop innovative treatment for familial adenomatous polyposis

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Tel Aviv UniversityResearchers from Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) have developed an innovative drug treatment for famil

Updated on:March 01,2024

Drop the C-word to reduce anxiety and overtreatment, say experts

by University of SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMedical researchers are calling for the word 'cancer' to be dropped from some doctor-patient conversations in a bid to reduce patient anxie

Updated on: April 01,2024

Drop the C-word to reduce anxiety and overtreatment, say experts

by University of SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMedical researchers are calling for the word 'cancer' to be dropped from some doctor-patient conversations in a bid to reduce patient anxie

Updated on:April 01,2024

Combined breast and gynecologic surgery: Study says not so fast

by Garth Sundem,CU Anschutz Medical CampusSarah Tevis, MD. Credit: University of ColoradoBreast cancer patients and women undergoing cancer-preventive breast surgeries may consider combining the

Updated on: March 06,2024

Combined breast and gynecologic surgery: Study says not so fast

by Garth Sundem,CU Anschutz Medical CampusSarah Tevis, MD. Credit: University of ColoradoBreast cancer patients and women undergoing cancer-preventive breast surgeries may consider combining the

Updated on:March 06,2024

Team targets tumor suppressor to treat 'triple-negative' breast cancer

by University of Arizona Health SciencesAgnieszka Witkiewicz, MD and Erik Knudsen, PhD, UA Cancer Center. Credit: BioCommunications, Kris HanningA study by scientists at the University of Arizona Canc

Updated on: May 27,2024

Team targets tumor suppressor to treat 'triple-negative' breast cancer

by University of Arizona Health SciencesAgnieszka Witkiewicz, MD and Erik Knudsen, PhD, UA Cancer Center. Credit: BioCommunications, Kris HanningA study by scientists at the University of Arizona Canc

Updated on:May 27,2024

These common antibiotics could increase colon cancer risk

by Najja ParkerCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthAlthough antibiotics can help kill harmful bacteria, the drugs may increase your risk for cancer, according to a n

Updated on: April 18,2024

These common antibiotics could increase colon cancer risk

by Najja ParkerCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthAlthough antibiotics can help kill harmful bacteria, the drugs may increase your risk for cancer, according to a n

Updated on:April 18,2024

A clear vision for cancer diagnosis

by Adam Zewe,Harvard UniversityFreshman Kavya Kopparapu created an artificial intelligence platform, called GlioVision, which uses a scanned glioblastoma tumor image to determine the cancer’s mo

Updated on: March 27,2024

A clear vision for cancer diagnosis

by Adam Zewe,Harvard UniversityFreshman Kavya Kopparapu created an artificial intelligence platform, called GlioVision, which uses a scanned glioblastoma tumor image to determine the cancer’s mo

Updated on:March 27,2024

Researcher looks for ways to detect deadly ovarian cancer before it develops

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesDr. Beth Karlan. Credit: Milo Mitchell/UCLAOut of the 22,240 women in the United States who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, onl

Updated on: June 04,2024

Researcher looks for ways to detect deadly ovarian cancer before it develops

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesDr. Beth Karlan. Credit: Milo Mitchell/UCLAOut of the 22,240 women in the United States who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, onl

Updated on:June 04,2024