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Drug shows promise as immune therapy for cancer

Drug shows promise as immune therapy for cancer

by Ziba Kashef,Yale UniversityNew Yale-led research may offer novel immunotherapies for skin, colon, breast, pancreatic and other cancers. Credit: stock.adobe.comA therapy developed by Yale rese

Drug shows promise as immune therapy for cancer

by Ziba Kashef,Yale UniversityNew Yale-led research may offer novel immunotherapies for skin, colon, breast, pancreatic and other cancers. Credit: stock.adobe.comA therapy developed by Yale rese
Drug makes tumors more susceptible to chemo

Drug makes tumors more susceptible to chemo

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyStructure of the complex containing Rev1 and JH-RE-06. The two copies of the Rev1 protein are shown in dark and light blue, while the small molecule JH-RE-

Drug makes tumors more susceptible to chemo

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyStructure of the complex containing Rev1 and JH-RE-06. The two copies of the Rev1 protein are shown in dark and light blue, while the small molecule JH-RE-
Study supports PSA screening for male BRCA2 carrier

Study supports PSA screening for male BRCA2 carrier

(HealthDay)—Systematic prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening is advised for men who are carriers of theBRCA2mutation, which is associated with a higher incidence of prostate cancer, yo

Study supports PSA screening for male BRCA2 carrier

(HealthDay)—Systematic prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening is advised for men who are carriers of theBRCA2mutation, which is associated with a higher incidence of prostate cancer, yo
Doctors are being sexually harassed at work—this needs to stop

Doctors are being sexually harassed at work—this needs to stop

by Louise Stone,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDominique Leewas training in radiation oncology when she was invited to join her supervisor to discuss a training opportun

Doctors are being sexually harassed at work—this needs to stop

by Louise Stone,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDominique Leewas training in radiation oncology when she was invited to join her supervisor to discuss a training opportun
Study: Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma

Study: Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityNano-vaccine mechanism of action: following injection, the nano-vaccine internalizes into immune cells, leading to activation of T cells to recognize and attack melanoma. Cr

Study: Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityNano-vaccine mechanism of action: following injection, the nano-vaccine internalizes into immune cells, leading to activation of T cells to recognize and attack melanoma. Cr
One simple change cut unnecessary imaging for cancer patients in half

One simple change cut unnecessary imaging for cancer patients in half

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHSimply introducing a default physician order—a "nudge"—into electronic

One simple change cut unnecessary imaging for cancer patients in half

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHSimply introducing a default physician order—a "nudge"—into electronic
A curiosity-driven genetic discovery that should impact cancer treatments

A curiosity-driven genetic discovery that should impact cancer treatments

by Trinity College DublinKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHA team of geneticists with a desire to understand the inner workings of genes implicated in cellular identity has discov

A curiosity-driven genetic discovery that should impact cancer treatments

by Trinity College DublinKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHA team of geneticists with a desire to understand the inner workings of genes implicated in cellular identity has discov
A new strategy 'raises the volume' of gut-body communication

A new strategy 'raises the volume' of gut-body communication

by Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.d.,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainThroughout the gastrointestinal tract there are specialized hormone-producing cells called enteroendocrine cells

A new strategy 'raises the volume' of gut-body communication

by Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.d.,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainThroughout the gastrointestinal tract there are specialized hormone-producing cells called enteroendocrine cells
Liquid biopsy chip detects tumor cells in 100 percent of blood samples from breast cancer patients

Liquid biopsy chip detects tumor cells in 100 percent of blood samples from breast cancer patients

by Michael W. Dorsey,Worcester Polytechnic InstituteA circulating cancer cell (pink) attaches to carbon nanotube surface; white blood cells (blue) do not adhere and are later washed away. Credit

Liquid biopsy chip detects tumor cells in 100 percent of blood samples from breast cancer patients

by Michael W. Dorsey,Worcester Polytechnic InstituteA circulating cancer cell (pink) attaches to carbon nanotube surface; white blood cells (blue) do not adhere and are later washed away. Credit
A chemistry pioneer works to improve a flawed test for a common cancer

A chemistry pioneer works to improve a flawed test for a common cancer

by Clare Milliken,Northwestern UniversityKelleher says top-down proteomics provides a more comprehensiveunderstanding of human proteins than bottom-up proteomics, which is both imprecise a

A chemistry pioneer works to improve a flawed test for a common cancer

by Clare Milliken,Northwestern UniversityKelleher says top-down proteomics provides a more comprehensiveunderstanding of human proteins than bottom-up proteomics, which is both imprecise a
Tracking the epigenetic evolution of a cancer, cell by cell

Tracking the epigenetic evolution of a cancer, cell by cell

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDr. Dan Landau. Credit: Rene PerezA powerful new set of scientific tools developed by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center (NYGC) researchers enables

Tracking the epigenetic evolution of a cancer, cell by cell

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDr. Dan Landau. Credit: Rene PerezA powerful new set of scientific tools developed by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center (NYGC) researchers enables
Front-line osimertinib improves overall survival in EGFR-mutation positive NSCLC

Front-line osimertinib improves overall survival in EGFR-mutation positive NSCLC

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: © European Society for Medical OncologyFirst-line osimertinib significantly lengthens overall survival compared to older generation EGFR-TKIs in pa

Front-line osimertinib improves overall survival in EGFR-mutation positive NSCLC

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: © European Society for Medical OncologyFirst-line osimertinib significantly lengthens overall survival compared to older generation EGFR-TKIs in pa