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Researchers invent novel ingestible capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring

Researchers invent novel ingestible capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring

by National University of SingaporeThe components of the dosimeter fit into an 18mm by 7mm capsule, a common size for many supplements and medicines. Credit: National University of SingaporeGastr

Researchers invent novel ingestible capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring

by National University of SingaporeThe components of the dosimeter fit into an 18mm by 7mm capsule, a common size for many supplements and medicines. Credit: National University of SingaporeGastr
Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

by Queen's UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellu

Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

by Queen's UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellu
Genes activated in metastasis also drive the first stages of tumour growth

Genes activated in metastasis also drive the first stages of tumour growth

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)The overexpression of the gene Serpent in the Drosophila wing causes permanent overgrowth and it is sufficient to promote tumour developmen

Genes activated in metastasis also drive the first stages of tumour growth

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)The overexpression of the gene Serpent in the Drosophila wing causes permanent overgrowth and it is sufficient to promote tumour developmen
Depression affects one-third of lung cancer patients

Depression affects one-third of lung cancer patients

by Jeff Grabmeier,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAbout one-third of patients newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer have moderate to severe symptoms of depre

Depression affects one-third of lung cancer patients

by Jeff Grabmeier,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAbout one-third of patients newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer have moderate to severe symptoms of depre
Artificial intelligence tool developed to predict risk of lung cancer

Artificial intelligence tool developed to predict risk of lung cancer

byMassachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainLung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and around the world. Low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) is

Artificial intelligence tool developed to predict risk of lung cancer

byMassachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainLung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and around the world. Low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) is
A naturally-occurring molecule shows promise as effective first-line treatment for prostate cancer

A naturally-occurring molecule shows promise as effective first-line treatment for prostate cancer

JANUARY 5, 2024byNottingham Trent UniversityLive-cell cytotoxicity analysis shows that carnosine induces the death of PC346Flu1 (A) and TRAMP-C1 (B) cells. Carnosine inhibited cell growth in a d

A naturally-occurring molecule shows promise as effective first-line treatment for prostate cancer

JANUARY 5, 2024byNottingham Trent UniversityLive-cell cytotoxicity analysis shows that carnosine induces the death of PC346Flu1 (A) and TRAMP-C1 (B) cells. Carnosine inhibited cell growth in a d
Tumor Metabolism Atlas offers a new way to discover cancer mechanisms

Tumor Metabolism Atlas offers a new way to discover cancer mechanisms

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: AI-generated imageAn atlas that catalogs gene activity and the levels of small molecules called metabolites in tumor samples offers a new way of identifyin

Tumor Metabolism Atlas offers a new way to discover cancer mechanisms

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: AI-generated imageAn atlas that catalogs gene activity and the levels of small molecules called metabolites in tumor samples offers a new way of identifyin
Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

by Aminex Therapeutics, Inc.Photos of Professor Michelle Haber AM Executive Director of Children's Cancer Institute Australia Credit: Children’s Cancer Institute AustraliaThe MYCN oncogene has lon

Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

by Aminex Therapeutics, Inc.Photos of Professor Michelle Haber AM Executive Director of Children's Cancer Institute Australia Credit: Children’s Cancer Institute AustraliaThe MYCN oncogene has lon
Anticancer immunity through tumor antigen identification and conversion to DNA vaccines

Anticancer immunity through tumor antigen identification and conversion to DNA vaccines

by The Wistar InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainWistar scientists and collaborators demonstrated the utility of an optimized synthetic DNA vaccine platform for rapidly inducing immunity against u

Anticancer immunity through tumor antigen identification and conversion to DNA vaccines

by The Wistar InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainWistar scientists and collaborators demonstrated the utility of an optimized synthetic DNA vaccine platform for rapidly inducing immunity against u
EU approves treatment for prostate cancer

EU approves treatment for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryThe European Union has approved a new treatment against an advanced type of prostate cancer by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant said Tuesday.The

EU approves treatment for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryThe European Union has approved a new treatment against an advanced type of prostate cancer by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant said Tuesday.The
Levonorgestrel IUD feasible for low-risk, early uterine cancer

Levonorgestrel IUD feasible for low-risk, early uterine cancer

(HealthDay)—A levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) is effective in the majority of patients undergoing conservative treatment for low-risk endometrial cancer and complex atypical hyp

Levonorgestrel IUD feasible for low-risk, early uterine cancer

(HealthDay)—A levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) is effective in the majority of patients undergoing conservative treatment for low-risk endometrial cancer and complex atypical hyp
New study illuminates why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur

New study illuminates why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained gr

New study illuminates why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained gr