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High-resolution brain tumor mapping reveals possible reason why some patients don't respond to new drug

High-resolution brain tumor mapping reveals possible reason why some patients don't respond to new drug

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.029The cells that make up cancerous brain tumors are extremely varied and sometimes

High-resolution brain tumor mapping reveals possible reason why some patients don't respond to new drug

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.029The cells that make up cancerous brain tumors are extremely varied and sometimes
Fighting aggressive blood cancer ages and exhausts immune cells, study shows

Fighting aggressive blood cancer ages and exhausts immune cells, study shows

byNottingham Trent UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2022). DOI: 10.1172/JCI159579Scientists at Nottingham Trent University and John Hopkins Kimm

Fighting aggressive blood cancer ages and exhausts immune cells, study shows

byNottingham Trent UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2022). DOI: 10.1172/JCI159579Scientists at Nottingham Trent University and John Hopkins Kimm
Researchers gain new insights into chromosome shortening and identify new potential cancer drug targets

Researchers gain new insights into chromosome shortening and identify new potential cancer drug targets

by Institute of Cancer ResearchALT-reliant cells, with telomeres being marked by the green dots. Credit: Cancer and Genome Stability Team at the ICRA new study has provided insights into an impor

Researchers gain new insights into chromosome shortening and identify new potential cancer drug targets

by Institute of Cancer ResearchALT-reliant cells, with telomeres being marked by the green dots. Credit: Cancer and Genome Stability Team at the ICRA new study has provided insights into an impor
Cancer of the appendix: Very rare, but genes may play role

Cancer of the appendix: Very rare, but genes may play role

by Cara MurezWhile appendix cancer is rare, for a small percentage of patients the disease may be linked to a particular genetic variant, a new study suggests.Researchers built on earlier research wit

Cancer of the appendix: Very rare, but genes may play role

by Cara MurezWhile appendix cancer is rare, for a small percentage of patients the disease may be linked to a particular genetic variant, a new study suggests.Researchers built on earlier research wit
Rhombic lip implicated in origins of high-risk medulloblastoma

Rhombic lip implicated in origins of high-risk medulloblastoma

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalTranscriptional atlas of the human fetal cerebellum. (a) Schematic summary of the molecular datasets used to interconnect mouse and human cerebellar pr

Rhombic lip implicated in origins of high-risk medulloblastoma

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalTranscriptional atlas of the human fetal cerebellum. (a) Schematic summary of the molecular datasets used to interconnect mouse and human cerebellar pr
Clues found regarding tumor suppressor gene's breast cancer activity

Clues found regarding tumor suppressor gene's breast cancer activity

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Saraswati Sukumar and Priya PaiResearchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have revealed how the gene HOXA5 may work to suppress fo

Clues found regarding tumor suppressor gene's breast cancer activity

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Saraswati Sukumar and Priya PaiResearchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have revealed how the gene HOXA5 may work to suppress fo
Vitamin A may reduce pancreatitis risk during ALL treatment

Vitamin A may reduce pancreatitis risk during ALL treatment

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterStudy inScience Translational Medicineshows potential benefit of vitamin A treatment to reduce side effect risks during treatment f

Vitamin A may reduce pancreatitis risk during ALL treatment

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterStudy inScience Translational Medicineshows potential benefit of vitamin A treatment to reduce side effect risks during treatment f
Engineered plasma cells show long-lasting antileukemic activity in mice

Engineered plasma cells show long-lasting antileukemic activity in mice

byCell PressAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers show for the first time that engineered human plasma B cells can be used to treat a disease—specificall

Engineered plasma cells show long-lasting antileukemic activity in mice

byCell PressAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers show for the first time that engineered human plasma B cells can be used to treat a disease—specificall
Discovery boosts the potential of new cancer-fighting drugs

Discovery boosts the potential of new cancer-fighting drugs

by The Scripps Research InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthScientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a critical feature that a promising new class

Discovery boosts the potential of new cancer-fighting drugs

by The Scripps Research InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthScientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a critical feature that a promising new class
Drug combination shows promise in preclinical models of triple negative breast cancer

Drug combination shows promise in preclinical models of triple negative breast cancer

by Alhaji Janneh,Medical University of South CarolinaYueying Liu and Dr. Antonio Giordano study PLK1 inhibitors, traffic light-like signals that stop the uncontrolled growth of breast cancer cel

Drug combination shows promise in preclinical models of triple negative breast cancer

by Alhaji Janneh,Medical University of South CarolinaYueying Liu and Dr. Antonio Giordano study PLK1 inhibitors, traffic light-like signals that stop the uncontrolled growth of breast cancer cel
New insights into treating a rare leukemia

New insights into treating a rare leukemia

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesBone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Several blasts have Auer rods. Credit: WikipediaA study at Children's Hospital Los Angeles is sheddi

New insights into treating a rare leukemia

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesBone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Several blasts have Auer rods. Credit: WikipediaA study at Children's Hospital Los Angeles is sheddi
Newly discovered RNA molecules hold promise for detecting and treating esophageal cancer

Newly discovered RNA molecules hold promise for detecting and treating esophageal cancer

by Bill Lubinger,Case Western Reserve UniversityA hairpin loop from a pre-mRNA. Highlighted are the nucleobases (green) and the ribose-phosphate backbone (blue). Note that this is a single stran

Newly discovered RNA molecules hold promise for detecting and treating esophageal cancer

by Bill Lubinger,Case Western Reserve UniversityA hairpin loop from a pre-mRNA. Highlighted are the nucleobases (green) and the ribose-phosphate backbone (blue). Note that this is a single stran