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Hunting brain cancer cells: Neuronal and tumorigenic boundaries of glioblastoma plasticity

Hunting brain cancer cells: Neuronal and tumorigenic boundaries of glioblastoma plasticity

byFlinders UniversityGlioblastoma tumor cells express aberrant neuronal signatures and differentiate along a neurodevelopmental trajectory. (A) Healthy neuronal cells transform to a malignant ph

Hunting brain cancer cells: Neuronal and tumorigenic boundaries of glioblastoma plasticity

byFlinders UniversityGlioblastoma tumor cells express aberrant neuronal signatures and differentiate along a neurodevelopmental trajectory. (A) Healthy neuronal cells transform to a malignant ph
Researchers link cancer gene to Scottish island

Researchers link cancer gene to Scottish island

byUniversity of EdinburghGrandparental ancestry of BRCA2 c.517-2A>G carriers in VIKING I. Credit:European Journal of Human Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41431-024-01704-wPeople wi

Researchers link cancer gene to Scottish island

byUniversity of EdinburghGrandparental ancestry of BRCA2 c.517-2A>G carriers in VIKING I. Credit:European Journal of Human Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41431-024-01704-wPeople wi
Researcher pioneers method of detecting early-stage cancer: Cheaper, faster, less invasive and accurate

Researcher pioneers method of detecting early-stage cancer: Cheaper, faster, less invasive and accurate

by Dave Raney,University of CincinnatiJiajie Diao and his collaboratorare working with UC’s Technology Transfer team to commercialize their new method for early cancer diagnosis. Credit: C

Researcher pioneers method of detecting early-stage cancer: Cheaper, faster, less invasive and accurate

by Dave Raney,University of CincinnatiJiajie Diao and his collaboratorare working with UC’s Technology Transfer team to commercialize their new method for early cancer diagnosis. Credit: C
Researchers find less risky way to monitor breast cancer progression

Researchers find less risky way to monitor breast cancer progression

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusSchematic for identifying subset of binding sites with TF footprints. (A) When TFs or nucleosomes are bound at TFBSs, they protect different lengths of DNA from nucle

Researchers find less risky way to monitor breast cancer progression

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusSchematic for identifying subset of binding sites with TF footprints. (A) When TFs or nucleosomes are bound at TFBSs, they protect different lengths of DNA from nucle
Video educates and connects men to prostate cancer screening options

Video educates and connects men to prostate cancer screening options

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs part of a comprehensive effort to improve cancer screenings among diverse communities, Penn Me

Video educates and connects men to prostate cancer screening options

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs part of a comprehensive effort to improve cancer screenings among diverse communities, Penn Me
Research provides insight into genetic link to potential treatment response among BRCA1/2 breast cancer patients

Research provides insight into genetic link to potential treatment response among BRCA1/2 breast cancer patients

by Alex Gardner,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew findings from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsy

Research provides insight into genetic link to potential treatment response among BRCA1/2 breast cancer patients

by Alex Gardner,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew findings from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsy
Smoking duration, intensity tied to bladder cancer recurrence

Smoking duration, intensity tied to bladder cancer recurrence

by Lori SolomonLonger duration and more pack-years of cigarette smoking are associated with a higher risk for recurrence of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), according to a study published o

Smoking duration, intensity tied to bladder cancer recurrence

by Lori SolomonLonger duration and more pack-years of cigarette smoking are associated with a higher risk for recurrence of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), according to a study published o
New drugs are improving survival times for patients with aggressive type of blood cancer, study finds

New drugs are improving survival times for patients with aggressive type of blood cancer, study finds

by BloodwiseCredit: Wikimedia CommonsSurvival times for a highly aggressive type of blood cancer have nearly doubled over the last decade due to the introduction of new targeted drugs, a Yorkshire stu

New drugs are improving survival times for patients with aggressive type of blood cancer, study finds

by BloodwiseCredit: Wikimedia CommonsSurvival times for a highly aggressive type of blood cancer have nearly doubled over the last decade due to the introduction of new targeted drugs, a Yorkshire stu
Researchers identify promising drug to treat gastrointestinal cancers

Researchers identify promising drug to treat gastrointestinal cancers

by Joe Dangor,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGastrointestinal cancers are some of the most commonly diagnosed cancers, and they continue to be associated with poor survival outcome

Researchers identify promising drug to treat gastrointestinal cancers

by Joe Dangor,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGastrointestinal cancers are some of the most commonly diagnosed cancers, and they continue to be associated with poor survival outcome
Pembrolizumab shows survival benefit for patients with renal cancer

Pembrolizumab shows survival benefit for patients with renal cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), overall survival (OS) is improved for those receiving pembrolizumab versus placebo at a median follow-up of about 57 months,

Pembrolizumab shows survival benefit for patients with renal cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), overall survival (OS) is improved for those receiving pembrolizumab versus placebo at a median follow-up of about 57 months,
Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor

Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalPrincipal investigator Thomas Merchant, D.O. Ph.D., consults with an ependymoma patient at St. Jude. Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Resea

Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalPrincipal investigator Thomas Merchant, D.O. Ph.D., consults with an ependymoma patient at St. Jude. Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Resea
How colliding genetic processes drive aggressive cancers

How colliding genetic processes drive aggressive cancers

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterLoss of CDK12 promotes large TD formation. Credit:Nature Cancer(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43018-024-00848-4Cancer researchers at the University of Ch

How colliding genetic processes drive aggressive cancers

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterLoss of CDK12 promotes large TD formation. Credit:Nature Cancer(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43018-024-00848-4Cancer researchers at the University of Ch