A possible way to reenergize T cells exhausted from fighting a tumor

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressScanning electron micrograph of human T lymphocyte or T cell. Credit: NIAID/NIHAn international team of researchers has found a possible way to reenergize T cells exhauste

Updated on: March 26,2024

A possible way to reenergize T cells exhausted from fighting a tumor

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressScanning electron micrograph of human T lymphocyte or T cell. Credit: NIAID/NIHAn international team of researchers has found a possible way to reenergize T cells exhauste

Updated on:March 26,2024

Engineered white blood cells can eliminate cancer, shows study

by Melissa Pappas,University of PennsylvaniaMacrophages killing cancer cell. Credit: Susan ArnoldBy silencing the molecular pathway that prevents macrophages from attacking our own cells, Univer

Updated on: January 16,2024

Engineered white blood cells can eliminate cancer, shows study

by Melissa Pappas,University of PennsylvaniaMacrophages killing cancer cell. Credit: Susan ArnoldBy silencing the molecular pathway that prevents macrophages from attacking our own cells, Univer

Updated on:January 16,2024

A new strategy to enhance gene therapy for sickle cell disease

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCyclosporin H Improves the Transduction of CD34+ Cells with an Anti-Sickling Globin Vector, a Possible Therapeutic Approach for Sickle Cell Disease. Credit: Mary Ann Liebe

Updated on: November 22,2024

A new strategy to enhance gene therapy for sickle cell disease

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCyclosporin H Improves the Transduction of CD34+ Cells with an Anti-Sickling Globin Vector, a Possible Therapeutic Approach for Sickle Cell Disease. Credit: Mary Ann Liebe

Updated on:November 22,2024

Study details effect of radiation exposure on hormone deficiencies

by Katie Pence,University of Cincinnati Academic Health CenterRalph Vatner, MD, PhD, in a proton radiotherapy gantry at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/UC Health Proton The

Updated on: May 31,2024

Study details effect of radiation exposure on hormone deficiencies

by Katie Pence,University of Cincinnati Academic Health CenterRalph Vatner, MD, PhD, in a proton radiotherapy gantry at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/UC Health Proton The

Updated on:May 31,2024

Improving CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumors through inhibition of conventional signaling pathway

byNational University of SingaporeGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100917Chimeric Antigen Receptor-expressing T cell (CAR-T) therapy i

Updated on: January 07,2024

Improving CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumors through inhibition of conventional signaling pathway

byNational University of SingaporeGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100917Chimeric Antigen Receptor-expressing T cell (CAR-T) therapy i

Updated on:January 07,2024

Cancer-targeting virus therapy combined with radiation more effective against brain cancer than either one alone

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaResearchers Mary Hitt (left) and Quinn Storozynsky found that using a cancer-targeting virus therapy at the same time as radiation gives more benefit t

Updated on: February 19,2024

Cancer-targeting virus therapy combined with radiation more effective against brain cancer than either one alone

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaResearchers Mary Hitt (left) and Quinn Storozynsky found that using a cancer-targeting virus therapy at the same time as radiation gives more benefit t

Updated on:February 19,2024

Survival of children with acute lymphatic leukemia has increased to 94%, study finds

by Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe five-year survival of all children with acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) has continued to increase to 94%. This is e

Updated on: January 23,2024

Survival of children with acute lymphatic leukemia has increased to 94%, study finds

by Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe five-year survival of all children with acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) has continued to increase to 94%. This is e

Updated on:January 23,2024

Researchers study new treatment for pancreatic cancer

by West Virginia UniversityAccording to the American Cancer Society, about 45,000 Americans will have died from pancreatic cancer by year's end. That's more than the number projected to d

Updated on: June 04,2024

Researchers study new treatment for pancreatic cancer

by West Virginia UniversityAccording to the American Cancer Society, about 45,000 Americans will have died from pancreatic cancer by year's end. That's more than the number projected to d

Updated on:June 04,2024

Researchers link ovarian cancer to bacteria colonization in microbiome

by Susan Murphy,Mayo Clinicβ-diversities measures were compared. For β-diversity, Bray–Curtis (BC), unweighted, and weighted, UniFrac distance metrics were reported. The most significant metric

Updated on: February 20,2024

Researchers link ovarian cancer to bacteria colonization in microbiome

by Susan Murphy,Mayo Clinicβ-diversities measures were compared. For β-diversity, Bray–Curtis (BC), unweighted, and weighted, UniFrac distance metrics were reported. The most significant metric

Updated on:February 20,2024

Trends and hotspots in lung cancer surgery research reviewed over the last decade

by Health Data ScienceTrends of (a) annual scholarly outputs and (b) average field citation ratios in the world and top five countries in the field of lung cancer surgery, 2012-2021, and association b

Updated on: December 25,2023

Trends and hotspots in lung cancer surgery research reviewed over the last decade

by Health Data ScienceTrends of (a) annual scholarly outputs and (b) average field citation ratios in the world and top five countries in the field of lung cancer surgery, 2012-2021, and association b

Updated on:December 25,2023

Once shelved as too risky, blood cancer drug discovered in San Diego gets FDA approval

by Bradley J. FikesCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA promising cancer drug, discovered in San Diego and later discarded for safety concerns, has at last been app

Updated on: April 22,2024

Once shelved as too risky, blood cancer drug discovered in San Diego gets FDA approval

by Bradley J. FikesCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA promising cancer drug, discovered in San Diego and later discarded for safety concerns, has at last been app

Updated on:April 22,2024

New drug, WNTinib, delays tumor growth and improves survival in mouse models of children's liver cancer

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new drug called WNTinib can delay the growth of tumors and improve survival in hepatoblastoma, a type of

Updated on: November 08,2024

New drug, WNTinib, delays tumor growth and improves survival in mouse models of children's liver cancer

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new drug called WNTinib can delay the growth of tumors and improve survival in hepatoblastoma, a type of

Updated on:November 08,2024