Model illuminates environmental cues that may contribute to breast cancer recurrence

by Karen B. Roberts,University of DelawareUniversity of Delaware post-doctoral researcher Lina Pradham loads a protocol and plate into a bioprinter made by Inventia. Called the RASTRUM, the Inve

Updated on: December 22,2023

Model illuminates environmental cues that may contribute to breast cancer recurrence

by Karen B. Roberts,University of DelawareUniversity of Delaware post-doctoral researcher Lina Pradham loads a protocol and plate into a bioprinter made by Inventia. Called the RASTRUM, the Inve

Updated on:December 22,2023

Colonoscopy is the most comprehensive screening for colorectal cancer, despite flawed interpretations of a new study

by Franklin G. Berger,The ConversationCredit: American College of GastroenterologyA recently published study in a high-profile medical journal appeared to call into questionthe efficacy of

Updated on: December 26,2023

Colonoscopy is the most comprehensive screening for colorectal cancer, despite flawed interpretations of a new study

by Franklin G. Berger,The ConversationCredit: American College of GastroenterologyA recently published study in a high-profile medical journal appeared to call into questionthe efficacy of

Updated on:December 26,2023

The use of DNA biomarkers for detecting early-stage HPV-positive oropharynx cancers has limitations

byBrigham and Women's HospitalA double stranded DNA fragment. Credit: Vcpmartin/Wikimedia/ CC BY-SA 4.0Oropharynx cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) have risen dramatically over th

Updated on: January 04,2024

The use of DNA biomarkers for detecting early-stage HPV-positive oropharynx cancers has limitations

byBrigham and Women's HospitalA double stranded DNA fragment. Credit: Vcpmartin/Wikimedia/ CC BY-SA 4.0Oropharynx cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) have risen dramatically over th

Updated on:January 04,2024

Is this a faster, better treatment for blood and solid tumor cancers?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityA Northeastern researcher in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the New England Inflamm

Updated on: January 26,2024

Is this a faster, better treatment for blood and solid tumor cancers?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityA Northeastern researcher in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the New England Inflamm

Updated on:January 26,2024

Erectile dysfunction medications may increase risk of death when combined with common chest pain medication

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPhosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i)—an erectile dysfunction drug sold under the names Viagra, Levitra, Cialis, and other

Updated on: March 25,2024

Erectile dysfunction medications may increase risk of death when combined with common chest pain medication

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPhosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i)—an erectile dysfunction drug sold under the names Viagra, Levitra, Cialis, and other

Updated on:March 25,2024

Neoantigen DNA vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer in clinical trial

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineA small clinical trial conducted at WashU Medicine shows promising results for patients with triple-negative breast cancer who r

Updated on: December 02,2024

Neoantigen DNA vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer in clinical trial

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineA small clinical trial conducted at WashU Medicine shows promising results for patients with triple-negative breast cancer who r

Updated on:December 02,2024

One in six premenopausal early breast cancer patients do not adhere to hormonal therapy

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyLead author Barbara Pistilli, a medical oncologist at Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France. Credit: European Society for Medical OncologyNearly one i

Updated on: December 18,2023

One in six premenopausal early breast cancer patients do not adhere to hormonal therapy

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyLead author Barbara Pistilli, a medical oncologist at Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France. Credit: European Society for Medical OncologyNearly one i

Updated on:December 18,2023

All in the blood: New way to detect drug resistance in ovarian cancer patients

byWalter and Eliza Hall InstituteThe "splicing" mechanism in cancer cells allows them to repair their DNA and avoid the cell death caused by PARP inhibitor therapy, resulting in drug r

Updated on: December 02,2024

All in the blood: New way to detect drug resistance in ovarian cancer patients

byWalter and Eliza Hall InstituteThe "splicing" mechanism in cancer cells allows them to repair their DNA and avoid the cell death caused by PARP inhibitor therapy, resulting in drug r

Updated on:December 02,2024

Early clinical trial data show gene therapy reversing sickle cell anemia

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterTechnicians work in the ISO-certified cleanroom laboratory at Cincinnati Children's, where gene-correction therapies are tested and produce

Updated on: April 20,2024

Early clinical trial data show gene therapy reversing sickle cell anemia

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterTechnicians work in the ISO-certified cleanroom laboratory at Cincinnati Children's, where gene-correction therapies are tested and produce

Updated on:April 20,2024

Robotic resection cuts perioperative morbidity with liver cancer

by Lori SolomonRobotic liver resection (RLR) is associated with a significant reduction in perioperative morbidity for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) versus open-liver resection (OLR), ac

Updated on: December 25,2023

Robotic resection cuts perioperative morbidity with liver cancer

by Lori SolomonRobotic liver resection (RLR) is associated with a significant reduction in perioperative morbidity for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) versus open-liver resection (OLR), ac

Updated on:December 25,2023

Radiation/cisplatin combination established as standard of care for HPV+ oral cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCombinations of radiation and chemotherapy drugs have been shown to cure HPV-related head and neck cancer with a high success rate. A new phase III trial

Updated on: December 18,2023

Radiation/cisplatin combination established as standard of care for HPV+ oral cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCombinations of radiation and chemotherapy drugs have been shown to cure HPV-related head and neck cancer with a high success rate. A new phase III trial

Updated on:December 18,2023

Tiny, implantable therapeutic sponge device helps kill cancer in mice

by Wayne Lewis,University of California, Los AngelesThe SymphNode device (left), contains nanoparticles (red dots) that release a drug that blocks the activity of regulatory T cells (green), whi

Updated on: January 08,2024

Tiny, implantable therapeutic sponge device helps kill cancer in mice

by Wayne Lewis,University of California, Los AngelesThe SymphNode device (left), contains nanoparticles (red dots) that release a drug that blocks the activity of regulatory T cells (green), whi

Updated on:January 08,2024