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Link between sphingolipids and complement signaling may be key to stopping cancer metastasis

Link between sphingolipids and complement signaling may be key to stopping cancer metastasis

by Caroline Wallace,Medical University of South CarolinaGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111742MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers have i

Link between sphingolipids and complement signaling may be key to stopping cancer metastasis

by Caroline Wallace,Medical University of South CarolinaGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111742MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers have i
Origins of glioma brain cancer found to be in the epigenome

Origins of glioma brain cancer found to be in the epigenome

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile cancers often originate from mutations and other alterations of cells' DNA, researchers in the Bernstein Laboratory at D

Origins of glioma brain cancer found to be in the epigenome

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile cancers often originate from mutations and other alterations of cells' DNA, researchers in the Bernstein Laboratory at D
New study suggests way to predict outcomes with high accuracy prior to surgery for pancreatic cancer patients

New study suggests way to predict outcomes with high accuracy prior to surgery for pancreatic cancer patients

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteNew research in the September 2022 issue of&nbsp

New study suggests way to predict outcomes with high accuracy prior to surgery for pancreatic cancer patients

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteNew research in the September 2022 issue of&nbsp
Researchers find effective drug combinations for glioblastoma in mice

Researchers find effective drug combinations for glioblastoma in mice

by The Spanish National Cancer Research CentreTelomeres (red) in mouse embryonic fibroblasts; DNA damage (green) caused by ERK inhibition. ERK is an enzyme in the RAS pathway whose inhibition lea

Researchers find effective drug combinations for glioblastoma in mice

by The Spanish National Cancer Research CentreTelomeres (red) in mouse embryonic fibroblasts; DNA damage (green) caused by ERK inhibition. ERK is an enzyme in the RAS pathway whose inhibition lea
Skin cancer-related mutations higher in the UK than Singapore, new study shows

Skin cancer-related mutations higher in the UK than Singapore, new study shows

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteA representation of protein-altering mutations in 1 square centimeter of skin from donors of the UK and Singapore. The UK square contains many more circles. Cred

Skin cancer-related mutations higher in the UK than Singapore, new study shows

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteA representation of protein-altering mutations in 1 square centimeter of skin from donors of the UK and Singapore. The UK square contains many more circles. Cred
Factor that doubles the risk of death from breast cancer identified

Factor that doubles the risk of death from breast cancer identified

by Karolinska InstitutetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainResearchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that the ri

Factor that doubles the risk of death from breast cancer identified

by Karolinska InstitutetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainResearchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that the ri
Bolstering fat cells offers potential new leukemia treatment

Bolstering fat cells offers potential new leukemia treatment

by McMaster UniversityFat cells (white circles) in healthy human bone marrow, left, compared to bone marrow in a patient with leukemia, right. Credit: McMaster UniversityKilling cancer cells indi

Bolstering fat cells offers potential new leukemia treatment

by McMaster UniversityFat cells (white circles) in healthy human bone marrow, left, compared to bone marrow in a patient with leukemia, right. Credit: McMaster UniversityKilling cancer cells indi
Researchers map genetic signature of precursor to liver cancer

Researchers map genetic signature of precursor to liver cancer

by Curtin UniversityProfessor Nina Tirnitz-Parker and Dr. Rodrigo Carlessi, from Curtin University. Credit: Curtin UniversityResearchers at Curtin University have identified the genetic signature

Researchers map genetic signature of precursor to liver cancer

by Curtin UniversityProfessor Nina Tirnitz-Parker and Dr. Rodrigo Carlessi, from Curtin University. Credit: Curtin UniversityResearchers at Curtin University have identified the genetic signature
Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments

Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments

by Cara MurezWhen a man has cancer in an area that affects sexual function, his doctor is likely to discuss it with him.But the same is not true for a woman who has cancer in a sex organ, according to

Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments

by Cara MurezWhen a man has cancer in an area that affects sexual function, his doctor is likely to discuss it with him.But the same is not true for a woman who has cancer in a sex organ, according to
New study indicates treatment patterns, not genetics, drive prostate cancer disparities

New study indicates treatment patterns, not genetics, drive prostate cancer disparities

by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterOverview of study design and overall genomic landscape (A) Study overview. The study comprised 11 741 patients with prostate cancer who underwent CGP to assess

New study indicates treatment patterns, not genetics, drive prostate cancer disparities

by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterOverview of study design and overall genomic landscape (A) Study overview. The study comprised 11 741 patients with prostate cancer who underwent CGP to assess
Novel therapeutic strategy against melanoma: Combined targeting of hedgehog signaling and BRD4

Novel therapeutic strategy against melanoma: Combined targeting of hedgehog signaling and BRD4

by Impact Journals LLCCombined targeting of SMO and BRD4 as a potential therapeutic strategy against melanoma. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28441A new editorial paper

Novel therapeutic strategy against melanoma: Combined targeting of hedgehog signaling and BRD4

by Impact Journals LLCCombined targeting of SMO and BRD4 as a potential therapeutic strategy against melanoma. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28441A new editorial paper
Researchers solving treatment resistance in most common breast cancer

Researchers solving treatment resistance in most common breast cancer

by University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health SciencesMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAt Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI

Researchers solving treatment resistance in most common breast cancer

by University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health SciencesMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAt Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI