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A new drug target for triple-negative breast cancer

A new drug target for triple-negative breast cancer

by Louisiana State UniversityCredit: Louisiana State UniversityResearch led by Dr. Suresh Alahari, Professor of Biochemistry at LSU Health New Orleans' Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studie

A new drug target for triple-negative breast cancer

by Louisiana State UniversityCredit: Louisiana State UniversityResearch led by Dr. Suresh Alahari, Professor of Biochemistry at LSU Health New Orleans' Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studie
A new strategy 'raises the volume' of gut-body communication

A new strategy 'raises the volume' of gut-body communication

by Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.d.,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainThroughout the gastrointestinal tract there are specialized hormone-producing cells called enteroendocrine cells

A new strategy 'raises the volume' of gut-body communication

by Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.d.,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainThroughout the gastrointestinal tract there are specialized hormone-producing cells called enteroendocrine cells
Depression linked to deadly inflammation in lung cancer patients

Depression linked to deadly inflammation in lung cancer patients

by Jeff Grabmeier,The Ohio State UniversityKaplan Meier survival curve for NSCLC patients stratified by NLR systemic inflammation, NLR < 5 and NLR ≥ 5 (n = 184), showing worse survival probab

Depression linked to deadly inflammation in lung cancer patients

by Jeff Grabmeier,The Ohio State UniversityKaplan Meier survival curve for NSCLC patients stratified by NLR systemic inflammation, NLR < 5 and NLR ≥ 5 (n = 184), showing worse survival probab
Cancer in Europe: more cases but fewer deaths

Cancer in Europe: more cases but fewer deaths

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of cancer cases has continued to rise across Europe, however mortality rates from the disease have fallen, according to the World Health Organization's "Eu

Cancer in Europe: more cases but fewer deaths

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of cancer cases has continued to rise across Europe, however mortality rates from the disease have fallen, according to the World Health Organization's "Eu
Does being a caregiver affect older women's longevity?

Does being a caregiver affect older women's longevity?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an analysis published in theJournal of the American Geriatrics Societythat included older US women, caregiving was associated with a lower

Does being a caregiver affect older women's longevity?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an analysis published in theJournal of the American Geriatrics Societythat included older US women, caregiving was associated with a lower
Previously unidentified proteins suggest new way to diagnose ovarian cancer

Previously unidentified proteins suggest new way to diagnose ovarian cancer

by Nagoya UniversityExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are vesicles with lipid-bilayer structures (shown in center), and three proteins expressed on small EVs called exosomes (shown in red, green, blue

Previously unidentified proteins suggest new way to diagnose ovarian cancer

by Nagoya UniversityExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are vesicles with lipid-bilayer structures (shown in center), and three proteins expressed on small EVs called exosomes (shown in red, green, blue
Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of M

Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of M
AZD6738 found to slow some types of children's tumor growth in mouse models

AZD6738 found to slow some types of children's tumor growth in mouse models

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public Domain(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers from the U.S., Germany and Japan has found that the chemical AZD6738 was able to slow some childhood type t

AZD6738 found to slow some types of children's tumor growth in mouse models

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public Domain(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers from the U.S., Germany and Japan has found that the chemical AZD6738 was able to slow some childhood type t
Thermo-chemotherapy combo eradicates primary and metastatic tumors in mice

Thermo-chemotherapy combo eradicates primary and metastatic tumors in mice

by National Institutes of HealthThe theranostic particle is injected into the tail vein. When it reaches the breast tumor, near infrared (NIR) laser light is applied to release the chemotherapy.

Thermo-chemotherapy combo eradicates primary and metastatic tumors in mice

by National Institutes of HealthThe theranostic particle is injected into the tail vein. When it reaches the breast tumor, near infrared (NIR) laser light is applied to release the chemotherapy.
Cancer deaths in Italy: Environmental pollution plays an important role

Cancer deaths in Italy: Environmental pollution plays an important role

by Università di BolognaGraphical abstract. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158439Today, cancer represents the second leading cause of death in

Cancer deaths in Italy: Environmental pollution plays an important role

by Università di BolognaGraphical abstract. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158439Today, cancer represents the second leading cause of death in
Deep learning and radiomics allow precise differentiation in brain tumors

Deep learning and radiomics allow precise differentiation in brain tumors

by Karl Landsteiner University of Health SciencesGeneral diagram of the proposed radiomics and radiophysiomics approach, showing the major steps: MRI data acquisition, calculation of MRI biomarker map

Deep learning and radiomics allow precise differentiation in brain tumors

by Karl Landsteiner University of Health SciencesGeneral diagram of the proposed radiomics and radiophysiomics approach, showing the major steps: MRI data acquisition, calculation of MRI biomarker map