Researchers uncover new targets for breast cancers resistant to standard therapies

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaSOC therapy commonly induces DNA damage, BRCAness and toxic PARP1 trapping, leading to transcriptional blockage and growth inhibition in ER+ b

Updated on: June 22,2024

Researchers uncover new targets for breast cancers resistant to standard therapies

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaSOC therapy commonly induces DNA damage, BRCAness and toxic PARP1 trapping, leading to transcriptional blockage and growth inhibition in ER+ b

Updated on:June 22,2024

Repurposing existing FDA-approved inhibitors may provide new treatment approach for ovarian cancer

by The Wistar InstituteCredit: The Wistar InstituteWistar researchers have found rationale for repurposing a class of antitumor compounds called HDAC inhibitors, already approved by the FDA for t

Updated on: April 07,2024

Repurposing existing FDA-approved inhibitors may provide new treatment approach for ovarian cancer

by The Wistar InstituteCredit: The Wistar InstituteWistar researchers have found rationale for repurposing a class of antitumor compounds called HDAC inhibitors, already approved by the FDA for t

Updated on:April 07,2024

Swapping meat for 'mycoprotein' may protect against bowel cancer

by Northumbria UniversityVegetarian chilli con carne made with Quorn mycoprotein. Credit: QuornResearchers from Northumbria University have found that swapping red and processed meat for Quorn&#3

Updated on: February 23,2024

Swapping meat for 'mycoprotein' may protect against bowel cancer

by Northumbria UniversityVegetarian chilli con carne made with Quorn mycoprotein. Credit: QuornResearchers from Northumbria University have found that swapping red and processed meat for Quorn&#3

Updated on:February 23,2024

Researchers find a potential therapeutic target to prevent dissemination of cancer cells in the central nervous system

by Instituto de Medicina MolecularGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuro-Oncology Advances(2023). DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad048A new study led by Cláudia C. Faria, researcher in the lab of João Ta

Updated on: February 23,2024

Researchers find a potential therapeutic target to prevent dissemination of cancer cells in the central nervous system

by Instituto de Medicina MolecularGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuro-Oncology Advances(2023). DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad048A new study led by Cláudia C. Faria, researcher in the lab of João Ta

Updated on:February 23,2024

New test predicts chance of living more than a year on targeted breast cancer treatment

by Institute of Cancer ResearchBreast cancer cells stained for DNA (red), NFkB (green), and a reactive oxygen species probe (blue). Credit: Julia Sero / the ICR, 2011A new test could pick out wom

Updated on: May 23,2024

New test predicts chance of living more than a year on targeted breast cancer treatment

by Institute of Cancer ResearchBreast cancer cells stained for DNA (red), NFkB (green), and a reactive oxygen species probe (blue). Credit: Julia Sero / the ICR, 2011A new test could pick out wom

Updated on:May 23,2024

Novel PET radiotracer reduces number of false-positive cancer findings after COVID-19 vaccination

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingNovel 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT offers oncologic staging without COVID-19 vaccine-related pitfalls. Credit: Tristan T. Demmert et al., Department of Nuclear

Updated on: January 15,2024

Novel PET radiotracer reduces number of false-positive cancer findings after COVID-19 vaccination

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingNovel 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT offers oncologic staging without COVID-19 vaccine-related pitfalls. Credit: Tristan T. Demmert et al., Department of Nuclear

Updated on:January 15,2024

Zika virus could help combat brain cancer

by FAPESPStudy by Brazilian researchers shows infection by Zika caused death of cells from glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive kind of malignant brain tumor in adults . Credit: cytopathi

Updated on: March 01,2024

Zika virus could help combat brain cancer

by FAPESPStudy by Brazilian researchers shows infection by Zika caused death of cells from glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive kind of malignant brain tumor in adults . Credit: cytopathi

Updated on:March 01,2024

Researchers create novel compound targeting melanoma cells

by Boston University School of MedicineMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0An international team of re

Updated on: June 24,2024

Researchers create novel compound targeting melanoma cells

by Boston University School of MedicineMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0An international team of re

Updated on:June 24,2024

Clinical trial suggests new cell therapy for relapsed leukemia patients

by Stanford University Medical CenterA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear from a patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/WikipediaA significant

Updated on: March 12,2024

Clinical trial suggests new cell therapy for relapsed leukemia patients

by Stanford University Medical CenterA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear from a patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/WikipediaA significant

Updated on:March 12,2024

'Exhausted' immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast cancer prevention

byUniversity of CambridgeImmune cell exhaustion is observed in breast tissue from carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations long before breast cancer develops. Credit: Sara Pensa/University of Cambr

Updated on: March 30,2024

'Exhausted' immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast cancer prevention

byUniversity of CambridgeImmune cell exhaustion is observed in breast tissue from carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations long before breast cancer develops. Credit: Sara Pensa/University of Cambr

Updated on:March 30,2024

Discovery of new mechanism explains how ovarian cancer disables immune cells

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeThis confocal micrograph shows two proteins,TAGLN2 (green) and FABP5 (red), are found together (yellow) on the surfaces of T cells, enabling the cells to pick up l

Updated on: November 11,2024

Discovery of new mechanism explains how ovarian cancer disables immune cells

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeThis confocal micrograph shows two proteins,TAGLN2 (green) and FABP5 (red), are found together (yellow) on the surfaces of T cells, enabling the cells to pick up l

Updated on:November 11,2024

Cancer-seeking molecular delivery system could boost immunotherapy drug, research finds

byUniversity of Rhode IslandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Rhode Island and Yale University have demonstrated a promising new approach to delivering immunot

Updated on: January 23,2024

Cancer-seeking molecular delivery system could boost immunotherapy drug, research finds

byUniversity of Rhode IslandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Rhode Island and Yale University have demonstrated a promising new approach to delivering immunot

Updated on:January 23,2024