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New machine learning model improves prediction of prostate cancer recurrence

New machine learning model improves prediction of prostate cancer recurrence

byElsevierCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPredicting the course of prostate cancer is challenging because only a fraction of prostate cancer patients experience recurrence after radical prostat

New machine learning model improves prediction of prostate cancer recurrence

byElsevierCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPredicting the course of prostate cancer is challenging because only a fraction of prostate cancer patients experience recurrence after radical prostat
Experts call for a targeted approach to cancer prevention

Experts call for a targeted approach to cancer prevention

by University of StirlingCredit: CC0 Public DomainPolicymakers around the world should consider introducing more targeted early interventions in a bid to tackle cancer, according to experts at th

Experts call for a targeted approach to cancer prevention

by University of StirlingCredit: CC0 Public DomainPolicymakers around the world should consider introducing more targeted early interventions in a bid to tackle cancer, according to experts at th
Zika virus could help combat brain cancer

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

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
A chemistry pioneer works to improve a flawed test for a common cancer

A chemistry pioneer works to improve a flawed test for a common cancer

by Clare Milliken,Northwestern UniversityKelleher says top-down proteomics provides a more comprehensiveunderstanding of human proteins than bottom-up proteomics, which is both imprecise a

A chemistry pioneer works to improve a flawed test for a common cancer

by Clare Milliken,Northwestern UniversityKelleher says top-down proteomics provides a more comprehensiveunderstanding of human proteins than bottom-up proteomics, which is both imprecise a
Major breakthrough in quest for cancer vaccine

Major breakthrough in quest for cancer vaccine

by University of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe idea of a cancer vaccine is something researchers have been working on for over 50 years, but until recently they were never able to prove ex

Major breakthrough in quest for cancer vaccine

by University of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe idea of a cancer vaccine is something researchers have been working on for over 50 years, but until recently they were never able to prove ex
Colorectal cancer: New approach for better efficacy of immunotherapies

Colorectal cancer: New approach for better efficacy of immunotherapies

byMedical University of ViennaSingle-cell RNA- and TCR sequencing reveal favored Vδ1+ usage with expanded CDR3 identity patterns in γδ T cells of MSS CRC. Credit:Nature Communications&nbsp

Colorectal cancer: New approach for better efficacy of immunotherapies

byMedical University of ViennaSingle-cell RNA- and TCR sequencing reveal favored Vδ1+ usage with expanded CDR3 identity patterns in γδ T cells of MSS CRC. Credit:Nature Communications&nbsp
Children with resistant leukemia given CRISPR-edited T cells: Phase 1 study results reported

Children with resistant leukemia given CRISPR-edited T cells: Phase 1 study results reported

byUniversity College LondonAn artist’s depiction of a T cell. Credit: NIAIDResearchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (

Children with resistant leukemia given CRISPR-edited T cells: Phase 1 study results reported

byUniversity College LondonAn artist’s depiction of a T cell. Credit: NIAIDResearchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (
New biomarker strategy devised to screen for, diagnose deadly heart complication from cancer treatment

New biomarker strategy devised to screen for, diagnose deadly heart complication from cancer treatment

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Michigan Medicine have devised a new biomarker-based strategy to screen for a rare and deadly complication caused by mono

New biomarker strategy devised to screen for, diagnose deadly heart complication from cancer treatment

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Michigan Medicine have devised a new biomarker-based strategy to screen for a rare and deadly complication caused by mono
Study suggests possible way to 'Smac' cancer

Study suggests possible way to 'Smac' cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn animals, a process of programmed cell death called apoptosis ensures cells die when they should. An opposing force, governed by

Study suggests possible way to 'Smac' cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn animals, a process of programmed cell death called apoptosis ensures cells die when they should. An opposing force, governed by
Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body, researchers find

Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body, researchers find

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterImmune checkpoint therapy (ICT) helps gut microbiota travel from the gut to the lymph nodes where they activate immune cells (dendritic cells and T cells). Ultima

Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body, researchers find

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterImmune checkpoint therapy (ICT) helps gut microbiota travel from the gut to the lymph nodes where they activate immune cells (dendritic cells and T cells). Ultima
Researchers conduct clinical trial of a specific drug combination for lethal brain cancer glioblastoma

Researchers conduct clinical trial of a specific drug combination for lethal brain cancer glioblastoma

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio rec

Researchers conduct clinical trial of a specific drug combination for lethal brain cancer glioblastoma

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio rec
Taming overactive molecular signaling in renal cell cancer

Taming overactive molecular signaling in renal cell cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMurine renal tumors with Tsc2 loss have increased TFEB/TFE3 nuclear localization. Credit: Clarence Rachel Villanueva and Adrianna A. Mendes,Nat

Taming overactive molecular signaling in renal cell cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMurine renal tumors with Tsc2 loss have increased TFEB/TFE3 nuclear localization. Credit: Clarence Rachel Villanueva and Adrianna A. Mendes,Nat