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Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues

Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues

by Sara HusseinA study in the journalNaturefound that restricting the intake of an amino acid found in red meat and eggs slowed the growth of cancerous tumours in miceDiet is already a key

Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues

by Sara HusseinA study in the journalNaturefound that restricting the intake of an amino acid found in red meat and eggs slowed the growth of cancerous tumours in miceDiet is already a key
Researchers develop new software for unlocking cancer's ancestry

Researchers develop new software for unlocking cancer's ancestry

by Nick Wurm,Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCould knowing where your ancestors came from be the key to better cancer treatments? Maybe, but where would that key fi

Researchers develop new software for unlocking cancer's ancestry

by Nick Wurm,Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCould knowing where your ancestors came from be the key to better cancer treatments? Maybe, but where would that key fi
COVID-19 pandemic has left an enduring imprint on colorectal cancer surgery

COVID-19 pandemic has left an enduring imprint on colorectal cancer surgery

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer considered a public health emergency, pandemic-related stressors continue to impact cancer care ac

COVID-19 pandemic has left an enduring imprint on colorectal cancer surgery

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer considered a public health emergency, pandemic-related stressors continue to impact cancer care ac
Chemotherapy in the afternoon dramatically improves treatment outcomes in female lymphoma patients: Study

Chemotherapy in the afternoon dramatically improves treatment outcomes in female lymphoma patients: Study

by Institute for Basic ScienceThe daily fluctuation of proliferative activity of bone marrow is larger in females than in males, and it becomes higher in the morning (left). Thus, chemotherapy in

Chemotherapy in the afternoon dramatically improves treatment outcomes in female lymphoma patients: Study

by Institute for Basic ScienceThe daily fluctuation of proliferative activity of bone marrow is larger in females than in males, and it becomes higher in the morning (left). Thus, chemotherapy in
Researchers find possible cause for chemoresistance in bowel cancer

Researchers find possible cause for chemoresistance in bowel cancer

by Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-WittenbergAnalysis of IGF2BP2 targets in tumor and metastatic CRC tissues. A, B Cumulative plot of gene expression (log2 fold change) in primary (A) and metastatic (

Researchers find possible cause for chemoresistance in bowel cancer

by Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-WittenbergAnalysis of IGF2BP2 targets in tumor and metastatic CRC tissues. A, B Cumulative plot of gene expression (log2 fold change) in primary (A) and metastatic (
New gene implicated in cancer, cellular stress response

New gene implicated in cancer, cellular stress response

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityTissue-restricted expression of mammalian HAPSTR2. a Transcript abundance of HAPSTR1 and HAPSTR2 in the indicated human tissues; GTEx RNA-seq data. TPM, t

New gene implicated in cancer, cellular stress response

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityTissue-restricted expression of mammalian HAPSTR2. a Transcript abundance of HAPSTR1 and HAPSTR2 in the indicated human tissues; GTEx RNA-seq data. TPM, t
Cancer patients diagnosed early are more likely to avoid chemotherapy

Cancer patients diagnosed early are more likely to avoid chemotherapy

by Cancer Research UKCredit: Cancer Research UKCancer patients are around five times more likely to have surgery to remove their tumour, and less likely to have chemotherapy, if they are diagnose

Cancer patients diagnosed early are more likely to avoid chemotherapy

by Cancer Research UKCredit: Cancer Research UKCancer patients are around five times more likely to have surgery to remove their tumour, and less likely to have chemotherapy, if they are diagnose
Software program that looks for the most effective drugs helps to personalize cancer treatments

Software program that looks for the most effective drugs helps to personalize cancer treatments

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreGraphical Abstract. Credit:Nucleic Acids Research(2023). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad412Precision medicine seeks to adapt treatments to the char

Software program that looks for the most effective drugs helps to personalize cancer treatments

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreGraphical Abstract. Credit:Nucleic Acids Research(2023). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad412Precision medicine seeks to adapt treatments to the char
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
Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

by CNRSTumor cells, expressing green fluorescent protein, in digestive tract of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. A dense tumor (left) is visible in the anterior midgut. Credit: © Andreu Cas

Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

by CNRSTumor cells, expressing green fluorescent protein, in digestive tract of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. A dense tumor (left) is visible in the anterior midgut. Credit: © Andreu Cas
Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US

Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this January 2019 image made from video provided by Penn Medicine, IV bags of CRISPR-edited T cells are prepared for administering to a patient at the Abramson Cancer Center in

Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this January 2019 image made from video provided by Penn Medicine, IV bags of CRISPR-edited T cells are prepared for administering to a patient at the Abramson Cancer Center in
Loss of cilia leads to melanoma

Loss of cilia leads to melanoma

by University of ZurichPigment cells (blue/green) with cilium (light green with red base). Credit: Daniel Zingg, Netherlands Cancer InstituteMost cells in the human body have a cilium, a slender

Loss of cilia leads to melanoma

by University of ZurichPigment cells (blue/green) with cilium (light green with red base). Credit: Daniel Zingg, Netherlands Cancer InstituteMost cells in the human body have a cilium, a slender