Team discovers broken 'brake' of cancer mutation machine

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.06.010Loss of a gene known as SYNCRIP in prostate cancer tumors unleashes cellular machinery that

Updated on: February 03,2024

Team discovers broken 'brake' of cancer mutation machine

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.06.010Loss of a gene known as SYNCRIP in prostate cancer tumors unleashes cellular machinery that

Updated on:February 03,2024

Researchers discover a mechanism that controls the identity of stem cells

by University of California, IrvineCredit:Molecular Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.10.036Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, discovered a mechanism that contr

Updated on: February 03,2024

Researchers discover a mechanism that controls the identity of stem cells

by University of California, IrvineCredit:Molecular Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.10.036Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, discovered a mechanism that contr

Updated on:February 03,2024

Research uncovers alternate mechanism for producing key protein in metastatic prostate cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLike the better-known prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a biomarker that can tell physi

Updated on: February 18,2024

Research uncovers alternate mechanism for producing key protein in metastatic prostate cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLike the better-known prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a biomarker that can tell physi

Updated on:February 18,2024

Unhealthy gut sets stage for breast cancer to spread, research reveals

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that helps breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research from

Updated on: January 16,2024

Unhealthy gut sets stage for breast cancer to spread, research reveals

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that helps breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research from

Updated on:January 16,2024

Study: Access to cannabis for cancer patients is not equitable

by Bert Gambini,University at BuffaloCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe same factors driving many health care disparities in the U.S. are also affecting who has access to cannabis for managing

Updated on: January 16,2024

Study: Access to cannabis for cancer patients is not equitable

by Bert Gambini,University at BuffaloCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe same factors driving many health care disparities in the U.S. are also affecting who has access to cannabis for managing

Updated on:January 16,2024

Researchers publish consensus statement on patient selection and appropriate use of Lu-177 PSMA-617 radionuclide therapy

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryThe Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has issued a new consensus statement t

Updated on: February 20,2024

Researchers publish consensus statement on patient selection and appropriate use of Lu-177 PSMA-617 radionuclide therapy

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryThe Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has issued a new consensus statement t

Updated on:February 20,2024

Tumor matrix profiling gives clues to progression of some lung cancers

byGarvan Institute of Medical ResearchGraphic of lungs and cells. Credit: Thomas Cox/Garvan InstituteScientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have identified molecular profiles of

Updated on: January 22,2024

Tumor matrix profiling gives clues to progression of some lung cancers

byGarvan Institute of Medical ResearchGraphic of lungs and cells. Credit: Thomas Cox/Garvan InstituteScientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have identified molecular profiles of

Updated on:January 22,2024

Resetting the epigenetic balance for cancer therapy

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThough mutations in a gene called MLL3 are common across many types of cancers, their relationship to the de

Updated on: April 07,2024

Resetting the epigenetic balance for cancer therapy

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThough mutations in a gene called MLL3 are common across many types of cancers, their relationship to the de

Updated on:April 07,2024

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

Updated on: February 23,2024

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

Updated on:February 23,2024

Advanced ovarian cancer drug gets initial 'no' for NHS in England

by Cancer Research UKCC0 Public domainA targeted drug with potential to slow the progress of ovarian cancer has been rejected for use on the NHS in England.In making its provisional decision on r

Updated on: March 06,2024

Advanced ovarian cancer drug gets initial 'no' for NHS in England

by Cancer Research UKCC0 Public domainA targeted drug with potential to slow the progress of ovarian cancer has been rejected for use on the NHS in England.In making its provisional decision on r

Updated on:March 06,2024

Researchers show how a tumor cell's location and environment affect its identity

by National Institutes of HealthDifferences in cell layers' fluorescent-dye uptake in a model of high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Credit: David B. Morse.Using 3D models of ovarian cancer tum

Updated on: January 30,2024

Researchers show how a tumor cell's location and environment affect its identity

by National Institutes of HealthDifferences in cell layers' fluorescent-dye uptake in a model of high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Credit: David B. Morse.Using 3D models of ovarian cancer tum

Updated on:January 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

'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