Using a seaweed sugar to trigger immune responses that suppress melanomas

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Immunother

Updated on: February 03,2024

Using a seaweed sugar to trigger immune responses that suppress melanomas

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Immunother

Updated on:February 03,2024

Researchers identify protein linked to heart failure in chemo patients

by University of ManitobaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team led by Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and St. Boniface Hospital Research has identified a protein called

Updated on: January 30,2024

Researchers identify protein linked to heart failure in chemo patients

by University of ManitobaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team led by Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and St. Boniface Hospital Research has identified a protein called

Updated on:January 30,2024

Avoid food poisoning this holiday season

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer Miller sThe last thing a holiday host wants is to have guests get food poisoning from the feast they've set.That's whyfood safetyis particularl

Updated on: March 30,2024

Avoid food poisoning this holiday season

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer Miller sThe last thing a holiday host wants is to have guests get food poisoning from the feast they've set.That's whyfood safetyis particularl

Updated on:March 30,2024

Instead of calories and macros, think about the level of food processing, expert says

by Leigh Anne Kelley,Virginia TechAlexandra DiFeliceantonio, assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and associate director of the research institute's Cente

Updated on: April 01,2024

Instead of calories and macros, think about the level of food processing, expert says

by Leigh Anne Kelley,Virginia TechAlexandra DiFeliceantonio, assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and associate director of the research institute's Cente

Updated on:April 01,2024

New spatial tool shows cancer cells rev up synthesis, compared with neighbors

by Talia Ogliore,Washington University in St. LouisMass spectrometry imaging with stable isotope labeling workflow.aMice with orthotopic brain tumors were fed an unlabeled or U−13C g

Updated on: January 12,2024

New spatial tool shows cancer cells rev up synthesis, compared with neighbors

by Talia Ogliore,Washington University in St. LouisMass spectrometry imaging with stable isotope labeling workflow.aMice with orthotopic brain tumors were fed an unlabeled or U−13C g

Updated on:January 12,2024

Study may offer doctors a more effective way to treat neuroblastoma

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressShown is a microscopic view of a typical neuroblastoma with rosette formation. Magnified x40. Credit: Dr. Maria Tsokos, National Cancer InstituteA very large team of resea

Updated on: April 18,2024

Study may offer doctors a more effective way to treat neuroblastoma

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressShown is a microscopic view of a typical neuroblastoma with rosette formation. Magnified x40. Credit: Dr. Maria Tsokos, National Cancer InstituteA very large team of resea

Updated on:April 18,2024

New treatments, screening methods dramatically reduce breast cancer deaths, study finds

by Stanford University Medical CenterMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainIn the last few decades, dozens of new breast cancer drugs—fr

Updated on: March 01,2024

New treatments, screening methods dramatically reduce breast cancer deaths, study finds

by Stanford University Medical CenterMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainIn the last few decades, dozens of new breast cancer drugs—fr

Updated on:March 01,2024

New study shows immigrant adults with liver cancer have higher survival rates than those born in the US

by Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImmigrant adults with liver cancer in the United States have higher survival rates than people with the disease who were born in

Updated on: February 01,2024

New study shows immigrant adults with liver cancer have higher survival rates than those born in the US

by Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImmigrant adults with liver cancer in the United States have higher survival rates than people with the disease who were born in

Updated on:February 01,2024

Women with breast cancer shed pounds thanks to telephone-based weight loss program, clinical trial finds

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen with obesity when they are diagnosed with early breast cancer have a higher risk of recurrence or a second cancer compared to

Updated on: January 30,2024

Women with breast cancer shed pounds thanks to telephone-based weight loss program, clinical trial finds

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen with obesity when they are diagnosed with early breast cancer have a higher risk of recurrence or a second cancer compared to

Updated on:January 30,2024

Metastatic lymph nodes can be the source of distant metastases in mouse models of cancer

by Massachusetts General Hospital12μm thin sections of a metastatic lymph node containing green fluorescently labeled Dendra cancer cells was stained with Anti-ERTR7 (red) and DAPI (blue) to visu

Updated on: April 22,2024

Metastatic lymph nodes can be the source of distant metastases in mouse models of cancer

by Massachusetts General Hospital12μm thin sections of a metastatic lymph node containing green fluorescently labeled Dendra cancer cells was stained with Anti-ERTR7 (red) and DAPI (blue) to visu

Updated on:April 22,2024

Bioengineered antibodies target mutant HER2 proteins

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor some proteins, a single mutation, or change in its DNA instructions, is all it takes to tip the balance between functioning normally and

Updated on: November 10,2024

Bioengineered antibodies target mutant HER2 proteins

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor some proteins, a single mutation, or change in its DNA instructions, is all it takes to tip the balance between functioning normally and

Updated on:November 10,2024

Blocking a protein to prevent injuries caused by radiation therapy

by Umea UniversityMahsa Fallah in lab. Credit: Johan GunséusIt is possible to prevent certain injuries that can occur in radiation therapy against cancer. By blocking the activity of a plasma pro

Updated on: April 01,2024

Blocking a protein to prevent injuries caused by radiation therapy

by Umea UniversityMahsa Fallah in lab. Credit: Johan GunséusIt is possible to prevent certain injuries that can occur in radiation therapy against cancer. By blocking the activity of a plasma pro

Updated on:April 01,2024