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The paradoxical role of white blood cells in the spread of breast cancer

The paradoxical role of white blood cells in the spread of breast cancer

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113507A new study from Karolinska Institutet,publishedinCell Reports, shows that tumor-

The paradoxical role of white blood cells in the spread of breast cancer

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113507A new study from Karolinska Institutet,publishedinCell Reports, shows that tumor-
Taking a closer look at eye cancer: Research offers new insight into high rate of metastasis

Taking a closer look at eye cancer: Research offers new insight into high rate of metastasis

byEdith Cowan UniversityCredit: Marc Schulte from PexelsNew research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) is one step closer to understanding why uveal melanoma, the deadliest form of eye cancer, h

Taking a closer look at eye cancer: Research offers new insight into high rate of metastasis

byEdith Cowan UniversityCredit: Marc Schulte from PexelsNew research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) is one step closer to understanding why uveal melanoma, the deadliest form of eye cancer, h
Are fighter pilots at greater risk for prostate cancer? The Air Force is now asking

Are fighter pilots at greater risk for prostate cancer? The Air Force is now asking

by Tara Copp And Shirsho Dasgupta, Mcclatchy Washington BureauCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Air Force has begun to look at whether there's increased risk for prostate cancer among its fighter pilot

Are fighter pilots at greater risk for prostate cancer? The Air Force is now asking

by Tara Copp And Shirsho Dasgupta, Mcclatchy Washington BureauCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Air Force has begun to look at whether there's increased risk for prostate cancer among its fighter pilot
Building trust and saving lives: A community approach to genetic education

Building trust and saving lives: A community approach to genetic education

by Medical University of South CarolinaCatilin Allen, Ph.D., of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. Credit: Medical University of South Carolina, Sarah Pack.Changes to DNA, known as mutations, can incre

Building trust and saving lives: A community approach to genetic education

by Medical University of South CarolinaCatilin Allen, Ph.D., of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. Credit: Medical University of South Carolina, Sarah Pack.Changes to DNA, known as mutations, can incre
Researchers develop new open-source method to improve decoding of single-cell data

Researchers develop new open-source method to improve decoding of single-cell data

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterSpectra uses gene sets and cell types to guide gene program discovery from scRNA-seq data.a, As input, Spectra receives a gene expressio

Researchers develop new open-source method to improve decoding of single-cell data

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterSpectra uses gene sets and cell types to guide gene program discovery from scRNA-seq data.a, As input, Spectra receives a gene expressio
Cytokine mediates obesity-related factors linked to colorectal cancer

Cytokine mediates obesity-related factors linked to colorectal cancer

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersA new study describes the mechanistic relationship between the cytokine interleukin-1ß, (IL-1ß) and obesity, showing that when IL

Cytokine mediates obesity-related factors linked to colorectal cancer

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersA new study describes the mechanistic relationship between the cytokine interleukin-1ß, (IL-1ß) and obesity, showing that when IL
Study examines treatment options for women with recurrent ovarian cancer

Study examines treatment options for women with recurrent ovarian cancer

by WileyIntermediate magnification micrograph of a low malignant potential (LMP) mucinous ovarian tumour. H&E stain. The micrograph shows: Simple mucinous epithelium (right) and mucinous epit

Study examines treatment options for women with recurrent ovarian cancer

by WileyIntermediate magnification micrograph of a low malignant potential (LMP) mucinous ovarian tumour. H&E stain. The micrograph shows: Simple mucinous epithelium (right) and mucinous epit
Lower prostate cancer screening rates associated with subsequent increase in advanced cancers

Lower prostate cancer screening rates associated with subsequent increase in advanced cancers

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryIn the face of conflicting evidence over the risks and benefits of routine prostate cancer screenings, a

Lower prostate cancer screening rates associated with subsequent increase in advanced cancers

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryIn the face of conflicting evidence over the risks and benefits of routine prostate cancer screenings, a
Research shows that DOPA protects against melanoma

Research shows that DOPA protects against melanoma

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaHistologic characterization of representative orthotopic skin and resulting tumors, including MC and proliferation markers MITF (re

Research shows that DOPA protects against melanoma

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaHistologic characterization of representative orthotopic skin and resulting tumors, including MC and proliferation markers MITF (re
For cancer, a biopharmaceutical company and UC San Diego test another kind of immune cell

For cancer, a biopharmaceutical company and UC San Diego test another kind of immune cell

by Bradley J. Fikes, The San Diego Union-TribuneWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first cell-based gene therapies for cancer in 2017, advanced malignancies once seen as terminal

For cancer, a biopharmaceutical company and UC San Diego test another kind of immune cell

by Bradley J. Fikes, The San Diego Union-TribuneWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first cell-based gene therapies for cancer in 2017, advanced malignancies once seen as terminal
Exploring the biology of 'double positive' T cells

Exploring the biology of 'double positive' T cells

byLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe molecular markers CD4 and CD8—defining helper T cells and killer T cells, respectively—were once considered mutually exclusive. But "dou

Exploring the biology of 'double positive' T cells

byLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe molecular markers CD4 and CD8—defining helper T cells and killer T cells, respectively—were once considered mutually exclusive. But "dou