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Gene interactions classify bowel tumors for personalized medicine

Gene interactions classify bowel tumors for personalized medicine

byeLifeFlowchart of the interaction-perturbation-based program. As an example, the background network consists of six genes and five interactions. There were three normal samples (yellow) and th

Gene interactions classify bowel tumors for personalized medicine

byeLifeFlowchart of the interaction-perturbation-based program. As an example, the background network consists of six genes and five interactions. There were three normal samples (yellow) and th
Researchers find new way to target childhood cancer

Researchers find new way to target childhood cancer

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Australian-led international research effort has broken fresh ground in the race to find more effective treatments for the child

Researchers find new way to target childhood cancer

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Australian-led international research effort has broken fresh ground in the race to find more effective treatments for the child
Researchers discover critical process for how breast cancer spreads in bones

Researchers discover critical process for how breast cancer spreads in bones

by Brandi Wampler,University of Notre DameScientist Laurie Littlepage works with graduate student Ricardo Romero Moreno in her lab at the Harper Cancer Research Institute. Credit: Barbara Johnst

Researchers discover critical process for how breast cancer spreads in bones

by Brandi Wampler,University of Notre DameScientist Laurie Littlepage works with graduate student Ricardo Romero Moreno in her lab at the Harper Cancer Research Institute. Credit: Barbara Johnst
Women more prone to selected oesophagogastric cancer chemotherapy side-effects

Women more prone to selected oesophagogastric cancer chemotherapy side-effects

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyMen and women may need to be treated differently—at least when it comes to some types of cancer. In an analysis (1) to be presented at the ESMO 2018 Congre

Women more prone to selected oesophagogastric cancer chemotherapy side-effects

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyMen and women may need to be treated differently—at least when it comes to some types of cancer. In an analysis (1) to be presented at the ESMO 2018 Congre
Treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes by eliminating protein aggregation in brain, pancreas

Treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes by eliminating protein aggregation in brain, pancreas

by Steve Martin,Purdue UniversityCredit: Wikimedia CommonsPurdue University researchers have taken the first steps to treat Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Type 2 diabetes b

Treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes by eliminating protein aggregation in brain, pancreas

by Steve Martin,Purdue UniversityCredit: Wikimedia CommonsPurdue University researchers have taken the first steps to treat Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Type 2 diabetes b
Study reveals significant global disparities in cancer care across different countries

Study reveals significant global disparities in cancer care across different countries

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent analysis reveals striking disparities in the cost and availability of cancer drugs across different regions of the globe, with significant gaps b

Study reveals significant global disparities in cancer care across different countries

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent analysis reveals striking disparities in the cost and availability of cancer drugs across different regions of the globe, with significant gaps b
How sound waves trigger immune responses to cancer in mice

How sound waves trigger immune responses to cancer in mice

byUniversity of MichiganHistotripsy ablation is followed by infiltration of innate and adaptive immune cell populations. Mice bearing bilateral B16F10 tumors were treated with unilateral sham (c

How sound waves trigger immune responses to cancer in mice

byUniversity of MichiganHistotripsy ablation is followed by infiltration of innate and adaptive immune cell populations. Mice bearing bilateral B16F10 tumors were treated with unilateral sham (c
Alternative glucose breakdown ensures the survival of cancer cells

Alternative glucose breakdown ensures the survival of cancer cells

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA key enzyme in sugar metabolism is inactivated particularly easily and efficiently by oxidative stress. Scientists at the German

Alternative glucose breakdown ensures the survival of cancer cells

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA key enzyme in sugar metabolism is inactivated particularly easily and efficiently by oxidative stress. Scientists at the German
Addition of durvalumab, bevacizumab to TACE beneficial in liver cancer

Addition of durvalumab, bevacizumab to TACE beneficial in liver cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with embolization-eligible unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC), the addition of durvalumab (D) and bevacizumab (B) to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) impro

Addition of durvalumab, bevacizumab to TACE beneficial in liver cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with embolization-eligible unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC), the addition of durvalumab (D) and bevacizumab (B) to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) impro
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
Immunotherapy for HPV+ head and neck cancer: Awakening the force within

Immunotherapy for HPV+ head and neck cancer: Awakening the force within

by Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from scientists at Emory Vaccine Center and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University reports that the immune cells that are the

Immunotherapy for HPV+ head and neck cancer: Awakening the force within

by Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from scientists at Emory Vaccine Center and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University reports that the immune cells that are the
A breast cancer drug, susceptible to resistance, can be restored to effectiveness, researchers demonstrate

A breast cancer drug, susceptible to resistance, can be restored to effectiveness, researchers demonstrate

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new paperpublishedinCancer Research, researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have s

A breast cancer drug, susceptible to resistance, can be restored to effectiveness, researchers demonstrate

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new paperpublishedinCancer Research, researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have s