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The surprising link between circadian disruption and cancer may have to do with temperature

The surprising link between circadian disruption and cancer may have to do with temperature

byThe Scripps Research InstituteFor mice placed in ‘chronic jet lag’ (CJL) conditions, they showed a 68% increase in tumor burden when compared to mice placed in 12 hours of light, 12 hours of d

The surprising link between circadian disruption and cancer may have to do with temperature

byThe Scripps Research InstituteFor mice placed in ‘chronic jet lag’ (CJL) conditions, they showed a 68% increase in tumor burden when compared to mice placed in 12 hours of light, 12 hours of d
ACE inhibitor not protective against heart damage from chemotherapy

ACE inhibitor not protective against heart damage from chemotherapy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients who took an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor while undergoing cancer treatment with high-dose anthracyclin

ACE inhibitor not protective against heart damage from chemotherapy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients who took an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor while undergoing cancer treatment with high-dose anthracyclin
Novel urine-based test for non-invasive detection of bladder cancer

Novel urine-based test for non-invasive detection of bladder cancer

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: designer 491A collaboration between University of Birmingham researchers and liquid biopsy cancer detection and screening company Nonacus, has resulted in a nov

Novel urine-based test for non-invasive detection of bladder cancer

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: designer 491A collaboration between University of Birmingham researchers and liquid biopsy cancer detection and screening company Nonacus, has resulted in a nov
Study offers guidance for improving access to oncology drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa

Study offers guidance for improving access to oncology drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith cancer rates rising throughout sub-Saharan Africa—home to 1.1 billion people, or about 14% of the world's population—researchers with the Bo

Study offers guidance for improving access to oncology drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith cancer rates rising throughout sub-Saharan Africa—home to 1.1 billion people, or about 14% of the world's population—researchers with the Bo
Subtypes of fibroblasts associated with skin cancer could lead to novel immunotherapies

Subtypes of fibroblasts associated with skin cancer could lead to novel immunotherapies

byMedical University of ViennaSchematic summary of spatial distribution of distinct CAF subsets in human skin cancer. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-5390

Subtypes of fibroblasts associated with skin cancer could lead to novel immunotherapies

byMedical University of ViennaSchematic summary of spatial distribution of distinct CAF subsets in human skin cancer. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-5390
Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response

Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response

by University of PittsburghMarlies Meisel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and member of the Cancer Immunology and Im

Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response

by University of PittsburghMarlies Meisel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and member of the Cancer Immunology and Im
Drug with immunotherapy may provide therapeutic opportunity for patients previously treated for kidney and lung cancer

Drug with immunotherapy may provide therapeutic opportunity for patients previously treated for kidney and lung cancer

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterAung Naing, M.D. Credit: MD Anderson Cancer CenterPegilodecakin, a first-in-class drug currently in clinical trials, has shown positive safety r

Drug with immunotherapy may provide therapeutic opportunity for patients previously treated for kidney and lung cancer

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterAung Naing, M.D. Credit: MD Anderson Cancer CenterPegilodecakin, a first-in-class drug currently in clinical trials, has shown positive safety r
Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growth

Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growth

by Case Western Reserve UniversityBlocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy in t

Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growth

by Case Western Reserve UniversityBlocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy in t
Cancer hijacks the microbiome to glut itself on glucose

Cancer hijacks the microbiome to glut itself on glucose

by Garth Sundem,CU Anschutz Medical CampusHaobin Ye, PhD. Credit: CU Anschutz Medical CampusCancer needs energy to drive its out-of-control growth. It gets energy in the form of glucose, in fact

Cancer hijacks the microbiome to glut itself on glucose

by Garth Sundem,CU Anschutz Medical CampusHaobin Ye, PhD. Credit: CU Anschutz Medical CampusCancer needs energy to drive its out-of-control growth. It gets energy in the form of glucose, in fact
Research suggests natural compound could be promising new alternative treatment for colon cancer

Research suggests natural compound could be promising new alternative treatment for colon cancer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024byUniversity of PortsmouthSchisandrin B inhibits the proliferation of human colon cancer cells. Credit:ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science(2024). DOI: 10.10

Research suggests natural compound could be promising new alternative treatment for colon cancer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024byUniversity of PortsmouthSchisandrin B inhibits the proliferation of human colon cancer cells. Credit:ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science(2024). DOI: 10.10
AI-powered ultrasound imaging that detects breast cancer

AI-powered ultrasound imaging that detects breast cancer

by Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)Research Image. Credit: POSTECHBreast cancer undisputedly has the highest incidence rate in female patients. Moreover, out of the six major ca

AI-powered ultrasound imaging that detects breast cancer

by Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)Research Image. Credit: POSTECHBreast cancer undisputedly has the highest incidence rate in female patients. Moreover, out of the six major ca
Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

by Angela Spivey,Duke UniversityGayathri Devi, PhD, studies how inflammatory breast cancer cells are able to evade the body’s programmed cell death mechanisms that normally get rid of damaged or

Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

by Angela Spivey,Duke UniversityGayathri Devi, PhD, studies how inflammatory breast cancer cells are able to evade the body’s programmed cell death mechanisms that normally get rid of damaged or