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French Polynesia nuke tests slightly increased cancer risk: Study

French Polynesia nuke tests slightly increased cancer risk: Study

Underground nuclear tests in French Polynesia in 1985 have been a source of friction between Paris and the archipelago.Polynesians exposed to fallout from France's nuclear tests in the South Pacif

French Polynesia nuke tests slightly increased cancer risk: Study

Underground nuclear tests in French Polynesia in 1985 have been a source of friction between Paris and the archipelago.Polynesians exposed to fallout from France's nuclear tests in the South Pacif
Researchers develop approach that could help supercharge T-cell therapies against solid tumors

Researchers develop approach that could help supercharge T-cell therapies against solid tumors

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a way to potentially increase the effectiveness of T cell–based immunother

Researchers develop approach that could help supercharge T-cell therapies against solid tumors

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a way to potentially increase the effectiveness of T cell–based immunother
Novel drug application shows improved survival for patients with relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia

Novel drug application shows improved survival for patients with relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityEffect of the oral medication venetoclax after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityRelapsed/refractory acute myeloi

Novel drug application shows improved survival for patients with relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityEffect of the oral medication venetoclax after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityRelapsed/refractory acute myeloi
Cancer drug cooperation could save 1.5 mn lives a year: researchers

Cancer drug cooperation could save 1.5 mn lives a year: researchers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround 1.5 million lives could be saved every year if the world worked together to more swiftly approve new cancer drugs, researchers said Tuesday.The figure was based

Cancer drug cooperation could save 1.5 mn lives a year: researchers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround 1.5 million lives could be saved every year if the world worked together to more swiftly approve new cancer drugs, researchers said Tuesday.The figure was based
Brain boost: Can a coach help elders at risk for Alzheimer's?

Brain boost: Can a coach help elders at risk for Alzheimer's?

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs more medications move towards federal approval for Alzheimer's disease, a new study led by researchers at UC San

Brain boost: Can a coach help elders at risk for Alzheimer's?

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs more medications move towards federal approval for Alzheimer's disease, a new study led by researchers at UC San
Drug combo breaks down cancer resistance to immunotherapy

Drug combo breaks down cancer resistance to immunotherapy

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA schematic summary of the study. Credit: Douglas Hanahan (EPFL)Immunotherapy is a way of treating cancer by reprogramming the patient's immune syst

Drug combo breaks down cancer resistance to immunotherapy

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA schematic summary of the study. Credit: Douglas Hanahan (EPFL)Immunotherapy is a way of treating cancer by reprogramming the patient's immune syst
AI-driven attention mechanisms aid in streamlining cancer pathology reporting

AI-driven attention mechanisms aid in streamlining cancer pathology reporting

by Mark Alewine,Oak Ridge National LaboratoryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainArtificial Intelligence researchers have taken a major step forward in using AI in the fight against cancer.In partn

AI-driven attention mechanisms aid in streamlining cancer pathology reporting

by Mark Alewine,Oak Ridge National LaboratoryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainArtificial Intelligence researchers have taken a major step forward in using AI in the fight against cancer.In partn
Metabolic reprogramming of branched-chain amino acid facilitates drug resistance in lung cancer

Metabolic reprogramming of branched-chain amino acid facilitates drug resistance in lung cancer

by Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite the remarkable success of molecular targeted therapy in recent years, the rapid increase of drug resistance is a major obstacle to e

Metabolic reprogramming of branched-chain amino acid facilitates drug resistance in lung cancer

by Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite the remarkable success of molecular targeted therapy in recent years, the rapid increase of drug resistance is a major obstacle to e
Exercise boosts anti-cancer immunity and reduces inflammation in Lynch Syndrome patients: Study

Exercise boosts anti-cancer immunity and reduces inflammation in Lynch Syndrome patients: Study

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRegular and intense aerobic exercise may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer in patients with Lynch Syndrome

Exercise boosts anti-cancer immunity and reduces inflammation in Lynch Syndrome patients: Study

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRegular and intense aerobic exercise may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer in patients with Lynch Syndrome
Anticancer immunity through tumor antigen identification and conversion to DNA vaccines

Anticancer immunity through tumor antigen identification and conversion to DNA vaccines

by The Wistar InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainWistar scientists and collaborators demonstrated the utility of an optimized synthetic DNA vaccine platform for rapidly inducing immunity against u

Anticancer immunity through tumor antigen identification and conversion to DNA vaccines

by The Wistar InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainWistar scientists and collaborators demonstrated the utility of an optimized synthetic DNA vaccine platform for rapidly inducing immunity against u
Does living along the US-Mexico border affect the chances of survival among children with leukemia?

Does living along the US-Mexico border affect the chances of survival among children with leukemia?

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResiding in border regions was linked with a higher risk of dying within five years among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common typ

Does living along the US-Mexico border affect the chances of survival among children with leukemia?

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResiding in border regions was linked with a higher risk of dying within five years among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common typ
Study uncovers potential therapeutic approach for advanced prostate cancer

Study uncovers potential therapeutic approach for advanced prostate cancer

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityPALI1 bridges the interaction between PRC2 (SUZ12/EZH2/EED) and G9A to catalyze dual H3K9 and H3K27 methylation, which leads to strong repression of GPS

Study uncovers potential therapeutic approach for advanced prostate cancer

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityPALI1 bridges the interaction between PRC2 (SUZ12/EZH2/EED) and G9A to catalyze dual H3K9 and H3K27 methylation, which leads to strong repression of GPS