HPV status may affect risk of early death in patients with oropharynx cancer

byWileyElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainNew research indicates that there is a higher risk of early death

Updated on: December 22,2023

HPV status may affect risk of early death in patients with oropharynx cancer

byWileyElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainNew research indicates that there is a higher risk of early death

Updated on:December 22,2023

Harnessing Digital Medicine to Enhance CAR-T Cell Therapy: A Convergence of Frontiers

Updated on: July 21,2025

Harnessing Digital Medicine to Enhance CAR-T Cell Therapy: A Convergence of Frontiers

Updated on:July 21,2025

A novel pill to treat bleeding from uterine fibroids aims for FDA approval

by Marie McCulloughCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor millions of premenopausal women, uterine fibroids turn their monthly periods into virtual hemorrhages.A new drug called elagolix cut blood loss by half

Updated on: May 10,2024

A novel pill to treat bleeding from uterine fibroids aims for FDA approval

by Marie McCulloughCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor millions of premenopausal women, uterine fibroids turn their monthly periods into virtual hemorrhages.A new drug called elagolix cut blood loss by half

Updated on:May 10,2024

Aspirin could increase survival in cancer

byThe Royal SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoes aspirin increase survival in cancer patients? UK researchers say that despite the smaller side-effects of aspirin, taking the drug has a

Updated on: December 18,2023

Aspirin could increase survival in cancer

byThe Royal SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoes aspirin increase survival in cancer patients? UK researchers say that despite the smaller side-effects of aspirin, taking the drug has a

Updated on:December 18,2023

Curbing blood cancers by teaching immune cells to kill mutant stem cells

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonROS and TLR3 signaling mediates the "eat-me" and "don't eat me" signals that determine stem cell clonal selection by macro

Updated on: October 24,2024

Curbing blood cancers by teaching immune cells to kill mutant stem cells

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonROS and TLR3 signaling mediates the "eat-me" and "don't eat me" signals that determine stem cell clonal selection by macro

Updated on:October 24,2024

Trial shows timing matters when adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with limited-stage small cell lung cancer may benefit from adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation, but not if bot

Updated on: October 26,2024

Trial shows timing matters when adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with limited-stage small cell lung cancer may benefit from adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation, but not if bot

Updated on:October 26,2024

Looking at the role epigenetics plays in the ways cancer behaves

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressGenetic control of expression with eQTL. a, The number of genes with significant models for each data type. b, Distribution of regression coefficients (effect sizes) for e

Updated on: December 27,2023

Looking at the role epigenetics plays in the ways cancer behaves

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressGenetic control of expression with eQTL. a, The number of genes with significant models for each data type. b, Distribution of regression coefficients (effect sizes) for e

Updated on:December 27,2023

Body's natural signal carriers can help melanoma spread

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandThe image shows a dividing melanoma cell with its hedgehog-like spikes. The cell is also secreting vesicles. Image credit: Kirsi RillaA new study from Finland shed

Updated on: December 22,2023

Body's natural signal carriers can help melanoma spread

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandThe image shows a dividing melanoma cell with its hedgehog-like spikes. The cell is also secreting vesicles. Image credit: Kirsi RillaA new study from Finland shed

Updated on:December 22,2023

Early disease detection in body fluids using photonic biosensors

by Anne-Julie Zichner, Fraunhofer-Institut für Photonische Mikrosysteme (IPMS)Photonic biosensor chip of Fraunhofer IPMS Credit: Fraunhofer IPMSStandard medical procedures are often time-consuming and

Updated on: August 08,2024

Early disease detection in body fluids using photonic biosensors

by Anne-Julie Zichner, Fraunhofer-Institut für Photonische Mikrosysteme (IPMS)Photonic biosensor chip of Fraunhofer IPMS Credit: Fraunhofer IPMSStandard medical procedures are often time-consuming and

Updated on:August 08,2024

Blood test biopsy for kids with brain tumors is simple, safe way to see if treatment is working

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoA new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors to measure the effectiveness of trea

Updated on: December 18,2023

Blood test biopsy for kids with brain tumors is simple, safe way to see if treatment is working

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoA new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors to measure the effectiveness of trea

Updated on:December 18,2023

Cancer stem cells use 'normal' genes in abnormal ways

by Garth Sundem,CU Anschutz Medical CampusMayumi Fajita, MD, PhD and colleagues show that CDK1 interacts with Sox2 to keep cancer stem cells 'stemmy'. Credit: University of Colorado Canc

Updated on: December 18,2023

Cancer stem cells use 'normal' genes in abnormal ways

by Garth Sundem,CU Anschutz Medical CampusMayumi Fajita, MD, PhD and colleagues show that CDK1 interacts with Sox2 to keep cancer stem cells 'stemmy'. Credit: University of Colorado Canc

Updated on:December 18,2023

Warning for younger women: Be vigilant on breast cancer risk

Updated on: November 04,2024

Warning for younger women: Be vigilant on breast cancer risk

Updated on:November 04,2024