Researchers shed light on cancer drug resistance, potential to expand use of PARP inhibitors across cancer types

byThe University of Hong KongInactivation of a DNA repair gene called FANCM enhances the formation of DNA damage and chromosomal instability induced by a PARP inhibitor, leading to massive cance

Updated on: August 27,2024

Researchers shed light on cancer drug resistance, potential to expand use of PARP inhibitors across cancer types

byThe University of Hong KongInactivation of a DNA repair gene called FANCM enhances the formation of DNA damage and chromosomal instability induced by a PARP inhibitor, leading to massive cance

Updated on:August 27,2024

MicroRNA holds clues to why some mammals are cancer-prone

by Sheri Hall,Cornell UniversityCanine and equine mammosphere-derived epithelial cells (MDECs) respond differently to 7, 12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) and have distinct microRNA (miRNA) ex

Updated on: December 20,2023

MicroRNA holds clues to why some mammals are cancer-prone

by Sheri Hall,Cornell UniversityCanine and equine mammosphere-derived epithelial cells (MDECs) respond differently to 7, 12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) and have distinct microRNA (miRNA) ex

Updated on:December 20,2023

New drug to supercharge immune cells in the fight against cancer

by Jess Reid,University of Western AustraliaKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHA new cancer treatment with the ability to normalise tumour blood vessels and boost the body's i

Updated on: March 26,2024

New drug to supercharge immune cells in the fight against cancer

by Jess Reid,University of Western AustraliaKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHA new cancer treatment with the ability to normalise tumour blood vessels and boost the body's i

Updated on:March 26,2024

A new role for a triple-negative breast cancer target

by Katherine Unger Baillie,University of PennsylvaniaLed by Penn Vet scientists, a new study reveals that the protein deltaNp63, whichfosters the initiation and progression of triple-negat

Updated on: December 22,2023

A new role for a triple-negative breast cancer target

by Katherine Unger Baillie,University of PennsylvaniaLed by Penn Vet scientists, a new study reveals that the protein deltaNp63, whichfosters the initiation and progression of triple-negat

Updated on:December 22,2023

Exposing cancers to bacteria reminds first responder immune cells which side they're on

byGarvan InstituteCancer cells (green) being attacked by neutrophils (red) in the collagen structure (blue) of a tumour’s microenvironment. Credit: Jacqueline Bailey / Dr Chtanova's Innate T

Updated on: December 26,2023

Exposing cancers to bacteria reminds first responder immune cells which side they're on

byGarvan InstituteCancer cells (green) being attacked by neutrophils (red) in the collagen structure (blue) of a tumour’s microenvironment. Credit: Jacqueline Bailey / Dr Chtanova's Innate T

Updated on:December 26,2023

Scurvy is largely a historical disease but there are signs it's making a comeback

by Lauren Ball,The ConversationCredit:Matilda Wormwood/PexelsScurvy is often considered a historical ailment, conjuring images of sailors on long sea voyages suffering from a lack of fresh

Updated on: November 13,2024

Scurvy is largely a historical disease but there are signs it's making a comeback

by Lauren Ball,The ConversationCredit:Matilda Wormwood/PexelsScurvy is often considered a historical ailment, conjuring images of sailors on long sea voyages suffering from a lack of fresh

Updated on:November 13,2024

Researchers uncover new vulnerability in kidney cancer

by Deborah Wormser,UT Southwestern Medical CenterFrom left: Drs. Lianxin Hu, Qing Zhang, and Haibiao Xie Credit: UTSWA UT Southwestern researcher led a team that identified a new vulnerability i

Updated on: December 22,2023

Researchers uncover new vulnerability in kidney cancer

by Deborah Wormser,UT Southwestern Medical CenterFrom left: Drs. Lianxin Hu, Qing Zhang, and Haibiao Xie Credit: UTSWA UT Southwestern researcher led a team that identified a new vulnerability i

Updated on:December 22,2023

Why alarm is easing over a rise in pancreatic cancer among the young

by Robin FosterExperts have been concerned by rising rates of pancreatic cancer in young adults, but new research reveals the jump in cases has not been accompanied by any increase in deaths from the

Updated on: December 02,2024

Why alarm is easing over a rise in pancreatic cancer among the young

by Robin FosterExperts have been concerned by rising rates of pancreatic cancer in young adults, but new research reveals the jump in cases has not been accompanied by any increase in deaths from the

Updated on:December 02,2024

Locally advanced cervical cancer: Better odds using personalized brachytherapy

byMedical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageCervical cancer is the cancer with the fourth highest mortality rate among women worldwide. Locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) is tre

Updated on: December 26,2023

Locally advanced cervical cancer: Better odds using personalized brachytherapy

byMedical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageCervical cancer is the cancer with the fourth highest mortality rate among women worldwide. Locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) is tre

Updated on:December 26,2023

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v

Updated on: December 24,2023

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v

Updated on:December 24,2023

Computer-aided detection colonoscopies tied to improved adenoma detection rate

by Elana GotkineCompared with conventional colonoscopy, computer-aided detection (CADe) system-enhanced colonoscopies have an increased rate of adenomas per colonoscopy and higher adenoma detection ra

Updated on: October 31,2024

Computer-aided detection colonoscopies tied to improved adenoma detection rate

by Elana GotkineCompared with conventional colonoscopy, computer-aided detection (CADe) system-enhanced colonoscopies have an increased rate of adenomas per colonoscopy and higher adenoma detection ra

Updated on:October 31,2024

Using the HALP score for prognostic ability in cancers: A literature review

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new review paper titled "What is hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score? A comprehensive literature review of HALP's p

Updated on: January 04,2024

Using the HALP score for prognostic ability in cancers: A literature review

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new review paper titled "What is hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score? A comprehensive literature review of HALP's p

Updated on:January 04,2024