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

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

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

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

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

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

A potential therapy to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy

byInstitut National de la Sante et de la Recherche MedicaleGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2022). DOI: 10.1172/JCI152924Cisplatin is a chemotherapy indic

Updated on: December 26,2023

A potential therapy to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy

byInstitut National de la Sante et de la Recherche MedicaleGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2022). DOI: 10.1172/JCI152924Cisplatin is a chemotherapy indic

Updated on:December 26,2023

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

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

Improving melanoma diagnostic tools

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteAge-standardized melanoma incidence from 1982 through 2018 in the U.S. White, Queensland, and Scotland populations. Joinpoint regression models for in situ

Updated on: December 22,2023

Improving melanoma diagnostic tools

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteAge-standardized melanoma incidence from 1982 through 2018 in the U.S. White, Queensland, and Scotland populations. Joinpoint regression models for in situ

Updated on:December 22,2023

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

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