Future fertility: Giving hope to men who received childhood cancer treatment

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaTransplanting testicular endothelial cells (but not lung endothelial cells) into the testes of mice after destruction of sperm due

Updated on: December 18,2023

Future fertility: Giving hope to men who received childhood cancer treatment

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaTransplanting testicular endothelial cells (but not lung endothelial cells) into the testes of mice after destruction of sperm due

Updated on:December 18,2023

Protein partnership effectively fends off pancreatic cancer progression

byVirginia Commonwealth UniversityModel for the functional interaction between Smad4 and Prdm16 during PDAC formation and progression. Credit:Journal of Cell Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1

Updated on: December 20,2023

Protein partnership effectively fends off pancreatic cancer progression

byVirginia Commonwealth UniversityModel for the functional interaction between Smad4 and Prdm16 during PDAC formation and progression. Credit:Journal of Cell Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1

Updated on:December 20,2023

Faulty DNA repair may lead to BRCA-linked cancers

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeStalled replication forks (yellow arrows) are detected at the BRCA1 gene in cells containing a BRCA1 germline mutation. Credit: Weill Cornell MedicineError-prone D

Updated on: December 20,2023

Faulty DNA repair may lead to BRCA-linked cancers

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeStalled replication forks (yellow arrows) are detected at the BRCA1 gene in cells containing a BRCA1 germline mutation. Credit: Weill Cornell MedicineError-prone D

Updated on:December 20,2023

Cellular 'waste product' rejuvenates cancer-fighting immune cells

byUT Southwestern Medical CenterUT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center found that lactate, a metabolic byproduct produced by cells during strenuous exercise, can rejuvenate immune cells that figh

Updated on: January 10,2024

Cellular 'waste product' rejuvenates cancer-fighting immune cells

byUT Southwestern Medical CenterUT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center found that lactate, a metabolic byproduct produced by cells during strenuous exercise, can rejuvenate immune cells that figh

Updated on:January 10,2024

Lung cancer screening dramatically increases long-term survival rate

byRadiological Society of North AmericaAxial CT images of pulmonary nodules. (A) Malignant nodule. (B) Benign nodule. Credit: Radiological Society of North AmericaDiagnosing early-stage lung can

Updated on: December 22,2023

Lung cancer screening dramatically increases long-term survival rate

byRadiological Society of North AmericaAxial CT images of pulmonary nodules. (A) Malignant nodule. (B) Benign nodule. Credit: Radiological Society of North AmericaDiagnosing early-stage lung can

Updated on:December 22,2023

New imaging system and artificial intelligence algorithm accurately identify brain tumors

byNYU Langone HealthStimulated Raman histologic images of diffuse astrocytoma (left) and meningioma (right). Credit: Daniel Orringer, NYU Langone HealthA novel method of combining advanced optic

Updated on: December 22,2023

New imaging system and artificial intelligence algorithm accurately identify brain tumors

byNYU Langone HealthStimulated Raman histologic images of diffuse astrocytoma (left) and meningioma (right). Credit: Daniel Orringer, NYU Langone HealthA novel method of combining advanced optic

Updated on:December 22,2023

Drug-resistant tuberculosis responds rapidly to bedaquiline-based second-line therapy

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeMycobacterium tuberculosis. Credit: United States Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPatients who have drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) have a similar micro

Updated on: May 26,2024

Drug-resistant tuberculosis responds rapidly to bedaquiline-based second-line therapy

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeMycobacterium tuberculosis. Credit: United States Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPatients who have drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) have a similar micro

Updated on:May 26,2024

Patient-centered clinical guideline on partial breast irradiation for early-stage invasive breast cancer and DCIS

by American Society for Radiation OncologyAdjuvant Radiation Therapy Treatment Options for Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer or DCISAbbreviations: DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ; ER = estrogen

Updated on: May 13,2024

Patient-centered clinical guideline on partial breast irradiation for early-stage invasive breast cancer and DCIS

by American Society for Radiation OncologyAdjuvant Radiation Therapy Treatment Options for Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer or DCISAbbreviations: DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ; ER = estrogen

Updated on:May 13,2024

Colon cancer is being spotted in younger people, and at later stages

by Steven ReinbergColon cancer continues to rise among younger U.S. adults, with the American Cancer Society reporting a doubling of cases in people younger than 55 in about 25 years.Also, significant

Updated on: December 26,2023

Colon cancer is being spotted in younger people, and at later stages

by Steven ReinbergColon cancer continues to rise among younger U.S. adults, with the American Cancer Society reporting a doubling of cases in people younger than 55 in about 25 years.Also, significant

Updated on:December 26,2023

Prescription opioids found to increase the risk of falls, especially in those over 85

by University of New South WalesCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsA new study led by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Center (NDARC), UNSW Sydney, has explored the associat

Updated on: March 25,2024

Prescription opioids found to increase the risk of falls, especially in those over 85

by University of New South WalesCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsA new study led by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Center (NDARC), UNSW Sydney, has explored the associat

Updated on:March 25,2024

Exposure to chemicals in drinking water associated with 5% of annual bladder cancer burden in Europe

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthEach year, more than 6,500 cases of bladder cancer—nearly 5 percent of all cases in Europe— can be attributed to exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs) in drin

Updated on: December 20,2023

Exposure to chemicals in drinking water associated with 5% of annual bladder cancer burden in Europe

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthEach year, more than 6,500 cases of bladder cancer—nearly 5 percent of all cases in Europe— can be attributed to exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs) in drin

Updated on:December 20,2023

Protein identified as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas

JANUARY 29, 2024 Editors' notesby Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101381Investigators from the UCLA

Updated on: March 14,2024

Protein identified as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas

JANUARY 29, 2024 Editors' notesby Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101381Investigators from the UCLA

Updated on:March 14,2024