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Natural compounds derived from soy and other plants found to reduce breast cancer recurrence and improve survival

Natural compounds derived from soy and other plants found to reduce breast cancer recurrence and improve survival

JANUARY 10, 2024Natural compounds derived from soy and other plants found to reduce breast cancer recurrence and improve survivalbyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineFlow diagram of the

Natural compounds derived from soy and other plants found to reduce breast cancer recurrence and improve survival

JANUARY 10, 2024Natural compounds derived from soy and other plants found to reduce breast cancer recurrence and improve survivalbyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineFlow diagram of the
New study may lead to fewer hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroid tumors

New study may lead to fewer hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroid tumors

by Geri Kelley, Kim Ward,Michigan State UniversityCredit: Michigan State UniversityUterine fibroid tumors are the leading cause of hysterectomies in the U.S., yet little is known about what caus

New study may lead to fewer hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroid tumors

by Geri Kelley, Kim Ward,Michigan State UniversityCredit: Michigan State UniversityUterine fibroid tumors are the leading cause of hysterectomies in the U.S., yet little is known about what caus
Chemotherapy drug temozolomide analog shows promise in treating glioma

Chemotherapy drug temozolomide analog shows promise in treating glioma

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from Yale University and Yale School of Medicine has developed a temozolomide analog for use as a chemotherapy drug

Chemotherapy drug temozolomide analog shows promise in treating glioma

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from Yale University and Yale School of Medicine has developed a temozolomide analog for use as a chemotherapy drug
Finding the optimal combination of anticancer drug administration for the conditioning of cord blood transplantation

Finding the optimal combination of anticancer drug administration for the conditioning of cord blood transplantation

by University of TsukubaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAllogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) can cure hematopoietic diseases, such as acute myeloid leukemia. Cord bloo

Finding the optimal combination of anticancer drug administration for the conditioning of cord blood transplantation

by University of TsukubaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAllogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) can cure hematopoietic diseases, such as acute myeloid leukemia. Cord bloo
A silent killer, liver cancer prompts race to improve organ replacements

A silent killer, liver cancer prompts race to improve organ replacements

by Anthony King,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineBioprinter from Organtrans. Credit: © Gilles WederWith the only cure for liver cancer often being a transplantation, scientists

A silent killer, liver cancer prompts race to improve organ replacements

by Anthony King,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineBioprinter from Organtrans. Credit: © Gilles WederWith the only cure for liver cancer often being a transplantation, scientists
Could artificial sweeteners alter your microbiome?

Could artificial sweeteners alter your microbiome?

by Dennis ThompsonYou may think that artificial sweeteners can help you lose some weight, but a new study finds they are no good for your gut's microbiome.People who useaspartame(Equal

Could artificial sweeteners alter your microbiome?

by Dennis ThompsonYou may think that artificial sweeteners can help you lose some weight, but a new study finds they are no good for your gut's microbiome.People who useaspartame(Equal
Actin cytoskeleton remodeling protects tumor cells against immune attack

Actin cytoskeleton remodeling protects tumor cells against immune attack

by Luxembourg Institute of HealthConfocal microscopy image. Accumulation of actin filaments (in green) at the immunological synapse of a resistant cancer cell in contact with an NK cell (in red). Cell

Actin cytoskeleton remodeling protects tumor cells against immune attack

by Luxembourg Institute of HealthConfocal microscopy image. Accumulation of actin filaments (in green) at the immunological synapse of a resistant cancer cell in contact with an NK cell (in red). Cell
Researchers uncover new clues to origins of the most common pediatric kidney cancer

Researchers uncover new clues to origins of the most common pediatric kidney cancer

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesSIX2+CITED1+ cells in hFK and WT have different transcriptional signatures. A,B) Periodic acid Schiff (PAS, left, whole image) and H&E (right, close-up i

Researchers uncover new clues to origins of the most common pediatric kidney cancer

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesSIX2+CITED1+ cells in hFK and WT have different transcriptional signatures. A,B) Periodic acid Schiff (PAS, left, whole image) and H&E (right, close-up i
Scientists identify unique breast cancer cells that control their ability to proliferate and colonize the lungs

Scientists identify unique breast cancer cells that control their ability to proliferate and colonize the lungs

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists from The Tisch Cancer Institute have uncovered a mechanism by which certain breast cancer cells regulate their own metastase

Scientists identify unique breast cancer cells that control their ability to proliferate and colonize the lungs

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists from The Tisch Cancer Institute have uncovered a mechanism by which certain breast cancer cells regulate their own metastase
Liver cancer: How liver cells go astray

Liver cancer: How liver cells go astray

byUniversity of BaselOne of the main causes of liver cancer is excessive alcohol consumption. Credit: Biozentrum, University of BaselThe causes of liver cancer are manifold. In addition to metab

Liver cancer: How liver cells go astray

byUniversity of BaselOne of the main causes of liver cancer is excessive alcohol consumption. Credit: Biozentrum, University of BaselThe causes of liver cancer are manifold. In addition to metab
Liver cancer study encourages caution with certain gene therapies

Liver cancer study encourages caution with certain gene therapies

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular Therapy(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2022.10.004Research led by Randal J. Kaufman, Ph.D., has

Liver cancer study encourages caution with certain gene therapies

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular Therapy(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2022.10.004Research led by Randal J. Kaufman, Ph.D., has
Tiny, implantable therapeutic sponge device helps kill cancer in mice

Tiny, implantable therapeutic sponge device helps kill cancer in mice

by Wayne Lewis,University of California, Los AngelesThe SymphNode device (left), contains nanoparticles (red dots) that release a drug that blocks the activity of regulatory T cells (green), whi

Tiny, implantable therapeutic sponge device helps kill cancer in mice

by Wayne Lewis,University of California, Los AngelesThe SymphNode device (left), contains nanoparticles (red dots) that release a drug that blocks the activity of regulatory T cells (green), whi