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Personalized breast cancer screening could improve cancer survival and reduce overdiagnosis

Personalized breast cancer screening could improve cancer survival and reduce overdiagnosis

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have created a model for predicting individual breast cancer risk that could be used to creat

Personalized breast cancer screening could improve cancer survival and reduce overdiagnosis

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have created a model for predicting individual breast cancer risk that could be used to creat
Researchers identify path to prevent cognitive decline after radiation

Researchers identify path to prevent cognitive decline after radiation

by Kelsie Smith Hayduk,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that mic

Researchers identify path to prevent cognitive decline after radiation

by Kelsie Smith Hayduk,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that mic
Reprogramming cancer cells into immune defenders

Reprogramming cancer cells into immune defenders

by Tove Smeds,Lund UniversityDolly the sheep determined Filipe Pereira’s future career. The choice was between becoming an architect or a scientist, when one of the world’s most extreme examples

Reprogramming cancer cells into immune defenders

by Tove Smeds,Lund UniversityDolly the sheep determined Filipe Pereira’s future career. The choice was between becoming an architect or a scientist, when one of the world’s most extreme examples
When combined, a novel LSD1 inhibitor and an existing therapy enhance each other's anti-cancer effects

When combined, a novel LSD1 inhibitor and an existing therapy enhance each other's anti-cancer effects

by Jaclyn Dunne,Medical University of South CarolinaGraphical abstract. Credit:European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114818A Medical University of

When combined, a novel LSD1 inhibitor and an existing therapy enhance each other's anti-cancer effects

by Jaclyn Dunne,Medical University of South CarolinaGraphical abstract. Credit:European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114818A Medical University of
Refined method to peer into cancer cells' inner working unlocks the interactome

Refined method to peer into cancer cells' inner working unlocks the interactome

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteliCHi-C identifies cell types presumably implicated in disease etiology. A Enrichment of GWAS summary statistics at promoter-interacting regions (PIR

Refined method to peer into cancer cells' inner working unlocks the interactome

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteliCHi-C identifies cell types presumably implicated in disease etiology. A Enrichment of GWAS summary statistics at promoter-interacting regions (PIR
Cancer biomarker data is not diverse, with implications for immunotherapy patients from underrepresented groups

Cancer biomarker data is not diverse, with implications for immunotherapy patients from underrepresented groups

byCell PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHigh tumor mutational burden—the number of mutations found inside cancer cells—may not generalize as an accurate biomarker across diverse cancer pati

Cancer biomarker data is not diverse, with implications for immunotherapy patients from underrepresented groups

byCell PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHigh tumor mutational burden—the number of mutations found inside cancer cells—may not generalize as an accurate biomarker across diverse cancer pati
Point-of-care biosensor rapidly detects oral cancer

Point-of-care biosensor rapidly detects oral cancer

byAmerican Institute of PhysicsPhoto of the group’s circuit board for the biosensor. Credit: Minghan Xian, Jenna L. Stephany, Chan-Wen Chiu, Chao-Cing Chiang, Fan Ren, Cheng-Tse Tsai, Siang-Sin

Point-of-care biosensor rapidly detects oral cancer

byAmerican Institute of PhysicsPhoto of the group’s circuit board for the biosensor. Credit: Minghan Xian, Jenna L. Stephany, Chan-Wen Chiu, Chao-Cing Chiang, Fan Ren, Cheng-Tse Tsai, Siang-Sin
Survival in Primary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Can Be as High as 100%

Survival in Primary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Can Be as High as 100%

February 2024Lara C. Pullen, PhDResults from a contemporary standard-of-care study of patients with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (pHLH) reveal that firstline etoposide-based therapy is m

Survival in Primary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Can Be as High as 100%

February 2024Lara C. Pullen, PhDResults from a contemporary standard-of-care study of patients with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (pHLH) reveal that firstline etoposide-based therapy is m
HPV status may affect risk of early death in patients with oropharynx cancer

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

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
Low-fat diet could be key to stopping cancer growth

Low-fat diet could be key to stopping cancer growth

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: Dan Gold on UnsplashNew research has found food could play a major role in stopping the growth of some cancers.It was previous

Low-fat diet could be key to stopping cancer growth

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: Dan Gold on UnsplashNew research has found food could play a major role in stopping the growth of some cancers.It was previous
Researchers discover compound that fights leukemia and lymphoma

Researchers discover compound that fights leukemia and lymphoma

JANUARY 12, 2024byUniversity of Texas at El PasoRenato Aguilera, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, is the principal investigator

Researchers discover compound that fights leukemia and lymphoma

JANUARY 12, 2024byUniversity of Texas at El PasoRenato Aguilera, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, is the principal investigator
Structural analysis reveals an unexpected mechanism for a cancer drug

Structural analysis reveals an unexpected mechanism for a cancer drug

by Tim Stephens,University of California - Santa CruzThe breast cancer drug palbociclib (grey) interacts with its target protein CDK4 (green) in this structural model. Binding of the activator p

Structural analysis reveals an unexpected mechanism for a cancer drug

by Tim Stephens,University of California - Santa CruzThe breast cancer drug palbociclib (grey) interacts with its target protein CDK4 (green) in this structural model. Binding of the activator p