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SEATTLE -- Nov. 7, 2017 -- A new category of immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors that has been highly effective against ...

Study finds a new way to shut down cancer cells’ ability to consume glucose

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cancer cells consume exorbitant amounts of glucose, a key source of energy, and shutting ...

Circulating tumor cells associated with relapse in late-stage melanoma patients

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A study revealing a connection between circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and relapse in stage IV ...

BU researcher leads team in ‘cancer interception’ project

(Boston) -- Developing diagnostic tools to "intercept" lung cancer at its earliest stage is the goal of a research team ...

Relocating bus stops would cut riders’ pollution exposure, UCLA study finds

Credit: Stuart Wolpert/UCLA Moving bus stops away from intersections would substantially reduce the amount of pollution bus riders are exposed ...

PharmaMar and Boryung Pharm sign a licensing agreement for Zepsyre in Korea

Madrid, November 7th, 2017 - PharmaMar (MSE:PHM) has announced today a licensing agreement with Boryung Pharm to commercialize the marine-derived ...

Public’s poor knowledge of anatomy may hamper healthcare

Credit: Lancaster University Health screening campaigns which target a specific organ may lack effectiveness if the public have a poor ...

Inner ear stem cells may someday restore hearing

Credit: Kelvin Y. Kwan/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Want to restore hearing by injecting stem cells into the inner ear? Well, that ...

How Helicobacter pylori causes gastric cancer

Gastric cancer is one of the five most fatal types of cancer. According to the statistics of the World Health ...

Subset of carbon nanotubes poses cancer risk similar to asbestos in mice

Nanotechnology, the science of developing materials containing very small fibers, is having a growing influence on daily life. Now researchers ...

Important new insights into RECIST criteria measuring cancer’s response to treatment

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Oncologists and researchers use a measurement known as Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors ...

Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

A new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that most cancers are caused by one dominant "driver" ...

Is anticoagulant warfarin associated with lower risk of cancer incidence?

Bottom Line: Use of the blood thinner warfarin was associated with a lower risk of new cancers in people over ...

Ludwig scientists share research at The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting

NOVEMBER 6, 2017, NEW YORK - Ludwig Cancer Research has released the scope of its participation at the 2017 Society ...

Immune cell policing offers insights into cancer, autoimmune disease

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- Nov. 6, 2017 Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are the traffic cops of the immune ...

Ohio State’s Albert de la Chapelle receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Columbus, Ohio - Albert de la Chapelle, MD, PhD, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics ...

Novel Nano-CT device creates high-resolution 3D-X-rays of tiny velvet worm legs

Credit: Mueller / TUM Computer Tomography (CT) is a standard procedure in hospitals, but so far, the technology has not ...

Can cannabinoids be used to treat cancer?

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Nov. 6, 2017-When cannabinoids activate signaling pathways in cancer cells they ...

HCI study identifies enhanced impact of treatment for hereditary cancer patients

Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - People with an inherited syndrome called familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a ...

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