‘Epigenetic’ changes from cigarette smoke may be first step in lung cancer development
Credit: Jennifer Fairman Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have preliminary evidence in laboratory-grown, human airway...
Cell surface protein may offer big target in treating high-risk childhood cancers
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Oncology researchers studying high-risk children's cancers have identified a protein that offers a likely target...
The turbulent healing powers of plasma
Credit: {FEATUREDCREDIT}{FEATUREDCREDITMORE} WASHINGTON, D.C., September 11, 2017 -- Researchers are starting to discover the curing powers of plasma -- bringing...
Chronic cell death promotes liver cancer
Liver cancer occurs predominantly in patients whose liver has been damaged as a result of chronic disease. Until now it...
Modulating T-cell metabolism uncovers new technology for enhancing immunotherapy
PHILADELPHIA -- (Sept. 11, 2017) -- T lymphocytes found in tumors and implicated in killing tumor cells cope with the...
UCLA opens clinical trial for cancers with the NY-ESO-1 tumor marker
Credit: Photo courtesy of: UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine...
DNA looping architecture may lead to opportunities to treat brain tumors
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The discovery of a mechanism by which normal brain cells regulate the expression of the...
The 2017 Balzan Prizewinners announced today in Milan
Milan, 11 September 2017 - The names of the 2017 Balzan Prizewinners were disclosed today in a public announcement: Aleida...
Savings less than expected for generic oral chemotherapy
CHAPEL HILL -- A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Lineberger Comprehensive...
Revolutionary process could signal new era for gene synthesis
Credit: Karl Harrison A team of scientists led by the University of Southampton has demonstrated a groundbreaking new method of...
Combination targeted adjuvant therapy doubles relapse-free survival in stage III melanoma
LUGANO-MADRID, 11 September, 2017 - Combination targeted adjuvant therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib doubles relapse-free survival in patients with stage...
Adjuvant nivolumab superior to ipilimumab in surgically resected stage III/IV melanoma
LUGANO-MADRID, 11 September, 2017 - Adjuvant nivolumab is superior to standard of care ipilimumab in patients with surgically resected stage...
KEYNOTE-040 evaluates pembrolizumab in head and neck cancer
LUGANO-MADRID, 11 September, 2017 - Immunotherapy with the checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab may be a better option than standard treatments for...
Debate on duration of colon cancer adjuvant chemotherapy takes centre stage at ESMO 2017
LUGANO-MADRID, 11 September, 2017 - The debate on whether to shorten adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer from six to three...
Ramucirumab plus docetaxel improves progression-free survival in urothelial cancer
LUGANO-MADRID, 10 September, 2017 - Ramucirumab plus docetaxel improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who...
Mature results favor pembrolizumab as second-line treatment for bladder cancer
LUGANO-MADRID, 10 September, 2017 - Mature results from the KEYNOTE-045 trial to be presented today at the ESMO 2017 Congress...
Does health insurance status affect childhood cancer survival?
A new study examines whether insurance status may affect survival in children diagnosed with cancer. Published early online in CANCER,...
Fire ant venom compounds may lead to skin treatments
Credit: From Arbiser et al Scientific Reports (2017). Compounds derived from fire ant venom can reduce skin thickening and inflammation...
New method for monitoring fetal heartbeat
Researchers have developed a technique to accurately isolate fetal heart sounds from background noise in acoustic recordings, allowing them to...
Brain Composer: ‘Thinking’ melodies onto a musical score
(Graz University of Technology) TU Graz researchers develop new brain-computer interface application which allows music to be composed by the...
