Cancer
Exposing cancer’s metabolic addictions
Real estate is important: Where a tumor arises dictates specific metabolic vulnerabilities, identifying potential targets for effective cancer treatmentsCredit: National...
Researchers create the first maps of two melatonin receptors essential for sleep
A better understanding of how these receptors work could enable scientists to design better therapeutics for sleep disorders, cancer and...
Moffitt Researchers find BRAF protein modification could slow tumor growth
New study suggest blocking ITCH activity or BRAF ubiquitination may be an effective treatment approach in melanoma TAMPA, Fla. -...
Imaging system helps surgeons remove tiny ovarian tumors
More effective surgery could boost survival rates for ovarian cancer CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after...
Shining light on rare nerve tumors illuminates a fresh path for fighting cancer
Cincinnati Children's experts expand upon an emerging technique to expose inner workings of neurofibromatosis 2Credit: Cincinnati Children's (CINCINNATI) When a...
New approach for range prediction improves accuracy of proton therapy
Tumor therapy: Today, a new method for more accurate prediction of proton range is introduced into clinical routine for the...
Personalizing precision medicine with combination therapies improves outcomes in cancer
Precision oncology often relies on treating patients with a single, molecularly matched therapy that targets one mutation in their tumor....
Blood samples to help select the right early phase clinical trials for cancer patients
Scientists could help match cancer patients with no other treatment options to clinical trials with experimental medicines, by analysing the...
Advance in CAR T-cell therapy eliminates severe side effects
USC-led clinical trial produced remissions without toxicity in lymphoma patients An advance in the breakthrough cancer treatment known as CAR...
Promise of liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection and prenatal screening
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 22, 2019--The promise and challenges of liquid biopsy, an emerging,...
Mauritian medical herbs possess antitumor properties
They contain biologically active substances of these species have shown to contain effective inhibitors of oesophageal cancer cellsCredit: FEFU press...
Studies identify mechanism key to removal of protein aggregates from cells
Mass. General team's findings may have application to treatment of cancer, neurodegenerative disorders Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have discovered...
Diet high in leucine may fuel breast cancer’s drug resistance
Unexpected findings reveal relationship between the amino acid leucine and tamoxifen resistanceCredit: Photo Credit: BIDMC BOSTON - About one in...
Key protein a possible new target in the treatment of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer collective supports important study published in NatureCredit: Stand Up To Cancer, Lustgarten Foundation WOODBURY, N.Y., April 17, 2019...
PCORI Board approves $45 million to support research on opioid use disorders, cancer pain
WASHINGTON (April 16, 2019) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $44.6 million to fund...
Magic mouthwash effective treatment for mouth sore pain caused by radiation therapy
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- "Magic mouthwash," an oral rinse containing diphenhydramine, lidocaine and antacids, significantly reduced pain from oral mucositis, mouth...
Discovery of oral cancer biomarkers could save thousands of lives
Oral cancer is known for its high mortality rate in developing countries, but an international team of scientists hope its...
Rutgers researchers discover crucial link between brain and gut stem cells
Study paves the way for healthy aging and treatment of colorectal cancers The organs in our bodies house stem cells...
New study explains how inflammation causes gastric cancer
Researchers from Kanazawa University and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development show that genes turned on in response...
Some patients with imminently fatal cancer still receive treatment
American Cancer Society study highlights need to better identify who may not benefit from aggressive treatment Some patients who died...
