Cancer
CD30: From witness to culprit
The study, which was supported by the German Cancer Aid, suggests that vaccination against EBV might reduce the risk of...
Researchers of the University of Malaga relate DNA methylation levels to obesity
They assure that the methylation of genes related to lipid metabolism and inflammation is altered in obese patientsCredit: University of...
Improved procedure for cancer-related erectile dysfunction
Melbourne surgeons have modified a minimally invasive technique to help men regain erectile function lost after prostate cancer surgery. The...
‘Nanobodies’ from alpacas could help bring CAR T-cell therapy to solid tumors
Unusually small antibodies, targeted to the tumor micro-environment, curb melanoma and colon cancer in mouse modelsCredit: Courtesy of Boston Children's...
NASA Twins Study offers new insight on how a human’s body responds to spaceflight
Credit: John Eisele/Colorado State University When NASA decided to study identical twin astronauts -- one remaining on Earth while the...
Discovery of ‘kingpin’ stem cell may help in the understanding of cancerous tumors
Cells appear to signal how the surrounding cells will develop and growCredit: Photo courtesy McMaster University. Hamilton, ON (April 11,...
Releasing an immune system brake could help patients with rare but fatal brain infection
Small-scale, NIH-led clinical study offers early hope for developing a treatmentCredit: Image courtesy of Irene Cortese, M.D. The anti-cancer drug...
New cancer drug targets accelerate path to precision medicine
Researchers used CRISPR technology to disrupt every gene in over 300 cancer models from 30 cancer types and discover thousands...
The protein p38gamma identified as a new therapeutic target in liver cancer
CNIC scientists have shown for the first time that a protein related to cell stress also regulates cell divisionCredit: CNIC...
Loss of a DNA repair system creates a unique vulnerability in many cancer types
Cancer cells that cannot repair a certain form of DNA mutation become strongly dependent on single enzyme to survive, creating...
Maintenance immunotherapy fails to improve survival in extensive small cell lung cancer
ELCC 2019 (European Lung Cancer Congress), April 10-13, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Geneva, Switzerland, 11 April...
Diet rich in animal protein is associated with a greater risk of death
Credit: Raija Törrönen A diet rich in animal protein and meat in particular is not good for the health, a...
SWOG cancer research network study opens window into immune microenviroment
Credit: Yale Cancer Center The first comprehensive study of immune cell types in pre- and post-chemotherapy cancer tissues points up...
Studies give new insights on immunotherapy in elderly patients with advanced NSCLC
ELCC 2019 (European Lung Cancer Congress), April 10-13, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Geneva, Switzerland, 10 April...
Ovarian cancer patients undertested for mutations that could guide clinical care
Fewer than a quarter of breast cancer patients and a third of ovarian cancer patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2014...
Cancer-killing combination therapies unveiled with new drug-screening tool
Method IDs which targeted therapies, inadequate on their own, can be paired up to kill non-responsive cancers UC San Francisco...
Proton therapy shows efficacy, low toxicity in large cohort of children with high-risk neuroblastoma
CHOP/Penn researchers: Study supports expanded use of proton therapy to minimize radiation exposure to healthy, developing organs Researchers from Children's...
Single-cell sequencing reveals landscape of immune cell subtypes in lung cancer tumors
Map of myeloid immune cell subpopulations points to new targets for immunotherapy The recent emergence of immunotherapy has marked a...
High-dose vitamin D shows benefit in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON - Results of a small clinical trial suggest that supplementing chemotherapy with high doses of...
Famous cancer-fighting gene also protects against birth defects
p53 influences an important molecular process specific to females that is necessary for the brain and spinal cord to formCredit:...
