Cancer
Yale study identifies how cancer drug inhibits DNA repair in cancer cells
New Haven, Conn. -- According to researchers at Yale Cancer Center, a cancer drug thought to be of limited use...
Blood test can measure effectiveness of treatments for aggressive skin cancers
Blood tests that track the amount of tumor DNA can - after only one month of drug therapy - detect...
Toy transformers and real-life whales inspire biohybrid robot
Heart tissue and 3D printing combine to build a microscopic motorCredit: City University of Hong Kong HANOVER, N.H. - May...
A new way of diagnosing and treating disease — without cutting skin
UBC researchers develop new laser microscope that could be 'revolutionary' for treatment of diseases such as skin cancerCredit: UBC University...
Blood biopsy: New technique enables detailed genetic analysis of cancer cells
Credit: Euisik Yoon ANN ARBOR--A new way to cleanly separate out cancer cells from a blood sample enables comprehensive genetic...
SHINE and IOCB Prague enter Lu-177 process license agreement
Novel separation method accelerates SHINE's path to market for cancer treatment isotopesCredit: IOCB Prague Prague, Czechia - SHINE Medical Technologies,...
What are the neurological side effects of CAR T-cell therapy?
Researchers report complex neural toxicities observed after CAR-T treatment for blood cancers The recent advent of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)...
Researchers pinpoint why lymphoma patients may become resistant to specific therapy
Loss of the BCL-2 amplicon and transcriptional reprogramming contribute to resistance to the drug Venetoclax® for those with B-cell lymphomas...
Cancer Research UK: Less chemotherapy better for older patients with some advanced cancers
Less chemotherapy is as effective at controlling disease for elderly or frail patients with advanced cancer of the stomach or...
Natural compound found in broccoli reawakens the function of potent tumor suppressor
Finding offers potential novel approach to cancer treatment and prevention BOSTON - Your mother was right; broccoli is good for...
Partial breast irradiation effective treatment option for low-risk breast cancer
New clinical data shows certain patients get similar results with five days of consecutive targeted treatment versus four to six...
Scientists develop technology to capture tumor cells
Microfluidic device may help researchers better understand metastatic cancerCredit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Instead of searching for a needle in...
Improving health outcomes with a little help from our friends — and artificial intelligence
Medical University of South Carolina researchers identified socially isolated prostate cancer patients with 90 percent accuracy by parsing physicians' notes...
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center awarded nearly $9 million to expand access to clinical trials
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has been selected, once again, as a Lead Academic Participating Site by the National Cancer Institute....
Marine organisms hold promise for treating triple negative breast cancer
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute researchers receive $801,000 from Florida Department of HealthCredit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute...
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Colorectal cancer incidence on the rise among young adults in several high-income countries
The incidence of colon and rectal cancer in adults younger than 50 years has increased substantially over the latest available...
Cancer drugs promote stem cell properties of colorectal cancer
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and the Mannheim University Medical Center have now discovered that...
CRISPR catches out critical cancer changes
Researchers reveal which gene fusions are critical for the growth of cancer cells and identify a new drug target for...
A new approach to targeting cancer cells
UC Riverside researchers develop new drugs that target therapeutically relevant protein surfacesCredit: Pellecchia lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A...
Growth in life expectancy in Australia slows, research finds
After 20 years of rapid increases in life expectancy at birth, the rate of growth in Australia is now falling...
