Cancer
Copycat fungus deceives immune system and deactivates body’s response to infection
Fungal infection is life-threatening to people with weakened immune systems, such as those with blood cancers, HIV infection or following...
Harnessing T-cell ‘stemness’ could enhance cancer immunotherapy
A new study led by scientists in the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) sheds...
What’s in this plant? The best automated system for finding potential drugs
Credit: Public domain Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have developed a new computational...
New study confirms EpCAM as promising target for cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 28, 2019--Researchers have shown that cancer immunotherapy targeting the tumor...
CNIO researchers identify a new gene involved in the development of a rare endocrine tumour
Credit: CNIO Paragangliomas and phaeochromocytomas are very rare neuroendocrine tumours: there are only 3-8 cases per million inhabitants worldwide. They...
‘Moving target’ breast cancer cells revealed by new imaging technique
Credit: Rios, Visvader et al., Walter and Eliza Hall Institute - published in Cancer Cell Walter and Eliza Hall Institute...
New study calculates alcohol cancer risk in cigarette equivalents to help communicate risk
The well-established link between cancer and tobacco may provide a way to help communicate the links between moderate levels of...
Fulvestrant plus anastrozole extends lives of women with advanced HR+ breast cancer
Credit: UC Irvine Women with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer live longer when they receive a combination of two anti-estrogen...
Artificial intelligence can predict premature death, study finds
Computers which are capable of teaching themselves to predict premature death could greatly improve preventative healthcare in the future, suggests...
Southern Europeans, non-Europeans less likely to have matched stem cell donors
Alternative donor transplants are needed for these patients (WASHINGTON, March 27, 2019) -- Although the pool of registered bone marrow...
New potential therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer discovered
MD Anderson study demonstrates role of protein syndecan-1 in regulation of KRAS geneCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Cancer cells demand...
Eating small amounts of red and processed meats may increase risk of death
consuming even small amounts of red meat versus none may impact mortality from all causes, especially cardiovascular diseaseCredit: Loma Linda...
Like racecars and geese, cancer cells draft their way to new tumor sites
New research gives boost to fighting disease through cell metabolismCredit: Reinhart-King Laboratory/Vanderbilt University NASCAR has nothing on cancer cells when...
MD Anderson study may explain why immunotherapy not effective for some patients with metastatic melanoma and kidney cancer
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center White blood cells known as B cells have been shown to be effective for predicting...
GPs key in ensuring the new Faster Diagnosis Standard for Cancer is a success
GPs will have a pivotal role in ensuring the success of the new Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) for Cancer, new...
Researchers reveal new molecular mechanism involved in pancreas repair
Researchers at the University of Malaga (UMA) demonstrate that Wt1 gene deletion causes deterioration of this organCredit: University of Malaga...
Rapid magnetic 3D printing of human cells
Credit: Jin Lee, McMaster University, Faculty of Engineering Imagine being able to visit your physician, and instead of being given...
Time-restricted eating may help prevent breast cancer, mouse study suggests
NEW ORLEANS--Changing when you eat rather than what you eat may prove to be a dietary intervention against breast cancer,...
New evidence on the role of the gut microbiome in improving human health
23 new abstracts to be presented at the 2019 Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit Miami, Florida (March 23, 2019)...
Mailing colorectal cancer screening kit found effective, regardless of financial incentive
Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the United States, and just six out of 10 adults in the...
