Cancer
University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center status renewed
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the U.S. federal government's principal agency that funds cancer research, has renewed the University of...
ASHG honors Mary-Claire King with ASHG Advocacy Award
Credit: (courtesy Dr. King) ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Mary-Claire King, PhD, as...
Overcoming a major barrier to developing liquid biopsies
Credit: Sigrid Knemeyer, SciStories LLC ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- The idea of testing blood or urine to find markers that...
Football training may preserve bone health in prostate cancer patients
Credit: Bo Kousgaard Androgen deprivation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer can lead to loss of muscle and bone...
Olfactory receptors have more functions than merely smell perception
Numerous studies to date have shown that olfactory receptors are relevant not only for smell perception, but that they also...
By sending tests in the mail, researchers boost colorectal cancer screening
Credit: UNC Lineberger Mailing colorectal cancer screening tests to patients insured by Medicaid increased screening rates for this population, report...
Improving cancer treatment with 3D modeling of drug resistance
Credit: Dr. Hossein Tavana The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding the research of a University of Akron (UA)...
Massive genome havoc in breast cancer is revealed
Credit: Schatz Lab, CSHL/JHU Cold Spring Harbor, NY - In cancer cells, genetic errors wreak havoc. Misspelled genes, as well...
Guardian of the cell
Credit: Wen Zhou, Harvard Medical School The human body is built for survival. Each one of its cells is closely...
Study shows biomarker panel boosts lung cancer risk assessment for smokers
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A four-protein biomarker blood test improves lung cancer risk assessment over existing guidelines that rely...
Optimizing pulsed electric fields to target cancer with calcium ions
Credit: Dr. Hamid Hosseini Several different treatment methods are used against cancer and multiple promising approaches are currently under examination...
New perspective on tumor genome evolution
Natural selection shapes genomes to evolve and to adapt but, are the rules of natural selection also applying to cancer...
New control of cell division discovered
Credit: Arpan Rai, UZH As every cook has experienced: When balsamic vinegar and olive oil are mixed, both liquids separate....
Immunotherapy doubles survival rates for patients with melanoma brain metastases
Boston, MA -- Cancer immunotherapies and targeted therapy have revolutionized how clinicians take care of patients with advanced skin cancer...
Engineered cancer cells can fight primary and metastatic cancer
Credit: CSTI/Khalid Shah lab Boston, MA -- What if cancer cells could be re-engineered to turn against their own kind?...
Researchers clarify role of mutations in glioblastoma
CHAPEL HILL - Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered how different mutations in...
T cell engineering breakthrough sidesteps need for viruses in gene-editing
In an achievement that has significant implications for research, medicine, and industry, UC San Francisco scientists have genetically reprogrammed the...
Ludwig Cancer Research and Cancer Research Institute launch cancer clinical trial
NEW YORK, July 11, 2018 -- Ludwig Cancer Research and the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) announce the initiation of a...
Promising clinical trial results of tucatinib with T-DM1 against HER2+ breast cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Phase 1b clinical trial results published in JAMA Oncology show promise for the combination...
Can acupuncture reduce treatment-related pain for women with early-stage breast cancer?
Bottom Line: Treatment for breast cancer with aromatase inhibitors often results in joint pain, which can contribute to treatment nonadherence....
