Cancer

Scientists have discovered that some childhood bone cancers start growing years before they are currently diagnosed. Researchers at the Wellcome...

TGen-led study of metastatic melanoma secures $2 million grant

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Aug. 29, 2018 -- Like a medical marathon, physicians run to keep up with metastatic cancer as...

Leukogene Therapeutics receives funding to develop compound for resistant multiple myeloma

Credit: Photograph by Emma Vought, Medical University of South Carolina A $2 million phase 2 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)...

Researchers discover a novel role of protein in important pathways that lead to cancer malignancy

Credit: Hiroshi Fujii Ph.D., the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University Japanese researchers have revealed for the first time that...

Novel therapeutic strategy for blood vessel related disorders, such as cancer and retinopathy

Blood vessels sustain health and proper functioning of our body. A multi-disciplinary team of scientists, led by prof. Peter Carmeliet...

New genetic marker could help diagnose aggressive prostate cancer

Scientists have discovered a link between certain genetic mutations, the aggressiveness of prostate cancer, risk of developing the disease and...

Stem cells show promise as drug delivery tool for childhood brain cancer

CHAPEL HILL -- The latest in a series of laboratory breakthroughs could lead to a more effective way to treat...

Success of colorectal cancer intervention program recognized by National Cancer Institute

Credit: Tommie Morelos / TTUHSC El Paso A Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso initiative that is increasing...

Breast cancer surgery in frail elderly women linked to poor results

An analysis of more than a decade of U.S. nursing home data has shown that breast cancer surgery is associated...

Study of rare cancer yields therapeutic clues to combat drug resistance

Stephen Elledge, PhD, and his team did not set out to find therapies that could render tumors less resistant to...

Researchers find elusive source of most abundant immune cell

Credit: Dr. Yanfang Peipei Zhu, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Neutrophils--short-lived, highly mobile and versatile--outnumber all...

Mapping out cancer’s movements

Credit: Dan Graham and Blake Bluestein WASHINGTON, D.C., August 28, 2018 -- Cancer researchers struggle to identify tumor cells that...

A non-canonical strategy may improve cancer radiotherapy

Credit: Ralph Weichselbaum and Yang Xin Fu Although the success or failure of radiation therapy for cancer has long been...

Study finds how NF-2 gene mutations make cells hyper-responsive to growth factor signaling

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center researchers has determined one way that mutations in a gene involved...

Men and women are different: Why medical oncology needs to restate the obvious

LUGANO, 28 August 2018 - Gender-based approaches to studying and treating disease have remained largely unexplored in medical oncology, despite...

Study defines mechanisms behind focused-ultrasound-assisted treatment of brain tumors

A study led by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has analyzed, for the first time, the mechanisms...

Researchers to test novel drug combination against toughest breast cancers

Credit: Image courtesy of Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have launched a phase Ib clinical...

UTSA enters Guinness World Records with smallest medical robot

Credit: The University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, Aug. 27, 2018) -- It can't be seen with a...

Epigenetic analysis of aggressive brain tumors