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Checkpoint-targeting immunotherapies get a helping hand from natural killer cells
Immunotherapies harness a patient's own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells. One type of immunotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors,...
UTSA researchers develop tools to prepare for chemical attacks
Credit: Suddher BhimiReddy and Kiran Bhaganagar It was morning in Khan Sheikhoun, a small rural town in the north of...
McMaster study identifies an unexpected cell population key to blood cancer relapse
Credit: Photo by Kevin Patrick Robbins/McMaster University. Hamilton, ON (September 10, 2018) - McMaster University researchers have provided evidence of...
Finding Nemo’s genes
Credit: Tane Sinclair-Taylor An international team of researchers has mapped Nemo's genome, providing the research community with an invaluable resource...
Social support is critical to life satisfaction in young patients with cancer
Among adolescents and young adults with cancer, social support was the most decisive factor associated with life satisfaction. Published early...
Low fitness may indicate poor arterial health in adolescents
A recent Finnish study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä showed that adolescents with better aerobic fitness have more compliant...
Study links BAP1 protein to tumor suppression in kidney, eye, bile duct and mesothelioma cancers
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown how...
2018 Lasker Awards for basic and clinical medical research and special achievement
C. David Allis and Michael Grunstein for discoveries elucidating how gene expression is influenced by chemical modification of histones--the proteins...
Researchers unlock secret of deadly brain cancer’s ‘immortality’
UC San Francisco researchers have discovered how a mutation in a gene regulator called the TERT promoter -- the third...
Study links widely used drug azathioprine to skin cancers
A drug used to treat inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis and vasculitis as well as to prevent organ rejection in transplant...
Following the tumor DNA trail to crack the secrets of personalized medicine
Paris, France, 10 September 2018 - Individualised therapies that target the specific genetic features of tumours have the potential to...
Optimizing technologies for discovering cancer cell mutations
Cancer cells often have mutations in their DNA that can give scientists clues about how the cancer started or which...
Significant amount of cancer-causing chemicals stays in lungs during e-cigarette use
Credit: Cat Allison/Nevada Momentum. E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular as a smoke-free alternative to conventional tobacco cigarettes, but the health...
Barrow receives largest grant in history to seek cure for deadly brain cancer
Credit: Barrow Neurological Institute Barrow Neurological Institute has initiated a $50 million effort, supported by the single largest research grant...
Decoding robotic surgery skills
Credit: Van Urfalian LOS ANGELES - Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are looking to technology to...
VTCRI research team identifies a potential strategy in fight against brain cancer
Scientists with the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute say a gene involved in the body's circadian rhythms is a potential...
Industry-certified masks offer better protection from volcanic ash exposure
Credit: Tri Wahyudi Industry-certified particle masks are most effective at protecting people from volcanic ash, whilst commonly used surgical masks...
Stress linked to more advanced disease in some leukemia patients
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who feel more stress also have more cancer cells in their blood and elevated...
Study finds air purifiers may benefit fetal growth
A new study led by SFU health sciences researchers Prabjit Barn and Ryan Allen reveals fetal growth may improve if...
Newborns with congenital heart disease have enlarged kidneys
The hearts and brains of babies born with congenital heart disease are not the only organs affected by this common...
