UTMB adapts Zika vaccine to fight brain cancer
GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have successfully harnessed a Zika virus vaccine under development to target and...
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Tweaking cells’ gatekeepers could lead to new way to fight cancer
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 18, 2018) If the cell nucleus is like a bank for DNA, nuclear pores are the security doors around its...
Understanding epilepsy in pediatric tumors
Credit: KAIST Pediatric brain tumors are characterized by frequent complications due to intractable epilepsy compared to adult brain tumors. However, the genetic cause of refractory...
Obesity and vitamin D deficiency may indicate greater risk for breast cancer
CLEVELAND, Ohio (September 19, 2018)--Vitamin D is already well known for its benefits in building healthy bones. A new study supports the idea that it...
ESMO 2018 awardees announced
Lugano, Switzerland, 19 September 2018 - The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the leading organisation for medical oncology, has revealed the four distinguished oncology...
New micro-platform reveals cancer cells’ natural behavior
Credit: Hokkaido University A new cell culture platform allows researchers to observe never-before-seen behaviors of live cancer cells under the microscope, leading to explanations of...
Cell mechanism regulating protein synthesis in stress conditions discovered
Credit: UAB The different genes within the genome must be expressed in precise levels and in the exact moment if the complex balance regulating cell...
CTLA4 targeted therapy plus PD-1 targeted therapy could benefit women with ovarian cancer
An analysis of the NRG Oncology clinical trial NRG-GY003 suggests that adding ipilimumab, a monoclonal antibody that targets the protein receptor CTLA-4, to a regimen...
When a chemical tag makes the difference in cell fate and gene expression
Scientists at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, Spain, have uncovered the role of special chemical 'tags' in controlling vital genes involved in early...
Strategies to protect bone health in hematologic stem cell transplant recipients
Credit: International Osteoporosis Foundation Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the treatment of choice for many patients with malignant and non-malignant hematological diseases, su..
Physicists train robotic gliders to soar like birds
Credit: Phil Richardson, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The words "fly like an eagle" are famously part of a song, but they may also be...
New method improves temperature imaging accuracy in fat-containing tissues
Credit: SIAT Magnetic resonance thermometry (MRT) is the only imaging technique that noninvasively provides temperature distribution in vivo. The water proton resonance frequency shift (PRFS)-based...
Anti-cancer drugs may hold key to overcoming antimalarial drug resistance
Credit: Dr Eric Hanssen Scientists have found a way to boost the efficacy of the world's most powerful antimalarial drug with the help of chemotherapy...
European Cancer Research gets £30 million vote of confidence
(Cancer Research UK) UK and European research collaborations in cancer research have received a vote of confidence by three major cancer charities, with an announcement...
Researcher receives $2.3 million NIH grant to expand youth-friendly HIV self-testing
Credit: Ellen Hutti/Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - Nigerian youth are at the epicenter of an expanding HIV crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a country,...
