New drug combination helps kickstart the immune system to fight back against cancer
Scientists from King's College London have found a way to boost the immune system to help it fight back against cancer. The breakthrough involves the...
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Scientists zoom in to watch DNA code being read
Extraordinary images show one of fundamental processes of life Mechanism goes into overdrive in cancer - and could be target for new drugs Scientists have...
Researchers develop swallowable test to detect pre-cancerous Barrett’s esophagus
Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have developed a simple, swallowable test for early detection of...
Researchers develop swallowable test to detect pre-cancerous Barrett’s esophagus
Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have developed a simple, swallowable test for early detection of...
Presurgical targeted therapy delays relapse of high-risk stage 3 melanoma
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - A pair of targeted therapies given before and after surgery for melanoma produced at least a six-fold increase...
Presurgical targeted therapy delays relapse of high-risk stage 3 melanoma
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - A pair of targeted therapies given before and after surgery for melanoma produced at least a six-fold increase...
Whole-population testing for breast and ovarian cancer gene mutations is cost effective
Screening the entire population for breast and ovarian cancer gene mutations, as opposed to just those at high-risk of carrying this mutation, is cost effective...
Presurgical targeted therapy delays relapse of high-risk stage 3 melanoma
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - A pair of targeted therapies given before and after surgery for melanoma produced at least a six-fold increase...
Bioengineered soft microfibers improve T-cell production
Credit: Lance Kam/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--January 18, 2018--T cells play a key role in the body's immune response against pathogens. As a new class...
Researchers develop swallowable test to detect pre-cancerous Barrett’s esophagus
Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have developed a simple, swallowable test for early detection of...
Patients with blood cancer precursor at risk of developing cancer even after 30 years
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance are at risk of progressing to multiple myeloma or a related cancer -- even after...
Modular gene enhancer promotes leukemia and regulates effectiveness of chemotherapy
Every day, billions of new blood cells are generated in the bone marrow. The gene Myc is known to play an important role in this...
Modular gene enhancer promotes leukemia and regulates effectiveness of chemotherapy
Every day, billions of new blood cells are generated in the bone marrow. The gene Myc is known to play an important role in this...
National Academy of Sciences awards Kovalenko medal to immunotherapy pioneer Allison
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Cancer immunotherapy innovator Jim Allison, Ph.D., chair of Immunology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,...
Dulling cancer therapy’s double-edged sword
Credit: Journal of Experimental Medicine/Sulciner et al. Researchers have discovered that killing cancer cells can actually have the unintended effect of fueling the proliferation of...
