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...
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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...
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,...
Patient-derived organoids may help personalize the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers
A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) review highlights the potential of 3D organoid models derived from patient cells to help personalize therapy for individuals...
Patient-derived organoids may help personalize the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers
A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) review highlights the potential of 3D organoid models derived from patient cells to help personalize therapy for individuals...
DIPG tumor patterns offer new insight on survival
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The prognosis for all children diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and similar tumors...
Patient-derived organoids may help personalize the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers
A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) review highlights the potential of 3D organoid models derived from patient cells to help personalize therapy for individuals...
New research could significantly accelerate drug discovery
Many drugs work by inhibiting protein enzymes associated with a particular disease. Unfortunately, the same drugs can inhibit protein enzymes unrelated to the disease, resulting...
Novel precision medicine trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK, NY (January 17, 2018)--The Lustgarten Foundation has awarded Columbia University's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) a three-year grant, as part of its...
New research could significantly accelerate drug discovery
Many drugs work by inhibiting protein enzymes associated with a particular disease. Unfortunately, the same drugs can inhibit protein enzymes unrelated to the disease, resulting...
