Public resource boosts drug discovery and offers insights into protein function
Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have taken the Connectivity Map -- a widely used resource of tools and data -- to...
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Versatile cancer drugs
Medications which block enzymes belonging to the kinase family, are among the most effective pharmaceuticals for targeted cancer therapies. Scientists at the German Cancer Consortium...
Some chemicals in smoke may be even more dangerous than previously thought
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It's no surprise that chemicals in smoke cause cancer, but a new study published in the Archives of Toxicology...
Targeted treatment could prevent spread of pancreatic cancer, heart damage
Credit: University of Cincinnati Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have shown that a new targeted treatment could benefit patients with...
Researchers advance technique to detect ovarian cancer
Credit: Weisman Lab/Rice University Researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have refined and, for the first time, run...
Double-edged sword: Killing cancer cells can also drive tumor growth
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Cancer therapies including radiation and chemotherapy seek to treat the disease by killing tumor cells. Now a...
Caught in the act: Papillomaviruses promote non-melanoma skin cancer
UV radiation has been known for a long time to be a risk factor for the development of skin cancer. Simultaneous infection with human papillomaviruses...
Vulnerability identified for subtypes of glioblastoma
Glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer, typically fails to respond to treatment or rapidly becomes drug resistant. In a paper published...
Immune-boosting antibody combination could improve lymphoma survival
Combining two different immunotherapy treatments could dramatically improve lymphoma survival, according to a Cancer Research UK funded study published in Cancer Cell today (Thursday). Researchers...
Two-drug combination may boost immunotherapy responses in lung cancer patients
Credit: Credit: Michael Topper and Michelle Vaz Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers and colleagues have identified a novel drug combination therapy that could prime...
New vaccine technique effectively fights breast cancer in mice
Credit: University of Copenhagen A new vaccine technique can fight a certain type of breast cancer in mice. So-called HER2-positive breast cancer accounts for between...
Molecule plays dual role in bowel health and disease
A molecule that controls intestinal cell growth plays a dual role maintaining gut health and promoting diseases such as cancer, says a study in eLife....
‘Aggressive’ surgery is best treatment option for early stage lung cancer
Chicago, November 30, 2017 - Patients with early stage lung cancer live longer when they receive a lobectomy -- the most common type of operation...
Regional breast cancer guidelines needed in the Middle East and North Africa
Researchers surveying breast cancer management in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have identified significant barriers to applying international guidelines in this area,...
Study reveals cancer therapy’s double-edged sword … and how to blunt it
Credit: Sulciner et al., 2018 Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the Institute of Systems Biology have discovered that the remains of tumor cells killed...
