Dresden scientists develop a sensor for the most important human cancer gene
Credit: TU Dresden, Frank Buchholz If it burns in a house smoke detectors alert us hence protecting life. A molecular smoke alert has now been...
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CHLA is awarded more than $1M from St. Baldrick’s Foundation to fund cancer research
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Three physician-researchers with the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have been awar..
Insurance linked to black-white survival disparities in colorectal cancer
Health insurance coverage differences account for nearly one-half of the black-white survival disparity in colorectal cancer patients, according to a new study. The study, published...
Monoclonal antibody prevents graft-vs-host disease in bone marrow transplantation model
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON (November 14, 2017) - Newly published research provides preclinical proof-of-concept for the ability of PRO 140, a humanized anti-CCR5 monoclonal antibody under development...
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease increases risk of liver, colorectal, and breast cancers
Credit: Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, November 14, 2017 - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the more common chronic liver diseases worldwide. It...
Nano-targeting treatment for prostate cancer
Metastatic or castrate-resistant prostate cancer can spread to the bone in certain patients. While several new treatments are available, they can have a difficult time...
Mining for cancer clues
Credit: University of Delaware/ Wenbo Fan Doctors have many weapons in the fight against cancer, but choosing the right one can be a challenge. Soon...
Medicaid expansion under ACA linked to higher rate of smoking cessation
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13, 2017 - When low-income adults were newly covered by Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), they were more likely to quit...
The first effective therapy against glioblastoma by attacking telomeres
The Telomere and Telomerase Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has shown that it is possible to block the growth of human...
UC Davis, Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technologies partner in biophotoni
The University of California, Davis, and the Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technologies in Jena, Germany, have entered an agreement of cooperation to establish the Jena-Davis...
Genes that hold the clues to bladder cancer and its treatment
Scientists have discovered the 'genetic signatures' of the most common form of bladder cancer - and it could open up the possibility of better-targeted treatment,...
Cellular network identified that ‘short circuits’ the antitumor effect of immunotherapies
PHILADELPHIA -- (Nov. 13, 2017) -- Researchers from The Wistar Institute discovered a novel form of crosstalk among tumor cells and other cell types in...
Harder for T cells to fight cancer in absence of VEGF-A
Contrary to what was previously believed, the immune system's cancer-killing T cells are more effective in a tumour's anoxic environment when they have access to...
Engineering non-immune cells to kill cancer cells
Credit: ETH Zurich T-cells are one of the immune system's major weapons. They detect the body's cells infected with a virus and trigger their ablation,...
‘Mini liver tumors’ created in a dish for the first time
Scientists have created mini biological models of human primary liver cancers, known as organoids, in the lab for the first time. In a paper published...
