ANN ARBOR--Honeycomb-like arrays of tiny, lab-grown cancers could one day help doctors zero in on individualized treatments for ovarian cancer, an unpredictable disease that kills...
By connecting highly effective cancer immunotherapy drugs such as anti-CTLA4 (ipilimumab) and anti-PD-L1 (atezolizumab) to peptides that bind to tissues in and around tumors, a...
(New York, NY - November 8, 2017)-- Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created the first mathematical model that can...
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Elevated levels of chronic stress hormones, such as those produced by psychological distress, may promote resistance to drugs...
Credit: A. Goodman/Rice University Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors have shown they can use a laser and light-activated...
Credit: NIH Chronic inflammation is known to drive many cancers, especially liver cancer. Researchers have long thought that's because inflammation directly affects cancer cells, stimulating...
The busy world inside a cell is directed by its DNA blueprint. When the blueprints are altered, cells can sicken, die or become cancerous. To...
An enzyme that is responsible for the breakdown of specific amino acids in food plays a key role in the development of leukemias and brain...
Personalized medicine -- health care tailored to the individual patient -- not only involves the use of prescription medications but vitamins and supplements as well....
Credit: LIH Natural Killer (NK) cells, lymphocytes of the innate immune system with strong cytotoxic activity, play a major role in the immune response against...
Credit: UVA Health System In its latest pioneering effort to harness the power of focused ultrasound to battle disease, the University of Virginia Health System...
The epidermis, the outermost part of our skin, is our most important protection towards the outside world. Our ability to survive depends on the epidermal...
Credit: University of Leicester University and MRC researchers have developed a new platform for assessing anti-cancer drug efficacy in lung cancer that is more reflective...
Dietary intake of isoflavones was linked with an elevated risk of advanced prostate cancer in a recent International Journal of Cancer study. No statistically significant...
Bottom Line: Adipocytes, or fat cells, can absorb and metabolize the chemotherapeutic agent daunorubicin, reducing the effectiveness of the drug and potentially contributing to poorer...
