Mount Sinai scientists create first mathematical model that predicts immunotherapy success
(New York, NY - November 8, 2017)-- Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created the first mathematical model that can...
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Chronic stress hormones may promote resistance to EGFR inhibitors in lung cancer patients
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Elevated levels of chronic stress hormones, such as those produced by psychological distress, may promote resistance to drugs...
Nanoshells could deliver more chemo with fewer side effects
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...
How chronic inflammation tips the balance of immune cells to promote liver cancer
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...
How cells detect, mend DNA damage may improve chemotherapy
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...
Misregulated protein breakdown promotes leukemias and brain cancer
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...
UA Cancer Center receives $2 million to investigate selenium supplementation
Personalized medicine -- health care tailored to the individual patient -- not only involves the use of prescription medications but vitamins and supplements as well....
Bringing natural killer cells to the tumor battlefield
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...
Can scalpel-free surgery help the body kill breast cancer cells?
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...
Protect the skin, build barriers: Old acquaintance in a new role
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...
Tumor analysis post-surgery provides breakthrough in how patients respond to treatment
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 isoflavones linked to increased risk of advanced prostate cancer
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...
Fat cells may inactivate chemotherapeutic drug
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...
Stem cell and leukemia expert wins prestigious medal
Dr Cristina Lo Celso, a Reader in Stem Cell Biology at Imperial College London, has been announced as the winner of the Foulkes Foundation Medal...
IUDs may have a surprising benefit: Protection against cervical cancer
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III/Keck Medicine of USC LOS ANGELES - Considered a safe and highly effective contraception method, intrauterine devices (IUDs) may also be quietly...
