Cancer-fighting T cells are smarter, stronger than experts thought
Credit: Yinnian Feng/Vanderbilt University Scientists studying the body's cancer-fighting T cells have a serious problem: When they culture them in the lab, the T cells...
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New cancer diagnosis may come with risk of thromboembolism
WASHINGTON (Aug. 14, 2017) -- Patients newly diagnosed with cancer may have a substantially increased short-term risk of arterial thromboembolism, according to a study published...
Clinical trial eligibility criteria a growing obstacle
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Aug. 14, 2017 - Despite a decade-long call for simplification of clinical trials, the number of criteria excluding patients from...
Discovery of new prostate cancer biomarkers could improve precision therapy
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a new cause of treatment resistance in prostate cancer. Their discovery also suggests ways to improve prostate...
Ohio State Cancer researchers validate a clinical test for fusion genes
Columbus, Ohio - An assay that identifies a peculiar but important abnormality in cancer cells has been developed and validated by researchers at The Ohio...
From thousands of suspects, Yale researchers ferret out cancer-causing genes
A Yale-led team of researchers has identified specific gene combinations that can cause deadly brain cancer glioblastoma, using new technology that can also pinpoint triggers...
From cancer evolution to personalized therapies
Lausanne, 14 August 2017 - Being able to predict the resistance or sensitivity of a tumour cell to a drug is a key success-factor of...
Breast cancer study in India shows how the country can avoid crisis
Credit: University of Portsmouth A new study examining breast cancer awareness in India has found that a lack of early diagnosis is leading the country...
Important to communicate cancer prevention message to young adults to reduce risks later in life
Ann Arbor, MI, Aug. 14, 2017 - The latest estimates suggest that, by 2020, more than 1.9 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer each...
Lungs in space
Space travel can cause a lot of stress on the human body as the change in gravity, radiation and other factors creates a hostile environment....
How Gata4 helps mend a broken heart
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine During a heart attack, blood stops flowing into the heart; starved for oxygen, part of the heart muscle dies. The...
Does stronger initial response to cancer treatment predict longer overall survival?
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It seems like such a simple question: Do patients whose tumors shrink more in response to targeted treatment go...
Researchers from TU Dresden and CiQUS obtain decacene, the largest acene synthesized ever
Credit: TU Dresden Acenes are molecules formed by the linear fusion of special carbon-based hexagons, widely known as 'benzene rings'. In spite of its structural...
Immune study points to new ways to treat lung disease
Fresh insight into how the immune system keeps itself in check could lead to new ways of fighting chronic lung disease. New findings could open...
Researchers 3-D print first truly microfluidic ‘lab on a chip’ devices
Credit: BYU Photo Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective at a scale much less...
