Tag: cancer

Credit: National University of Singapore Cognitive impairment associated with cancer, also known as "chemobrain", has gained recognition as a complication ...

Multiple myeloma: DNA rearrangement may predict poor outcomes

Ig lambda translocations = sign of lenalidomide resistance A certain type of DNA marker predicts poor outcomes in multiple myeloma, ...

Proofreading the book of life: Gene editing made safer

Credit: The Biodesign Institute at ASU The advance of science is something like the wandering of an explorer through an ...

Patients with cancer seen in the emergency department have better outcomes at original hospital

Visual abstract link: http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1503/cmaj.180962/-/DC2 Patients with cancer requiring emergency department care had better outcomes at their original hospital or a ...

Scientists define the role for a rare, influential set of bone marrow cells

Researchers have defined the roles of various cells in the bone marrow that are thought to control the fate of ...

Lessons from Hurricane Maria: Doctors offer tips to better prepare clinics for catastrophe

A primer on ways to prevent treatment gaps for cancer patients impacted by natural disasters ARLINGTON, Va., April 22, 2019 ...

New genomics tool ECCITE-seq expands multimodal single cell analysis

Thousands of single cells profiled in parallel for multiple modalities including direct detection of single guide RNAs used for CRISPR ...

Personalizing precision medicine with combination therapies improves outcomes in cancer

Precision oncology often relies on treating patients with a single, molecularly matched therapy that targets one mutation in their tumor. ...

Blood samples to help select the right early phase clinical trials for cancer patients

Scientists could help match cancer patients with no other treatment options to clinical trials with experimental medicines, by analysing the ...

Advance in CAR T-cell therapy eliminates severe side effects

USC-led clinical trial produced remissions without toxicity in lymphoma patients An advance in the breakthrough cancer treatment known as CAR ...

Overlooked molecular machine in cell nucleus may hold key to treating aggressive leukemia

Spliceosome misconnects generate mutant gene/protein that fuel cancerous cellsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Many individuals forced to fight an exceptionally ...

Promise of liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection and prenatal screening

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 22, 2019--The promise and challenges of liquid biopsy, an emerging, ...

Smart nanoparticles help improve treatment of peritoneal tumors

Research carried out at the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine used nanoparticles for the development of new imaging and ...

FEFU scientists are developing brand-new method to heal brain cancer

The results of the study can be brought into clinical practice in the near futureCredit: FEFU, press office Scientists from ...

Hole-forming protein may suppress tumor growth

Gasdermin E could be a useful target for improving cancer therapy PHILADELPHIA -- Sometimes cells need to die. The process ...

Mauritian medical herbs possess antitumor properties

They contain biologically active substances of these species have shown to contain effective inhibitors of oesophageal cancer cellsCredit: FEFU press ...

A deep-learning model may help predict lung cancer survival and outcomes

Bottom Line: A deep-learning model developed using serial image scans of tumors from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ...

Study provides insights on marijuana and opioid use in people with cancer

A new study reveals that many people with cancer use marijuana, and rates of use in the U.S. have increased ...

Molecular target UNC45A is essential for cancer but not normal cell proliferation

April 19, 2019

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Augusta, Ga. (April 19, 2019) - Identifying a protein that plays a key ...

New book on next-generation sequencing in medicine from CSHL Press