Scanning for cancer treatment
Researchers combine CRISPR gene-editing technology with drug discovery to understand why treatment works (or doesn't)Credit: The Armed Forces Institute of ...
Tag: cancer
Moffitt researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma
A conserved stress response mechanism leads to BRAF inhibitor resistance through AP-1 activation TAMPA, Fla. - Melanoma is one of ...
Scientists get sly, use deception to fight cancer
Hebrew University researchers create decoys that block RNA-binding proteins from spreading cancerCredit: Rotem Karni In recent years, it's become clear ...
‘Fingerprint database’ could help scientists to identify new cancer culprits
Scientists in Cambridge and London have developed a catalogue of DNA mutation 'fingerprints' that could help doctors pinpoint the environmental ...
Rare but important gene target found in many tumor types, suggesting new therapy possible
Credit: Georgetown University WASHINGTON -- A consortium of researchers led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators have completed the ...
Cancers ‘change spots’ to avoid immunotherapy
Bowel cancers can avoid being recognised by immunotherapy by switching off key molecule on surface of cells Growing mini tumours ...
LSU Health New Orleans research finds new Rx target for childhood cancer
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Michael Lan, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans ...
CD30: From witness to culprit
The study, which was supported by the German Cancer Aid, suggests that vaccination against EBV might reduce the risk of ...
Researchers of the University of Malaga relate DNA methylation levels to obesity
They assure that the methylation of genes related to lipid metabolism and inflammation is altered in obese patientsCredit: University of ...
One-third of cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - April 11, 2019 - A stunning one-third of people with a cancer diagnosis use complementary and ...
Molecules that curb errant proteins of AL amyloidosis point to new type of therapy
Scripps Research team finds promising molecules for stabilizing abnormal proteins that cause disease LA JOLLA, CA - Scientists at Scripps ...
‘Nanobodies’ from alpacas could help bring CAR T-cell therapy to solid tumors
Unusually small antibodies, targeted to the tumor micro-environment, curb melanoma and colon cancer in mouse modelsCredit: Courtesy of Boston Children's ...
NASA Twins Study offers new insight on how a human’s body responds to spaceflight
Credit: John Eisele/Colorado State University When NASA decided to study identical twin astronauts -- one remaining on Earth while the ...
Medicaid reimbursement to treat cancer patients with radiation therapy varies widely
Substantial differences in Medicaid compensation for standard-of-care breast cancer treatment indicate larger trend in cancer careCredit: Elsevier ARLINGTON, Va., April ...
Discovery of ‘kingpin’ stem cell may help in the understanding of cancerous tumors
Cells appear to signal how the surrounding cells will develop and growCredit: Photo courtesy McMaster University. Hamilton, ON (April 11, ...
Lots of patients with cancer, cancer survivors use but don’t report complementary/alternative medicine therapies
Bottom Line: This study used data from a nationwide survey to estimate how many patients with cancer and cancer survivors ...
Shutting down deadly pediatric brain cancer at its earliest moments
Study uses cell-by-cell analyses to look for new therapies that might workCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI -- Cell-by-cell genetic analyses of ...
Cancer sufferers’ hair loss misery during chemo could be over
Scientists are developing a specially-formulated shampoo which, combined with scalp cooling innovations, could put an end to the misery for ...
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 predicts advanced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Credit: Kanazawa University Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is associated with liver inflammation in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and ...
Bright spot analysis for photodynamic diagnosis of brain tumors using confocal microscopy
Credit: Kanazawa University Photodynamic diagnosis using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is now widely used for neurosurgical resection of brain tumors. Distinguishing ...
