Tag: cancer

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Triple-negative breast cancers are more likely than other breast cancer types to metastasize and ...

Immigrant Asian American women may be at higher risk for breast cancer

Research highlights differences in breast cancer risk among Asian American women who immigrated versus their U.S.-born counterpartsCredit: University of California, ...

Researchers develop techniques to track the activity of a potent cancer gene

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute use novel tools to reveal that cancer gene MYC causes global changes in gene ...

Tool reveals molecular causes of disease, including infant cancer

Credit: Troyanskaya Lab Princeton University researchers are gaining new insights into the causes and characteristics of diseases by harnessing machine ...

Protein content as a marker for response to therapy in brain cancer

February 28, 2019

Brain tumors vary widely in how they respond to treatment. However, early assessment of therapy response is essential in order ...

Professor Ugur Sahin receives German Cancer Award 2019

February 28, 2019

Prestigious award for Mainz cancer scientist Professor Ugur Sahin has been awarded the 2019 German Cancer Award, one of the ...

Shedding light — literally — on resistance to radiation therapy

February 28, 2019

A new Johns Hopkins study offers promise towards someday being able to non-invasively examine changes in cancerous tumors to determine ...

Newly identified drug targets could open door for esophageal cancer therapeutics

Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growthCredit: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Blocking two molecular ...

Study reveals the structure of the 2nd human cannabinoid receptor

Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office A Chinese research team joined forces with Russian and U.S. biologists to obtain the crystal structure ...

A new method for precision drug delivery: Painting

Researchers are integrating ultrasound imaging with ultrasound therapy to pave the way for a new kind of drug deliveryCredit: Hong ...

Comparing antioxidants levels in tomatoes of different color

Specific antioxidants are associated with particular tomato colorsCredit: Laura J. Pérez-Flores Naturally occurring antioxidants have been of great interest in ...

For breast cancer survivors, group exercise beats personal training for quality of life

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Study after study has shown that for cancer survivors, exercise is good. But what ...

Cancer sufferers to benefit from world’s first scalp cooling research centre

The £1 million project will be a collaboration between pioneering technology company PAXMAN and the University of Huddersfield and will ...

Research suggests that medications for kidney transplants increase risk of skin cancer

Wednesday, 27 February 2019: A study led by researchers at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) has analysed the ...

Using histones as bait: How do cells decide how to repair their DNA?

Researchers discover cell mechanism that delays and repairs DNA damage that can lead to cancer

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a specific mechanism that protects our cells from natural DNA errors - ...

SU engineers create rubbery ‘smart’ material to treat open wounds, infections and cancer

New shape memory polymer doesn't require additional triggers like temperature changes and could have major implications for health care treatmentCredit: ...

Cancer survivors see mostly positives in how they have changed

Study: Intervention program further boosted positive thoughts COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two years after diagnosis, breast cancer survivors have four times ...

Better together: Mitochondrial fusion supports cell division

Credit: Patti laboratory (Washington University in St. Louis) and eLife Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell. And for mitochondria, ...

Inhibiting cancer-causing protein could prevent scleroderma fibrosis