New clinical trial studies pancreatic cancer tumor traits to uncover better treatments
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer NEW YORK - March 30, 2021 - A new team of pioneering pancreatic cancer researchers ...
Tag: cancer
Scientists identify molecular pathway that helps moving cells avoid aimless wandering
Findings from Johns Hopkins Medicine study have potential implications for understanding cancer cell spreadCredit: Deborah Andrew and JiHoon Kim, Johns ...
New computational models to understand colon cancer
Credit: Steven Offer Although the development of secondary cancerous growths, called metastasis, is the primary cause of death in most ...
First detailed look at crucial enzyme advances cancer research
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University In order to develop more effective drugs against a range of cancers, ...
John D. Carpten elected fellow of AACR Academy
American Association for Cancer Research honors distinguished USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center scientistCredit: Keck School of Medicine of USC John ...
Procedures identify Barrett’s esophagus patients at risk for cancer progression
Credit: Elizabeth Cook A combination of esophageal brushing and extensive genetic sequencing of the sample collected can detect chromosome alterations ...
MD Anderson’s Guillermina Lozano elected to fellows of the AACR Academy
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON ? Guillermina (Gigi) Lozano, Ph.D., chair of Genetics at The University of Texas MD ...
Cells rely on their crampons to avoid slipping
Researchers from UNIGE identified a new function for a protein that helps cells to sense their environment and dock at ...
Contact lenses poised to detect cancer, treat disease and replace digital screens
Newly-published "contact lens technologies of the future" paper reviews innovative uses for disease detection and therapy, drug delivery, vision enhancement ...
Rutgers study: Bariatric surgery significantly reduces cancer risk for certain patients
Researchers explore weight loss' significant impact on cancer riskCredit: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the ...
Surgery is a viable treatment for pancreatic cancer patients especially after chemotherapy
Patients with stage II pancreatic cancer who receive chemotherapy followed by resection live nearly twice as long as patients who ...
Leap forward’ in risk management of rectal cancer
Images from a probe, combined with deep learning, better differentiated residual cancerous tissue from recovered healthy tissue after chemoradiation treatmentCredit: ...
Salk scientists receive $1.5 million from The Conrad Prebys Foundation’s inaugural grant cycle
Credit: Salk Institute. LA JOLLA--(March 25, 2020) Salk Professor Thomas Albright has been awarded $1 million and Assistant Professor Edward ...
Risk prediction to reduce minority disparities in USPSTF lung cancer screening guidelines
Updated USPSTF LCS guidelines based solely on age, pack-years, and quit-years perpetuate eligibility disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, although ...
New class of versatile, high-performance quantum dots primed for medical imaging, quantum computing
An atomically defined interlayer embedded into a quantum dot emits single photons at room temperature and allows tuning a wavelength ...
A new way to visualize mountains of biological data
Researchers led by the University of Missouri create a new method for analyzing large amounts of biological data to help ...
The CNIO describe how embryonic stem cells keep optimal conditions for use in regenerative medicine
Credit: CNIO Scientists at the Proteomics Core Unit of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), headed by Javier Muñoz, ...
Better postoperative recovery for physically active
Credit: Photo: Anna Onerup People who are physically active on a regular basis recover better after surgery for colorectal cancer. ...
Starting smoking cessation in hospitalized patients would reduce many premature deaths
Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University Smoking cigarettes causes 480,000 premature deaths each year in the United States, due mainly ...
Do you know the way to Berkelium, Californium?
Heavy elements and a really powerful microscope help scientists map uncharted paths toward new materials and cancer therapiesCredit: Andy Minor ...
