Tag: cancer

Preclinical study identifies vulnerability in orphan cancers with SMARCB1 mutations, spurs launch of Phase II clinical trialCredit: MD Anderson Cancer ...

Scientists to test light therapy as relief from painful side effect of cancer treatment

Light therapy has potential to replace opioids in treatment of mucositis, a common side effect of chemotherapy and radiation therapyCredit: ...

Researcher receives major grant to study gene's potential for suppressing tumor cells

Credit: University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City -- Lung cancer is a notoriously difficult type of cancer to treat because, in ...

Could energy overload drive cancer risk?

It's well-known that obesity, diabetes and chronic inflammation are major risk factors for cancer. But just how cancer evolves in ...

Acoustic waves can monitor stiffness of living cells

Technique sheds light on cells' health and development; may be useful for precision medicine CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have ...

Gene involved in colorectal cancer also causes breast cancer

The search for new genetic causes of cancer continues Rare mutations in the NTHL1 gene, previously associated with colorectal cancer, ...

RUDN biochemists found a way to stop the immortality of cancer cells with oligonucleotides

RUDN biochemists found a way to reduce the activity of telomerase (the enzyme of cell immortality) 10 timesCredit: Natalia Deryugina ...

Immunotherapy can be effective in treating people with recurrent glioblastoma

UCLA-led research could be step toward new therapy for hard-to-treat brain cancer A UCLA-led study suggests that for people with ...

A bioengineered factory for T-cells

Injectable sponge-like gel enhances the quantity and quality of T-cellsCredit: Harvard University Bone marrow transplants, also known as hematopoietic stem ...

More than half a million breast cancer deaths averted in the US over three decades

Latest U.S. estimates indicate that since 1989, hundreds of thousands of women's lives have been saved by mammography and improvements ...

Tackling tumour scar tissue could be key to treating pancreatic cancer

The first study in the world to take a detailed look at scar tissue in human pancreatic cancer has revealed ...

Shorter course of radiation therapy effective in treating men with prostate cancer

A long-term, UCLA-led study finds that those with low- or intermediate-risk disease can safely cut treatment to 4 to 5 ...

New insight into cell receptors opens the way for tailored cancer drugs

New research on how cancer mutations influence a certain type of receptor on the cell membrane opens the way for ...

Vitamin D and immune cells stimulate bone marrow disease

(right column) The bone marrow of mice with vitamin D receptors knocked out is occupied by spindle-shaped... view more The ...

Researchers develop human cell-based model to study small cell lung cancer

Credit: Chen et al., 2019 Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used human embryonic stem cells to create a new ...

New drug brings unexpected hope in targeting cancer cells

Credit: N/A An unexpected finding in pre-clinical platelet studies by Baker Institute researchers could provide a novel approach to targeting ...

New 'Trojan horse' cancer treatment shows early promise in multiple tumor types

A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a 'Trojan horse' to get inside tumour cells has shown ...

Cancer cells' plasticity makes them harder to stop

Rice U. team links genomic, metabolic processes in cells' evasive strategies as they metastasizeCredit: Illustration by Dongya Jia/Rice University HOUSTON ...

Blood cells could hold master clock behind aging

International team finds blood cell DNA stays steady and defines cellular ageCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Blood ...

Thirdhand smoke residue exposes children to chemicals