Nanoparticle drug delivery technique shows promise for treating pancreatic cancer
Method may also work for breast, prostate, ovarian cancerCredit: Jeff Gates Researchers with the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center ...
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Scientists ‘farm’ natural killer cells in novel cancer fighting approach
Engineers and oncologists teamed to develop a microfluidic chip capable of capturing the body's natural killer immune cells to harvest ...
Pharmaceutical research: when active substance and target protein ’embrace’ each other
International research team investigates the binding kinetics of kinase inhibitorsCredit: Knapp Laboratory, Goethe University Frankfurt FRANKFURT. Many anti-cancer drugs block ...
Understanding how genetic motifs conduct “the music of life”
Our genetic codes control not only which proteins our cells produce, but also - to a great extent - in ...
New study points to better diagnostics for cancer
CHALM method helps researchers identify more reliable cancer biomarkersCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - January 27, 2021 - ...
VCU technology could upend DNA sequencing for diagnosing certain DNA mutations
Credit: John Wallace, VCU Massey Cancer Center Doctors are increasingly using genetic signatures to diagnose diseases and determine the best ...
A new study reveals an “Achilles heel” of cancer cells
Researchers from Tel Aviv University shed light on 140-year-old mystery:Credit: Tel Aviv University What makes cancer cells different from ordinary ...
RENACER, a national hospital network to boost research into brain metastases, is launched
Credit: CNIO Last January 25th, the bylaws of the National Brain Metastasis Network (or RENACER, its acronym in Spanish) were ...
Nixing bone cancer fuel supply offers new treatment approach, mouse study suggests
2 drugs targeting cancer cells' energy source potentially could replace toxic chemo in osteosarcomaCredit: RICHA RATHORE An innovative approach to ...
A new mechanism protects against cancer cell migration and neuron hyperexcitability
Credit: Christoph Luchs G3BP proteins inhibit the metabolic driver MTOR - a signaling protein that plays a central role in ...
To ward off cancer and other diseases we need to change our lifestyle and focus on innovation
The key factor in preventing non-communicable diseases is lifestyle management at the individual level with a focus on such innovations, ...
Oncotarget: Drug-resistant cells grow exponentially in metastatic prostate cancer
The Oncotarget authors show that the drug-resistant, metastasis-causing cells are capable of producing drug-resistant, exponentially growing tumors, responsible for tumor ...
Oncotarget: Prognostic biomarker for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Reduced expression of TBX15 in tumor tissue represents a potential biomarker for predicting poor survival of patients with HCCCredit: Correspondence ...
Oncotarget: Improved therapeutic efficacy of unmodified anti-tumor antibodies
The Oncotarget findings suggest that MEKi induced an increased expression of tumor-associated antigens, which in combination with anti-tumor antibodies, generated ...
UToledo awarded Department of Defense funding to advance promising new chemotherapy
Credit: Daniel Miller / UToledo Researchers at The University of Toledo have received a three-year funding award of $1.4 million ...
New maintenance treatment for acute myeloid leukemia prolongs the lives of patients
Credit: WCM Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the most common form of acute leukemia in adults, that has gone ...
Potential combined drug therapy for lung cancer
Credit: Kanazawa University Most lung cancers are of a type called non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). This type of cancer is ...
Personalizing cancer care with improved tumor models
Credit: Bryan Welm WASHINGTON, January 21, 2021 -- Cancer is a major, worldwide challenge, and its impact is projected to ...
Combining best of both worlds for cancer modeling
Tiny devices use samples taken directly from patients to combine in vivo and in vitro testing.Credit: Terry Juang WASHINGTON, January ...
Study defines small-cell lung cancer subtypes and distinct therapeutic vulnerabilities for each type
Previously unknown fourth type characterized by amplified immune cell populationCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- Researchers from The University ...
