Tag: cancer

April 8, 2021

Credit: ESMO Credit ESMO/SIOPE expert position paper raises awareness of need for age-appropriate specialist services to improve cancer outcomes Unique ...

Parkinson’s, cancer, type 2 diabetes share a key element that drives disease

Enzyme with central role in cancer and type 2 diabetes also activates "clean-up" protein in Parkinson'sCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April ...

Crohn’s disease may be caused by immune signaling failure

Study reveals how T cells in the small intestine respond to bile acids, offering localized treatment direction for a cause ...

Novel “hydrogel” carriers for anti-cancer drugs offer new hope for cancer treatment

Anti-cancer drug delivery to target tumor sites now becomes more effective with novel multi-stimuli-responsive drug delivery systemsCredit: Tokyo University of ...

Study revises understanding of cancer metabolism

Credit: Susan Urmy/VUMC Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of Vanderbilt researchers has discovered that cancer cells ...

An amyloid link between Parkinson’s disease and melanoma

Credit: Dexter Dean, Ph.D. WASHINGTON, April 7, 2021 -- On the surface, Parkinson's disease -- a neurodegenerative disorder -- and ...

Testing a new way to tackle cancer

Michigan State University, Spectrum Health and Lansing-based company Niowave have teamed up to develop a new strategy to fight cancerCredit: ...

New USGS report shows high levels of arsenic and uranium in some wells

Connecticut public health officials urge private well owners to test water qualityCredit: Tiziana Shea, Connecticut Department of Public Health A ...

Moffitt researchers demonstrate tissue architecture regulates tumor evolution

Spatial constraints from the surrounding environment govern the evolution of tumorsCredit: Moffitt Cancer Center TAMPA, Fla. -- Tumors are genetically ...

Small cell lung cancer: Scientists identify two new approaches for therapy

Credit: Christina Bebber Using samples of small cell lung tumours, a research team led by biologist Dr Silvia von Karstedt ...

An international study reveals how the ‘guardian’ of the genome works

The study is published in 'Nature Structural & Molecular Biology'Credit: CNIO Scientists from the Genomic Integrity and Structural Biology Group ...

Digital breast tomosynthesis reduces rate of interval cancers

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) reduces the rate of ...

Cancer discovery could revive failed treatments for solid tumors

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications New research from UVA Cancer Center could rescue once-promising immunotherapies for treating solid cancer ...

Understanding how cancer can relapse