Tag: cancer

March 31, 2021

Awards totaling $400,000 to fund cancer detection AI, COVID-19 drug researchCredit: SwRI SAN ANTONIO -- March 31, 2021 -- Collaborative ...

Creation of 3D organoid models to fine-tune radiation dose for nasopharyngeal cancer

March 31, 2021

First of its kind 3D organoid models of nasopharyngeal cancer help to fine-tune radiation doses, and lower the chances of ...

Bespoke neuroblastoma therapy weaponizes cell metabolism

New mouse study shows that combining a new drug with an old one could exploit the insatiable "hunger" of a ...

COVID-19 pandemic has led to more advanced-stage cancer diagnoses, physician survey finds

Credit: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ARLINGTON, Va., March 30, 2021 -- Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that ...

Lung Cancer: UVA health expert helps develop new national screening guidelines

Revisions expand screening to more patients at high riskCredit: UVA Health Through his role on the U.S. Preventive Services Task ...

Cervical cancer testing tech could replace pap smears, save lives

Emerging techniques could help detect the virus leading to cervical cancer low-income and developing nationsCredit: Ismail Degani (Center for Systems ...

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 ...

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 ...

Protein rewires metabolism to block cancer cell death, may allow cancer spread

Credit: University of Notre Dame One specific protein may be a master regulator for changing how cancer cells consume nutrients ...

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 ...

Prognostic value of molecular classification in metastatic breast cancer confirmed

In addition, the classification enables the prediction of the benefits of a cell cycle inhibitorCredit: Francisco Avia/Hospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona ...

Study shows survival mechanism for cells under stress

Credit: Courtesy: Anniina Vihervaara New research reveals how cancer cells endure stress and survive. Publishing in Molecular Cell, an international ...

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