Stem cell function may explain higher colon cancer rate in males
Credit: Yu et al Colon cancers have a higher incidence in males, which is in part related to much higher ...
Tag: cancer
The web of death
New method to fight cancer with molecular fibersCredit: MPI-P Cancer is a disease in which cells multiply uncontrollably, which could ...
Substances with anti-cancer action are identified in Brazilian red propolis
Researchers isolated eight novel polyphenols from the rarest type of propolis; two of them were found to inhibit tumor cell ...
Feline leukaemia virus infection: A clinical and epidemiological enigma
Credit: ISFM Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) is a gammaretrovirus that occurs worldwide in domestic cats, as well as small wild ...
CNIO researchers develop an effective strategy against KRAS mutant lung tumors in mice
Credit: CNIO The KRAS oncogene is involved in at least one fifth of all human cancers: KRAS mutations are directly ...
Chemotherapy drug more effective when combined with microbubbles
Administering a smaller, less toxic dose of DOX, along with intravenous perfluocarbon, shows tumor regression, reduces recurrence, and is less ...
New research in JNCCN sheds light on multi-organ adverse events from immunotherapy
Researchers find 27% of immune check point inhibitor recipients experienced irAEs, with 5% developing multi-organ irAEs either simultaneously or sequentially. ...
Innovative, minimally invasive treatment can help maintain prostate cancer patients’ quality of life
New study suggests that high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation is effective against prostate cancer with decreased side effects and improved recovery ...
Improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine
Credit: Felix Petermann, MDC Hundreds of innovators, research pioneers, clinicians, industry leaders and policy makers from all around Europe are ...
A new model to predict survival in colorectal cancer
This article by Dr. Mohanad Mohammed and colleagues is published in Current Bioinformatics, 2020Credit: Dr. Mohanad Mohammed et al., Bentham ...
How mechanical forces nudge tumors toward malignancy
Credit: Laboratory of Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University All cancers are the result of cells that have ...
Brain tumor drug receives rare disease designations from the FDA
The drug treats fast-growing, deadly brain cancers with no effective treatmentCredit: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation The U.S. Food and Drug ...
Long sick leave after low-grade brain tumor
Credit: Photo from University of Gothenburg One year after the diagnosis of low-grade malignant brain tumor, a University of Gothenburg ...
Cancer cells take over blood vessels to spread
Credit: Vanesa Silvestri, Ph.D./Johns Hopkins Medicine In laboratory studies, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins University researchers observed ...
Venom from honeybees found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells
Australian research published in Nature Precision OncologyCredit: Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research Using the venom from 312 honeybees and ...
RethiNKing which immune cells are the best weapon against lung cancer
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Immune cells called 'natural killer' (NK) cells could be a powerful weapon for fighting ...
UC study: Cancer, COVID-19 and blood clots
A UC researcher receives a grant to investigate how cancer treatments could impact patients who also have COVID-19Credit: UC Creative ...
New hydrogels for T-cell growth to be used in cancer immunotherapy
This technology co-developed by CSIC scientists can mimic lymph nodes, where T-cells proliferateCredit: ICMAB-CSIC; IBEC. A team with the participation ...
FEFU scientists are developing genetic methods to understand malignant tumors
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU University) get started studying the formation and survival mechanisms ...
Cellular energy audit reveals energy producers and consumers
A team at Gladstone Institutes screened the human genome for genes that play a role in making or consuming cellular ...
