Controversies and consensus in thyroid cancer care
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 24, 2021—The American Thyroid Association, the European Association of Nuclear ...
Tag: cancer
Hard-working enzyme keeps immune cells in line
LJI scientists develop new tool for understanding enzymatic activity linked to blood cancers and heart diseaseCredit: La Jolla Institute for ...
International study of rare childhood cancer finds genetic clues, potential for tailored therapy
Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute In children with rhabdomyosarcoma, or RMS, a rare cancer that affects the muscles and ...
Primary lung cancers detected by LDCT are at lower risk of brain metastases
Credit: Stanford University School of Medicine (Denver)-Patients with primary lung cancer detected using low-dose computed tomography screening are at reduced ...
Gastrulation research reveals novel details about embryonic development
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München / Silvia Schirge Scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum München revise the current textbook knowledge about gastrulation, ...
Novel risk score for predicting blood cancer relapse
Medical researchers in China develop a new risk score to predict relapse of leukemiaCredit: Chinese Medical Journal Leukemia is a ...
Scientists uncover new mechanism that enables development of cancer
Credit: University of North Carolina CHAPEL HILL, NC--Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UNC ...
SFRP2 and PD-1 immunotherapy combination halts osteosarcoma metastasis in model
Hollings Cancer Center oncologist identifies a new target and immune mechanism for the treatment of aggressive metastatic pediatric osteosarcomaCredit: MUSC ...
Researchers discover how the intestinal epithelium folds and moves by measuring forces
Credit: Amy Engevik The human intestine is made up of more than 40 square meters of tissue, with a multitude ...
There’s more to genes than DNA: how Mum and Dad add something extra, just for you
Biologists in the UK and Austria have discovered 71 new imprinted genes in the mouse genomeCredit: Dr Maki Asami, University ...
‘Suffocating’ cancer: A new headway in melanoma immunotherapy
Disrupting cancer cell ability to adapt to low oxygen conditions shows promise in melanomaCredit: Dr. Bassam Janji and Dr. Salem ...
Extracellular mRNA transported to the nucleus shows translation-independent function
Credit: Copyright © 2021, Sachie Hiratsuka, Shinshu University A research group led by Professor Sachie Hiratsuka, Institute for Biomedical Research, ...
Testicular cancer: Improved treatment and prognosis
Credit: Insel Gruppe Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among men under 40 in Europe and the USA. National ...
Engineered NK cells can eliminate glioblastoma stem cells
Deleting the TFG-β receptor in NK cells overcame immune suppression and enabled anti-tumor activity in preclinical modelsCredit: MD Anderson Cancer ...
Simple urine test may help early detection of brain tumors
Credit: Takao Yasui & Atsushi Natsume A recent study by Nagoya University researchers revealed that microRNAs in urine could be ...
Natural killers: Using the body’s cells to target breast cancer
Study lays groundwork for possible new immunotherapy for the world's most commonly diagnosed cancerCredit: Clemson University It sounds like a ...
CNIO researchers discover that a protein that facilitates DNA repair may potentiate chemotherapy
The PrimPol protein helps the cell to survive the damage caused by chemotherapy; the researchers want to make tumor cells ...
Liver cancer call for help
Indigenous communities missing care -- expertCredit: Flinders University Rising numbers of liver cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities ...
Targeted drug found effective in thwarting pancreatic tumors
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease in which malignant cells form in the tissues of ...
Steven M. Larson, M.D., receives SNMMI 2021 Paul C. Aebersold Award
Larson recognized for for outstanding achievement in basic nuclear medicine scienceCredit: Courtesy of SNMMI Reston, VA (Embargoed until 11 a.m. ...