Tran receives scholarship honoring women in higher education
Credit: Augusta University Photography (Phil Jones) AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 8, 2020) - Lynn Tran, a student in the University System ...
Tag: cancer
University of Houston researcher developing device to treat babies with blood disorders
Adapting microfluidic technology to enable leukapheresis increases access to cell-based therapiesCredit: University of Houston With severe blood disorders, such as ...
Killing ‘sleeper cells’ may enhance breast cancer therapy
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia The anti-cancer medicine venetoclax could improve the current therapy for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) ...
Researchers have found accumulation of gene mutations in chronic Graft-versus-host disease
Credit: Daehong Kim Mutations in white blood cells can contribute to abnormal immune profile after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Graft-versus-host ...
Oncotarget: Loss of p16 and high Ki67 labeling index is associated with poor outcome
Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 12 reported that the p16 tumor suppressor is coded by CDKN2A and plays an important role ...
New rules for the physical basis of cellular organelle composition
Credit: the researchers New findings about critical cellular structures have upended common assumptions about their formation and composition and provided ...
Focused ultrasound opening brain to previously impossible treatments
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications University of Virginia researchers are pioneering the use of focused ultrasound to defy the ...
Germline genomic profiles of children, young adults with solid tumors to inform managementand treatment
New Cleveland Clinic study demonstrates importance of genetics evaluation, genetic testingCredit: Cleveland Clinic CLEVELAND - A new Cleveland Clinic study ...
Warren J. Leonard is awarded the 2020 Milstein Award for Interferon & Cytokine Research
In recognition of his ground breaking scientific contributions in both the basic biology of cytokine signaling & translational aspects, where ...
New tumour sampling method significantly improves genetic testing for cancer treatment
Credit: Roche A wholistic tumour sampling method that more accurately detects genetic alterations in tumours, which are critical in allowing ...
A new compound removes senescent cells and reduces toxicity in cancer treatment
Nav-Gal selectively removes tumourigenic senescent cells without attacking healthy cells and reduces the toxicity of plateletsCredit: UPV The accumulation of ...
Researchers develop ‘piggyback’ method to improve drug delivery of RNA therapeutics
Their platform has shown to downregulate critical genes in cancer cells, and could be used for other genetic diseasesCredit: Neil ...
Lipo-ImmunoTech receives grant to develop a novel cancer immunotherapy technology
Hollings Cancer Center researchers co-founded a company that is developing technology to enhance and improve the functionality of T cells ...
Real-time observation of enzymatic processes on DNA
Credit: Modified from Krüger et al., DNA strand breaks can lead to cell death or to mutations and thus contribute ...
Cancer patients without insurance or with Medicaid don’t get the same trial benefits
Credit: The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research PORTLAND, OR - Cancer patients with no health insurance or those enrolled in ...
Douglas R. Green, Ph.D., of St. Jude elected to the National Academy of Sciences
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologist recognized for his contribution to understanding the mechanism of cell death and survivalCredit: St. ...
Gaffen and Kuchroo jointly recognized for 2020 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award
for their combined contribution deciphering the role of a key cytokine IL-17 in health and disease.Credit: International Cytokine & Interferon ...
Researchers measure cancer cell mechanics in living animals using nanoparticles
Credit: Bryan Smith A first-of-its-kind nanoparticle-based in vivo imaging technique that may one day be used to help diagnose and ...
Researchers find new insights linking cell division to cancer
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - To replace aging and worn cells, the body primarily uses a process ...
SU2C hails FDA approval Of Encorafenib + Cetuximab for BRAF V600e-Mutant Metastatic CRC
Stand Up To Cancer-Dutch Cancer Society research team focused on DNA-guided personalized cancer treatment contributed to approvalCredit: Stand Up To ...
