Nutrient deficiency in tumor cells attracts cells that suppress the immune system
Credit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) Some solid tumors have a very high growth rate, which often leads to a ...
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US researchers collaborate with scientist quarantined in China during COVID-19 outbreak
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- Putting together research for publication can be a challenging and time-consuming process, ...
Finding leukemia’s weakness using genome-wide CRISPR technology
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences A team of researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and ...
A new treatment for liver cancer
Credit: Molecular Therapy In the latest issue of Molecular Therapy, Skoltech and MIT researchers have published a new combinatorial therapy ...
Death rates from prostate cancer predicted to decline overall in EU but rise in Poland
Lung and pancreatic cancer death rates continue to rise in womenCredit: Annals of Oncology Death rates from prostate cancer are ...
Mysterious tuft cells found to play role in pancreatitis
Salk scientists find that specialized chemosensory cells form during pancreatitis in miceCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 17, 2020) Persistent inflammation ...
Cancer drug resistance study raises immune red flags
Inhibiting cancer drug resistance gene MDR1 may come at a cost to immune responseCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, ...
New clues to predict the risks astronauts will face from space radiation on long missions
Credit: Colorado State University Photography The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, aims to send human missions to Mars in ...
New ‘toolbox’ for urological cancer detection
Credit: Pekka Rappu, University of Turku Researchers from Ghent University, Belgium, together with researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, ...
Discovering the secrets of the enigmatic caspase-6
Researchers identified the mechanisms underlying the innate immune function of the enzyme caspase-6, offering ways to combat viral infection, inflammatory ...
Study reveals how ‘hypermutated’ malignant brain tumors escape chemotherapy and immunotherapy
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Cancers whose cells are riddled with large numbers of DNA mutations often respond favorably to drugs ...
Salk scientist Ronald Evans receives a 2020 NOMIS Distinguished Scientist Award
Credit: Salk Institute Salk Professor Ronald Evans, Howard Hughes Medical investigator and director of Salk's Gene Expression Laboratory, has been ...
Switching on a key cancer gene could provide first curative treatment for heart disease
Credit: Dr Cathy Wilson, University of Cambridge Researchers trying to turn off a gene that allows cancers to spread have ...
New study indicates exercise can help prevent liver cancer
Exercise retards development of liver cancer by direct effects independent of weight control in an animal model that closely resembles ...
New findings shed light on selective therapeutics for IDH1-mutated glioma
Credit: DICP Findings of a new study led by Prof. XU Guowang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) ...
Tailoring treatment for triple-negative breast cancer
Research led by the School of Veterinary Medicine's Rumela Chakrabarti identified a molecular pathway responsible for the disease's progression and ...
FDA approves first ever treatment for neurofibromatosis
According to the Children's Tumor Foundation, approval of AstraZeneca and MSD (Merck)'s Koselugo (selumetinib) increases potential for successful tumor reduction ...
UofL researchers describe possible mechanism for link between obesity and breast cancer
Researchers publish theory that specific protein from adipose tissue promotes breast cancer developmentCredit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It ...
Identical mice, different gut bacteria, different levels of cancer
U-M study offers new clues about how the composition of the gut microbiome may contribute to the development of colorectal ...
Research identifies critical protein in cancer treatment-related heart damage
Findings suggest inhibiting FOXO1 could protect heart from cell death, atrophyCredit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Spokane Spokane, ...
