Discovery by Hebrew University scientists could revolutionize chemotherapy
New technique targets cancer cells and leaves healthy ones alone; patients would receive less chemo and fewer side effectsCredit: Hadas ...
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A novel pathway to target colorectal cancer
Investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina report in Gastroenterology that PGE2, a signaling molecule involved in inflammation, promotes ...
Two Rutgers professors named fellows of AAAS
Rutgers-New Brunswick and RBHS faculty honored for scientific contributionsCredit: Jeff Heckman Two Rutgers professors have been named fellows of the ...
Anchored by a dense neighborhood: What stops cells from going astray
Credit: Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore Researchers from the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore have ...
Therapeutic inhibition of Mcl-1 blocks cell survival in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers
While estrogen receptor - + breast cancers express high levels of three anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family members, pharmacological inhibition of Bcl-2 ...
Prostate cancer: radiation therapy effective in patients with no further treatment options
Credit: Thorsten Mohr/Saarland University Reports of new cancer treatments often raise high hopes and expectations, particularly, of course, among cancer ...
Konstanz-based CRC 969 to receive additional funding
Credit: University of Konstanz The Konstanz-based research in the area of cellular proteostasis will receive funding in the amount of ...
Safety evaluation of conditionally immortalized cells for renal replacement therapy
Here, the research team assessed the safety of conditionally immortalized proximal tubule epithelial cells for bioartificial kidney application, by using ...
Intestinal stem cell genes may link dietary fat and colon cancer
Rutgers study suggests tie between stem cell behavior and a high fat dietCredit: Lei Chen Two genes that appear to ...
Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke
Credit: European Heart Journal More than one in ten cancer patients do not die from their cancer but from heart ...
Using artificial intelligence to determine whether immunotherapy is working
Researchers use AI with routine CT scans to predict how well lung cancer patients will respond to expensive treatment based ...
Combination of immunotherapy and VEGF inhibitor improves survival in HCC
ESMO Asia Congress 2019Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Singapore, 23 November 2019 - Combination therapy with the PD-L1 ...
Department of Defense awards grant to Stephenson researcher for lung cancer study
Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY - Cancer researchers operate from a fundamental premise: Tumor cells are very smart. Because of ...
UTSA to unlock the power of sulfur in future drug design
Credit: UTSA Organosulfur compounds are widely present in our bodies and the natural environment. They are found in onions, shallots ...
Ivy Brain Tumor Center and SonALAsense to test drug-device combination for glioblastoma
First-in-human clinical trial will determine effectiveness of promising, non-invasive therapy for brain cancerCredit: Ivy Brain Tumor Center The Ivy Brain ...
How do gliomas evolve?
The Glioma Longitudinal Analysis (GLASS) Consortium finds longitudinal molecular trajectories of diffuse glioma in adultsCredit: JAX photo byTiffany Laufer. Until ...
Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers
Studies in cell and animal models reveal insights into cancer cells' vulnerability that could lead to new strategies against brain ...
Avoidance of apoptotic death via a hyperploid salvage survival pathway after platinum treatment in high grade serous carcinoma cell line models
The cover for issue 62 of Oncotarget features Figure 7, 'Proposed model of the hyperploid pathway as a salvage survival ...
New advances in the treatment of advanced lung cancer
As part of a public-private research projectCredit: Xènia Fuentes/UB The University of Barcelona (UB) and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona collaborate ...
Consuming cholera toxin counteracts age-associated obesity
Here the research team tested a safe and well-established microbe-based immune adjuvant to restore immune homeostasis and counteract inflammation-associated obesity ...
