Cancer
Researchers map 50,000 of DNA’s mysterious ‘knots’ in the human genome
DNA is well-known for its double helix shape. But the human genome also contains more than 50,000 unusual ‘knot’-like DNA...
Dine on DNA: Compounds from nucleic acids in food show anticancer effects
When people eat, they ingest the nucleic acids that reside in all living things. The compounds in these acids could...
MCG scientists working to understand why men with prostate cancer are at higher risk of Alzheimer’s
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 29, 2024) – Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are searching for a better...
Scientists discover how the body’s killer cells attack cancer
Scientists are on the verge of a cancer breakthrough after working out how the body’s immune system targets cells devastated...
Purdue researchers take inspiration from viruses to improve delivery of nucleic acid-based therapies to cancer cells
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A researcher in Purdue University’s College of Science is developing a patent-pending platform technology that mimics the dual-layer...
New pancreatic cancer treatment proves effective in shrinking, clearing tumors
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and UMass Chan Medical School have demonstrated in mice a new method to...
Innovations in cancer treatment through targeted bacterial vaccines
The human body hosts more than 1014 bacteria, which play crucial roles in human health. F. nucleatum, an oral anaerobe,...
Common salt activates anti-tumor cells
Sodium chloride, commonly known as “table salt”, was a valuable commodity in history. Today, table salt is cheap and indispensable...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $4.8 million to exceptional early-career scientists
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 16 new Damon Runyon Fellows, exceptional postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer...
miR-10b Inhibition: A strategy for treating metastatic breast cancer
“We have developed a nanodrug, termed MN-anti-miR10b, that delivers anti-miR-10b antisense oligomers to cancer cells.”Credit: Halim et al. “We have...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies