Cancer
Bye, bye, biopsy? Handheld device could painlessly identify skin cancers
Skin biopsies are no fun: doctors carve away small lumps of tissue for laboratory testing, leaving patients with painful wounds...
New study shows adolescent and young adult cancer survivors face increased cancer incidence and mortality risk
ATLANTA, May 4, 2022 — New findings led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) show that five-year survivors...
Cancer origin identified through cell ‘surgery’ – new research
Research from the University of Warwick sheds new light on a key cause of cancer formation during cell division (or mitosis),...
Investigating cancer drug toxicity leads to a critical discovery
LA JOLLA—It's not often that a failed clinical trial leads to a scientific breakthrough. Credit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology...
Magnetic therapy pioneered by NUS researchers enhances chemotherapy treatment of breast cancer
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated death for women worldwide. While chemotherapy is the mainstream treatment for breast...
Remaining increase in cancer risk after high childhood BMI
Men who had a high body mass index (BMI) as children are at an elevated risk of obesity-related cancer later...
Radiologists, AI systems show differences in breast-cancer screenings, new case study finds
Radiologists and artificial intelligence systems yield significant differences in breast-cancer screenings, a team of researchers has found. Its work, which...
Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center finds CAR-T therapy effective in Black And Hispanic patients
April 28, 2022 (BRONX, NY)—CAR-T therapy, a form of immunotherapy that revs up T-cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells,...
Researchers shed light on why a certain plant virus is so powerful at fighting cancer
A plant virus that infects legumes, called cowpea mosaic virus, has a special power that you may not have known...
Lab findings suggest EGFR inhibitors may prevent rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence
(Memphis, Tenn.—April 27, 2022) Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue cancer. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital studied...
Studies find increase in use of proton beam therapy for cancer care and increase in racial disparities
Two new large studies led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) show an increase in the use of...
Cellular regeneration therapy restores damaged liver tissue faster than ever
LA JOLLA—(April 26, 2022) Mammals can’t typically regenerate organs as efficiently as other vertebrates, such as fish and lizards. Now,...
Wireless device to provide new options for colorectal cancer treatment
For those diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery has been the only option that offers a solution. Unfortunately, surgery is frequently...
Biomarkers over biopsies: A highly accurate and minimally invasive test for liver fibrosis
A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has developed a new test for detecting liver...
Crew-4 astronauts head to space station to conduct microgravity science
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Saturday, April 23, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida....
An international consortium, led by IRB Barcelona and the biotechnology company Merus, reports the discovery of MCLA-158, the first clinical candidate screened in organoids targeting cancer stem cells of solid tumors
Barcelona, 25 April 2022- Scientists from an international consortium led by Dr. Eduard Batlle, head of the Colorectal Cancer laboratory...
Research on the use of magnetic nanoparticles for cancer therapy receives highest international attention
A joint research paper from Chemnitz University of Technology and Shivaji University (India) titled APTES monolayer coverage on self-assembled magnetic...
New study examining women’s breast density knowledge suggests opportunities for improvement
LEBANON, NH – Breast density is one factor in assessing a person’s risk of developing breast cancer. Existing state breast...
Palmitoylation, a new target for anti-cancer drugs
Peripheral membrane proteins have the particularity of temporarily binding to cell membranes, a necessary step for them to be able...
Rice trains postdocs for nano-cancer future
HOUSTON – (April 22, 2022) – Nanotechnology is increasingly important to the development of treatments for cancer. But to succeed, clinicians...