Tag: cancer

New research from American University shows interplay between key gene and receptor Skin cancer is on the rise in the ...

Fort McMurray homes have normal levels of indoor toxins, U of T Engineering study reveals

In the aftermath of the Fort McMurray wildfire, chemical engineering professor Arthur Chan and his team reveal results from dust ...

Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

Hershey, Pa -- People with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, ...

In breast-cancer prevention, race matters

Study: Black women face additional obstacles to information, receive less preventive careCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - African-American ...

£1.5 million for clinical research brings new hope in the fight against brain tumours

Credit: Barts Charity Barts Charity has awarded £1.5 million to brain tumour research The grant will allow researchers to extend ...

Research to advance cancer therapy

New Orleans, LA - Research led by Suresh Alahari, PhD, the Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at ...

VISTA checkpoint implicated in pancreatic cancer immunotherapy resistance

HOUSTON - Researchers have identified a new potential immunotherapy target in pancreatic cancer, which so far has been notoriously resistant ...

New leukemia drug is more effective and easier to use

Results of landmark study published in the New England Journal of Medicine MAYWOOD, IL - A landmark study co-authored by ...

New role for brain's support cells in controlling circadian rhythms

Credit: Marco Brancaccio Astrocytes, 'caretaker' cells that surround and support neurons in the brain, play a much more important role ...

Bacteria help discover human cancer-causing proteins

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas ...

Cancer comorbidities reduce clinical trial participation, new SWOG study shows

Credit: SWOG Cancer Research Network + The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research Cancer patients with other illnesses or conditions, such ...

Basel researchers identify drug against the formation of metastasis

Credit: © M Oeggerli / Micronaut 2018, supported by Pathology-, C-CINA / Biozentrum-, and I Krol, and N Aceto, Faculty ...

African-Americans may live longer after liver transplant if their donors are the same race

Journal of the American College of Surgeons study authors report that donor race-matching may aid in future organ allocation CHICAGO ...

Uncovering more options in cancer immunotherapy

High throughput screening platform for small molecules To make it possible for cancer immunotherapy to help more people, think small. ...

AI approach outperformed human experts in identifying cervical precancer

Algorithm could revolutionize cervical cancer screening, especially in low-resource settings A research team led by investigators from the National Institutes ...

New biomarker links cancer progression to genome instability

High level of specific protein in tumors indicates prognosis as well as optimal treatments, Tel Aviv University researchers say Our ...

How drugs can minimize the side effects of chemotherapy

Researchers at the University of Zurich have determined the three-dimensional structure of the receptor that causes nausea and vomiting as ...

Bioinspired nanoscale drug delivery method developed by WSU, PNNL researchers

Credit: WSU Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to deliver drugs and therapies into cells at the ...

Reading the signs: Semaphorin linked to lung cancer treatment resistance

Novel biomarker appears predictive of outcome in patients with HPV-related head and neck cancers