Cancer News
September 5, 2024
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Sep. 4, 2024 — A treatment paradox has recently come to light in prostate cancer: blocking testosterone production halts tumor growth in early disease, while elevating the hormone can delay disease progression in patients whose disease has advanced. The inability ...
Sep. 5, 2024 — A new study shows that skin fungus colonization of Malassezia globosa speeds up breast cancer tumor ...
Sep. 5, 2024 — There are some pretty strange ingredients in cosmetics and skin care products. One example is snail mucin -- also known as snail slime -- which is used for its moisturizing and antioxidant properties. But researchers might have found something even ...
Sep. 5, 2024 — Researcher have uncovered a new cell type in the human brain that fires electrical impulses. The cells are hybrids, part neuron and part glia, and are present in both glioma, a type of brain tumor, ...
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Sep. 5, 2024 — Staging of patients with early pancreatic cancer is inaccurate as much as 80% of the time, according to a new study. The finding underscores the urgent need for advancements in diagnostic technology ...
Sep. 4, 2024 — Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a type of cancer treatment that helps the immune system attack cancer cells more effectively. One of the key ...
Sep. 4, 2024 — The new approach marks a major step forward in the design of AI tools to support clinical decisions in cancer diagnosis, therapy. The model uses features of a tumor's microenvironment to forecast how ...
Sep. 3, 2024 — Researchers took a deep look at tumor samples from patients with diffuse hemispheric glioma and discovered an unexpected vulnerability to CDK4/6 ...
Sep. 3, 2024 — A new study sheds light on why certain oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) in the adult brain transform into gliomas, the most common and ...
Sep. 3, 2024 — Researchers have identified 813 possible cancer driver genes, significantly expanding the list of potential therapeutic targets for treating the disease. The genes help cancer cells grow through a ...
Sep. 3, 2024 — Compounds containing astatine-211 (211At) can be used in targeted radiotherapies for prostate cancer, but deastatination in the body remains a ...
Sep. 3, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that inflammation in the gut leaves long-term marks on intestinal stem cells (ISCs) that reduce their ability to heal the ...
Sep. 2, 2024 — A false-positive mammogram may deter women from future screenings, according to a new study. But staying on schedule remains key to early detection of ...
Scientists Identify Potential New Immune System Target to Head Off the Spread of Breast Cancer Cells
Sep. 3, 2024 — In a study using human breast cancer cells, scientists say they have potentially identified immune system white blood cells that appear to be the ...
Earlier Headlines
Sep. 3, 2024 — Aging is a major risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, but the molecular mechanisms behind this relationship are not clear. In a recent study, researchers explored the role of PQBP3, a protein ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — A new tool for monitoring immune health patterns over time reveals how a pair of checkpoint inhibitor therapies works together to recruit new cancer-fighting T cells with every ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — Researchers are searching for a better way to understand why many men with prostate cancer end up with Alzheimer's disease, and whether it's the standard hormone therapy treatment or an ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — A research team has found that compounds in the nucleic acids derived from food can inhibit the growth of certain cancer ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — Innovative study of DNA's hidden structures may open up new approaches for treatment and diagnosis of diseases, including ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — New study find that our natural killer cells -- from the immune system which protect against disease and infections -- instinctively recognize and attack a protein that drives cancer ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — A researcher is developing a patent-pending platform technology called LENN that mimics the dual-layer structure of viruses to deliver nucleic acid (NA)-based therapies to targeted cancer ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — New insights into the biology of kidney cancer, including those informed by scientific discoveries that earned a Nobel Prize, have led to advances in treatment and increased survival ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated in mice a new method to combat pancreatic cancer. The study outlines the synergistic effects of a novel nanoparticle drug-delivery system to activate an immune pathway ...
Aug. 27, 2024 — Researchers have developed a novel, automated device capable of diagnosing glioblastoma, a fast-growing and incurable brain cancer, in less than an hour. The average glioblastoma patient survives ...
Aug. 27, 2024 — Women diagnosed with breast cancer who had regular screening mammograms every year were less likely to have late-stage cancer and had higher overall survival than those who received screening every ...
Aug. 26, 2024 — Fighting cancer effectively often involves stopping cancer cells from multiplying, which requires understanding proteins that the cells rely on to survive. Protein profiling plays a critical role in ...
Aug. 26, 2024 — The surprising discovery that cellular protein G 13 may actually protect against -- rather than promote growth of -- the most commonly relapsing type of breast cancer signals potential for more ...
Aug. 26, 2024 — A bacterially derived natural product inhibits the cellular immune response in a more targeted manner without blocking the cell's disposal ...
Aug. 26, 2024 — Researchers discovered that treating pancreatic cancer with a common chemotherapy drug makes immunotherapy more effective. Folinic acid elevates levels of two anti-cancer immune molecules within ...
Aug. 26, 2024 — Synthetic immunology, an innovative field of research which could lead to fundamentally new approaches and methods in the treatment of infectious diseases and ...
Aug. 23, 2024 — A study has identified a metabolic switch in the immune system's T cells that is essential to the generation of memory T cells -- which confer lasting immunity to previously encountered ...
Aug. 23, 2024 — Nearly half of counties in the United States have at least one 'pharmacy desert' where there is no retail pharmacy within 10 miles, according to a new ...
Aug. 23, 2024 — Bioengineers have harnessed the lotus effect to develop a system for culturing cancer cell clusters that can shed light on hard-to-study tumor properties. The new zinc oxide-based culturing surface ...
Aug. 23, 2024 — Chlamydiae are sexually transmitted pathogens that can apparently survive in the human gut for a long ...
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Combo Immunotherapy Produces Distinct Waves of Cancer-Fighting T Cells With Each Dose
- Scientists Working to Understand Why Men With Prostate Cancer Are at Higher Risk of Alzheimer's
- Dine on DNA: Compounds from Nucleic Acids in Food Show Anticancer Effects
- Researchers Map 50,000 of DNA's Mysterious 'knots' In the Human Genome
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Scientists Discover How the Body's Killer Cells Attack Cancer
- Researchers Take Inspiration from Viruses to Improve Delivery of Nucleic Acid-Based Therapies to Cancer Cells
- Advances in Kidney Cancer Research and Care
- New Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Proves Effective in Shrinking, Clearing Tumors
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Researchers Develop Affordable, Rapid Blood Test for Brain Cancer
- New Study Supports Annual Breast Cancer Screening for Women Over 40
Monday, August 26, 2024
- New Way to Potentially Slow Cancer Growth
- Key Discovery Advances Fight to Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence
- A Hybrid Arrowhead Against Immune Disorders
- Old Chemo Drug, New Pancreatic Cancer Therapy?
- Synthetic Immunology: Approaching a Turning Point in the Treatment and Prevention of Disease
Friday, August 23, 2024
- A Switch for Immune Memory and Anti-Tumor Immunity
- Study Finds Nearly Half of U.S. Counties Have at Least One 'pharmacy Desert'
- Bioengineers Develop Lotus Leaf-Inspired System to Advance Study of Cancer Cell Clusters
- Chlamydia Can Settle in the Intestine
- Artificial Intelligence Improves Lung Cancer Diagnosis
- When Is the Best Time of Day for Cancer Treatment?
- Rates of Obesity-Related Cancer Are Rising Sharply in Young Chinese People
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- The Secret to Sleepy Cells' Control of Inflammatory Secretions
- Cancer Drug Could Treat Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease, Study Shows
- Validated Targets for Personalized Cancer Immunotherapy
- Promising Treatment for Rectal Cancer Confirmed in Major Study
- Precision Drug Olaparib May Be Effective Without Hormone Therapy for Some Men With Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer
- Immune Cells Have a Metabolic Backup Plan for Accessing Their Anti-Cancer Playbook
- New Anti-CKAP4 Antibodies Deliver Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- The Changes to Cell DNA That Could Revolutionize Disease Prevention
- Early Interventions May Improve Long-Term Academic Achievement in Young Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors
- P-Bodies Sustain Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Targeted Cancer Cell Therapy May Slow Endometrial Cancer
- Benefits and Downside of Fasting
- Self-Repairing Mitochondria Use Novel Recycling System
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Researchers Use AI Tools to Uncover Connections Between Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer and Heart Complications
- New Worm Study Paves Way for Better RNA-Based Drugs to Treat Human Disease
- Precision Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Improves Survival
Monday, August 19, 2024
Friday, August 16, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
- Diet Is Main Risk Factor for Colon Cancer in Younger Adults, New Study Suggests
- New Research Poised to Transform Approach to Diagnosing and Treating Acute Leukemia in Children
- New Clue Into the Curious Case of Our Aging Immune System
- New Mechanism of Action Kills Cancer Cells
- New Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer Combines Prophylactic and Therapeutic Activity
- UV Rays May Boost Health in Low-Sunlight Countries
- A Ketogenic Diet Could Improve the Response to Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
- Researchers Call for Genetically Diverse Models to Drive Innovation in Drug Discovery
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
- 'Symptom Triggered' Testing Can Pick Up Early-Stage Aggressive Ovarian Cancer
- Two New Studies Show How Immunotherapies Collaborate to Boost T Cell Responses in Melanoma
- Surprising Insight Into Cancer Comes from Unique Plant Species That Find Different Solutions to Evolutionary Challenges
Monday, August 12, 2024
- Scientists Identify Genes Linked to Relapse in the Most Common Form of Childhood Leukemia
- Treating Radiation Wounds With Aspirin Hydrogels
- An Appetizer Can Stimulate Immune Cells' Appetite, a Boon for Cancer Treatments
- NK Cells Expressing Interleukin-21 Show Promising Antitumor Activity in Glioblastoma Cells
- Fallopian Tubes Can Be Safely Removed During Sterilization, Study Suggests
- Low Magnesium Levels Increase Disease Risk
Friday, August 9, 2024
- Faster Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
- Potential New Approach to Enhancing Stem-Cell Transplants
- Study Shows New, More Precise Way to Deliver Medicine to the Brain
Thursday, August 8, 2024
- Cannabis Use Tied to Head and Neck Cancer
- Distinct Pattern in Protein Production Can Predict Severe Side Effects from Skin Cancer Treatment
- Individualized Cancer Therapy Demonstrates Safety and Sustained Immune Responses
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
- Drug Bypasses Suppressive Immune Cells to Unleash Immunotherapy
- Meteorin-Like Protein Drains Energy from T Cells, Limiting Immune System's Power to Fight Cancer
Monday, August 5, 2024
- Scientists Create a Cell That Precludes Malignant Growth
- Improved Chemokine Homing Enhances CAR T--Cell Therapy for Osteosarcoma
Friday, August 2, 2024
- Researchers Develop Promising Therapy Treatment That Can Kill Glioblastoma Cells in Newly Discovered Brain Pathway
- Circular RNAs: The New Frontier in Cancer Research
Thursday, August 1, 2024
- Drug Developed for Pancreatic Cancer Shows Promise Against Most Aggressive Form of Medulloblastoma
- Proteins as the Key to Precision Medicine: Finding Unknown Effects of Existing Drugs
- New Study Explores How Antifragility Could Revolutionize Cancer Treatment
- Study Finds Regular Aspirin Use Associated With Greatest Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Among Those Most at Risk
- Generation X and Millennials in US Have Higher Risk of Developing 17 Cancers Compared to Older Generations
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Precision Oncology Via Artificial Intelligence on Cancer Biopsies
- Serotonin-Producing Neurons Regulate Malignancy in Ependymoma Brain Tumors
- Surprising Finding in Glioblastomas
- New AI Tool Predicts Risk for Chronic Pain in Cancer Patients
- Gut Microbes Implicated in Bladder Cancer
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
- Common Blood Tests Could Improve Cancer Diagnosis for People With Stomach Pain or Bloating
- Liver Transplant Outperforms Other Therapies for Colorectal Cancer That Has Spread to the Liver
- Algorithm Helps Doctors Identify More Aggressive Types of Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Drug-Chemo Combo Increases Cancer Treatment Efficacy
- Researchers Devise Novel Solution to Preventing Relapse After CAR T-Cell Therapy
Monday, July 29, 2024
- Preclinical Study Explores Approved Drug for Ovarian Cancer
- New Drug Candidate Blocks Resistance to Cancer Therapies
- Researchers Decipher New Molecular Mechanisms Related to Biological Tissue Regeneration
Friday, July 26, 2024
Thursday, July 25, 2024
- New Drug Shows Promise in Clearing HIV from Brain
- Physical Training Improves Quality of Life in Advanced Breast Cancer
- Sodium Channels in Breast Cancer Cells a Promising Target for Future Treatments, Study Reveals
- In Clinical Trial, Fecal Matter Transplant Helped Half of Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancers Overcome Resistance to Immunotherapy Treatment
- New Study Shows at-Home Colon Cancer Screening Test Reduces Risk of Colorectal Cancer Death, as Effective as Screening Colonoscopy
- Electrical Currents May Make Body's Cancer-Killing Cells Even Better Killers