Online testing tool identifies people likely to benefit from genetic testing for inherited risk for certain cancers

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn online tool developed by researchers and physicians at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute can accurately and rapidly identify people

Updated on: December 18,2023

Online testing tool identifies people likely to benefit from genetic testing for inherited risk for certain cancers

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn online tool developed by researchers and physicians at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute can accurately and rapidly identify people

Updated on:December 18,2023

Cigarette smoke and HPV have synergistic effects on cells, heightening the risk of head and neck cancer

by Julia Moióli,FAPESPHPV16 E6/E7 induces SOD2 expression in oral cells. (A) HPV16 E6/E7 transcripts were evaluated by RT-PCR in SCC143V and SCC143E6/E7 cells; β-actin was used as the control. (

Updated on: January 10,2024

Cigarette smoke and HPV have synergistic effects on cells, heightening the risk of head and neck cancer

by Julia Moióli,FAPESPHPV16 E6/E7 induces SOD2 expression in oral cells. (A) HPV16 E6/E7 transcripts were evaluated by RT-PCR in SCC143V and SCC143E6/E7 cells; β-actin was used as the control. (

Updated on:January 10,2024

New experimental treatment can stop growth of schwannoma tumors

by Alan Williams,University of PlymouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo novel and orally administered drugs can not only block the growth, but also shrink the size, of a tumor type found in

Updated on: January 12,2024

New experimental treatment can stop growth of schwannoma tumors

by Alan Williams,University of PlymouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo novel and orally administered drugs can not only block the growth, but also shrink the size, of a tumor type found in

Updated on:January 12,2024

New gene target for aggressive lung cancer discovered

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have identified and described a new gene that is responsible for activating an aggressive subtype of sm

Updated on: December 22,2023

New gene target for aggressive lung cancer discovered

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have identified and described a new gene that is responsible for activating an aggressive subtype of sm

Updated on:December 22,2023

Health Disparities Persist in Hemophilia Life Expectancy

January 2024Lara C. Pullen, PhDBetween 1999 and 2020, recorded hemophilia death (rHD) rates in the U.S. improved in males across all racial and ethnic groups.Stacey A. Fedewa, PhD, MPH,of

Updated on: February 18,2024

Health Disparities Persist in Hemophilia Life Expectancy

January 2024Lara C. Pullen, PhDBetween 1999 and 2020, recorded hemophilia death (rHD) rates in the U.S. improved in males across all racial and ethnic groups.Stacey A. Fedewa, PhD, MPH,of

Updated on:February 18,2024

How cancer cells move and metastasize is influenced by the fluids surrounding them

by Yizeng Li,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainCell migration, or how cells move in the body, is essential to both normal body function and disease progression. Cell movement is what allo

Updated on: December 18,2023

How cancer cells move and metastasize is influenced by the fluids surrounding them

by Yizeng Li,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainCell migration, or how cells move in the body, is essential to both normal body function and disease progression. Cell movement is what allo

Updated on:December 18,2023

Researchers propose a new treatment for brain metastasis based on immunotherapy

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreCells around a brain metastasis in an animal model: several brain cells (astrocytes, white) surround an immune system cell (lymphocyte, green). Some

Updated on: October 24,2024

Researchers propose a new treatment for brain metastasis based on immunotherapy

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreCells around a brain metastasis in an animal model: several brain cells (astrocytes, white) surround an immune system cell (lymphocyte, green). Some

Updated on:October 24,2024

New AI tool predicts risk for chronic pain in cancer patients

by Eric Hamilton,University of FloridaOverview of our transformer-based chronic pain prediction model: Three different data inputs are passed into dedicated encoders to generate a final vector t

Updated on: August 27,2024

New AI tool predicts risk for chronic pain in cancer patients

by Eric Hamilton,University of FloridaOverview of our transformer-based chronic pain prediction model: Three different data inputs are passed into dedicated encoders to generate a final vector t

Updated on:August 27,2024

Measuring changes in brain tissue oxygenation for personalized cancer radiotherapy

bySPIEResearchers used a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device attached to the patient's forehead to measure changes in hemoglobin and tissue oxygenation levels. The device wa

Updated on: December 19,2023

Measuring changes in brain tissue oxygenation for personalized cancer radiotherapy

bySPIEResearchers used a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device attached to the patient's forehead to measure changes in hemoglobin and tissue oxygenation levels. The device wa

Updated on:December 19,2023

Flipping the switch: Scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn 'on' cancer genes

bySalk InstituteWhen genetic mutations cause chromosomes to break apart and fuse together in different ways, normal cells can become cancerous. In this image, normal chromosomes (blue) are shown

Updated on: December 20,2023

Flipping the switch: Scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn 'on' cancer genes

bySalk InstituteWhen genetic mutations cause chromosomes to break apart and fuse together in different ways, normal cells can become cancerous. In this image, normal chromosomes (blue) are shown

Updated on:December 20,2023

Colonoscopies among the young are on the rise

by Ernie MundellColon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begins at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously recommen

Updated on: October 26,2024

Colonoscopies among the young are on the rise

by Ernie MundellColon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begins at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously recommen

Updated on:October 26,2024

Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources

byGerman Cancer Research CenterHuman cancer cells (cell nucleus in blue) feeding on protein (Albumin, labeled in green). The proteins are digested and broken down into amino acids in the lysosom

Updated on: December 22,2023

Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources

byGerman Cancer Research CenterHuman cancer cells (cell nucleus in blue) feeding on protein (Albumin, labeled in green). The proteins are digested and broken down into amino acids in the lysosom

Updated on:December 22,2023