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Researchers trial tiny new microscope to detect breast cancer

Researchers trial tiny new microscope to detect breast cancer

by Caroline Brogan,Imperial College LondonMicroscope imaging of invasive breast cancer cells. Credit: Credit: Vyas et al. © Imperial College LondonAn Imperial-developed tiny microscope that can

Researchers trial tiny new microscope to detect breast cancer

by Caroline Brogan,Imperial College LondonMicroscope imaging of invasive breast cancer cells. Credit: Credit: Vyas et al. © Imperial College LondonAn Imperial-developed tiny microscope that can
Research finds alternating estrogen and anti-estrogen therapies effective in treating metastatic breast cancer

Research finds alternating estrogen and anti-estrogen therapies effective in treating metastatic breast cancer

by Dartmouth HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdvanced or metastatic estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is commonly treated with drugs that block the estrogen receptor. However

Research finds alternating estrogen and anti-estrogen therapies effective in treating metastatic breast cancer

by Dartmouth HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdvanced or metastatic estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is commonly treated with drugs that block the estrogen receptor. However
Seeing prostate cancer in a new light

Seeing prostate cancer in a new light

by University of DundeeCredit: University of DundeeA new method offering more successful diagnosis and management of prostate cancer has been identified by researchers at the University of Dundee

Seeing prostate cancer in a new light

by University of DundeeCredit: University of DundeeA new method offering more successful diagnosis and management of prostate cancer has been identified by researchers at the University of Dundee
New insights into how tumors on adrenal glands develop

New insights into how tumors on adrenal glands develop

by Kyushu UniversitySteroids-producing nodules, or SPNs, exhibit a two-layered zona fasciculata (zF) and zona reticularis (zR) like structure, where two distinct cell populations might contribute

New insights into how tumors on adrenal glands develop

by Kyushu UniversitySteroids-producing nodules, or SPNs, exhibit a two-layered zona fasciculata (zF) and zona reticularis (zR) like structure, where two distinct cell populations might contribute
Researchers discover potential attack strategy for aggressive breast cancer

Researchers discover potential attack strategy for aggressive breast cancer

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained g

Researchers discover potential attack strategy for aggressive breast cancer

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained g
Final overall study analysis continues to show benefit of sacituzumab govitecan in advanced HR+ breast cancer

Final overall study analysis continues to show benefit of sacituzumab govitecan in advanced HR+ breast cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteOverall survival in the intention-to-treat population. This is the planned final analysis of overall survival in the intent-to-treat population of all randomly assi

Final overall study analysis continues to show benefit of sacituzumab govitecan in advanced HR+ breast cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteOverall survival in the intention-to-treat population. This is the planned final analysis of overall survival in the intent-to-treat population of all randomly assi
Researchers discover new tool for improving pancreatic cancer care

Researchers discover new tool for improving pancreatic cancer care

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe statistics for pancreatic cancer are sobering. With a five-year survival rate of only 9%, incidence of the most common type,

Researchers discover new tool for improving pancreatic cancer care

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe statistics for pancreatic cancer are sobering. With a five-year survival rate of only 9%, incidence of the most common type,
Cell division, DNA repair and cancer progression closely tied to CDK9 dysfunction

Cell division, DNA repair and cancer progression closely tied to CDK9 dysfunction

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)CDK9 isoforms regulate DNA damage response.AWestern blot analysis of CDK9 in HeLa cells transfected with siRNA CDK9 (siCDK9) or control (siCTR)

Cell division, DNA repair and cancer progression closely tied to CDK9 dysfunction

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)CDK9 isoforms regulate DNA damage response.AWestern blot analysis of CDK9 in HeLa cells transfected with siRNA CDK9 (siCDK9) or control (siCTR)
Deadly liver cancer rewires cell metabolism to grow, study finds

Deadly liver cancer rewires cell metabolism to grow, study finds

by Krishna Ramanujan,Cornell UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101699A deadly liver cancer that mainly affects children and y

Deadly liver cancer rewires cell metabolism to grow, study finds

by Krishna Ramanujan,Cornell UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101699A deadly liver cancer that mainly affects children and y
Induced pluripotent stem cells could serve as cancer vaccine, researchers say

Induced pluripotent stem cells could serve as cancer vaccine, researchers say

by Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainInduced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, are a keystone of regenerative medicine. Outside the body, they can be coaxed to become

Induced pluripotent stem cells could serve as cancer vaccine, researchers say

by Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainInduced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, are a keystone of regenerative medicine. Outside the body, they can be coaxed to become
Fighting cancer is more efficient at dawn, study finds

Fighting cancer is more efficient at dawn, study finds

byUniversity of GenevaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe ability of tumors to take hold and grow depends, among other things, on the effectiveness of the immune system in fighting them. Cance

Fighting cancer is more efficient at dawn, study finds

byUniversity of GenevaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe ability of tumors to take hold and grow depends, among other things, on the effectiveness of the immune system in fighting them. Cance
Retinol disruption and the role of vitamin A metabolism in colon cancer

Retinol disruption and the role of vitamin A metabolism in colon cancer

by Impact Journals LLCRetinol-mediated suppression of tumor-promoting IL-6 is disrupted in colon cancer-associated fibroblasts. Credit: 2023 Villéger et al.A new research perspective was published in&

Retinol disruption and the role of vitamin A metabolism in colon cancer

by Impact Journals LLCRetinol-mediated suppression of tumor-promoting IL-6 is disrupted in colon cancer-associated fibroblasts. Credit: 2023 Villéger et al.A new research perspective was published in&