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Cooling glioblastoma to room temperature extends survival in preclinical study

Cooling glioblastoma to room temperature extends survival in preclinical study

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityConceptual model of a translational device to deliver cytostatic hypothermia for GBM. Representative diagram of a patient with GBM implanted with an envisioned cyto

Cooling glioblastoma to room temperature extends survival in preclinical study

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityConceptual model of a translational device to deliver cytostatic hypothermia for GBM. Representative diagram of a patient with GBM implanted with an envisioned cyto
Research confirms unique danger of postpartum breast cancers

Research confirms unique danger of postpartum breast cancers

by Joe Rojas-Burke,Oregon Health & Science UniversitySites of Metastasis by Estrogen Receptor (ER) Status and Time Since Recent Childbirth Group. Analyses included a total of 1787 known meta

Research confirms unique danger of postpartum breast cancers

by Joe Rojas-Burke,Oregon Health & Science UniversitySites of Metastasis by Estrogen Receptor (ER) Status and Time Since Recent Childbirth Group. Analyses included a total of 1787 known meta
Researchers find superantigen mutant can trigger immune response in ovarian cancer cells

Researchers find superantigen mutant can trigger immune response in ovarian cancer cells

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesThe transwell co-culture models of transcriptome experiment. Credit:International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2023). DOI: 10.3390/ijms24141179

Researchers find superantigen mutant can trigger immune response in ovarian cancer cells

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesThe transwell co-culture models of transcriptome experiment. Credit:International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2023). DOI: 10.3390/ijms24141179
Team reveals specific mechanism for promoting cancer vulnerability to ferroptosis

Team reveals specific mechanism for promoting cancer vulnerability to ferroptosis

by Luisa Hoffmann,Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA research team at Helmholtz Munich has revealed a specific mechanism that is able to promote c

Team reveals specific mechanism for promoting cancer vulnerability to ferroptosis

by Luisa Hoffmann,Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA research team at Helmholtz Munich has revealed a specific mechanism that is able to promote c
Researcher leads first in-human multiple myeloma study with over 90% response rate

Researcher leads first in-human multiple myeloma study with over 90% response rate

by Indiana University School of MedicineMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Indiana University Melvin and Bren

Researcher leads first in-human multiple myeloma study with over 90% response rate

by Indiana University School of MedicineMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Indiana University Melvin and Bren
Researchers discover cancer hijacks a class of enzyme motif mutations to fuel tumorigenesis

Researchers discover cancer hijacks a class of enzyme motif mutations to fuel tumorigenesis

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer spreads throughout the human body in cunning, almost militaristic, ways. For example, it c

Researchers discover cancer hijacks a class of enzyme motif mutations to fuel tumorigenesis

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer spreads throughout the human body in cunning, almost militaristic, ways. For example, it c
Combining immunotherapy with KRAS inhibitor eliminates advanced KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer in preclinical models

Combining immunotherapy with KRAS inhibitor eliminates advanced KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer in preclinical models

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainResearchers at The University of Texa

Combining immunotherapy with KRAS inhibitor eliminates advanced KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer in preclinical models

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainResearchers at The University of Texa
Study finds the mechanism used by metastatic cancer cells to infiltrate the liver

Study finds the mechanism used by metastatic cancer cells to infiltrate the liver

by ResearchSEAThe liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs, beige) surround a blood vessel containing a cancer cell (green). The cancer cell is able to induce the formation of intracellular gaps

Study finds the mechanism used by metastatic cancer cells to infiltrate the liver

by ResearchSEAThe liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs, beige) surround a blood vessel containing a cancer cell (green). The cancer cell is able to induce the formation of intracellular gaps
Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cysts have gained substantial

Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cysts have gained substantial
Fungal association with tumors may predict worse outcomes

Fungal association with tumors may predict worse outcomes

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeColonies of Candida tropicalis. Credit: Jennifer Conrad and the Iliev labThe presence of some fungal species in tumors predicts—and may even help drive—worse cance

Fungal association with tumors may predict worse outcomes

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeColonies of Candida tropicalis. Credit: Jennifer Conrad and the Iliev labThe presence of some fungal species in tumors predicts—and may even help drive—worse cance
Long-term survey reveals worsening death rate for oral cancer in Queensland

Long-term survey reveals worsening death rate for oral cancer in Queensland

by James Cook UniversityTrends in number of cases and number of deaths during the 36-year period. Credit:Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1111/jop.13421A study

Long-term survey reveals worsening death rate for oral cancer in Queensland

by James Cook UniversityTrends in number of cases and number of deaths during the 36-year period. Credit:Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1111/jop.13421A study
Vitamin D supplementation likely improves survival of cancers of the digestive tract, says researcher

Vitamin D supplementation likely improves survival of cancers of the digestive tract, says researcher

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor more than 100 years, it has been believed that sunlight and vitamin D deficiency were associated with the risk for man

Vitamin D supplementation likely improves survival of cancers of the digestive tract, says researcher

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor more than 100 years, it has been believed that sunlight and vitamin D deficiency were associated with the risk for man