Researchers find simpler, more effective cancer vaccine approach

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit: American Society for Clinical InvestigationUsing a precursor to dendritic cells appears to be an efficient and effective way to stimulat

Updated on: June 22,2024

Researchers find simpler, more effective cancer vaccine approach

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit: American Society for Clinical InvestigationUsing a precursor to dendritic cells appears to be an efficient and effective way to stimulat

Updated on:June 22,2024

Researchers describe a mechanism inducing self-killing of cancer cells

by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Professor Kim (left) and lead author Lee. Credit: The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Researchers have d

Updated on: June 08,2024

Researchers describe a mechanism inducing self-killing of cancer cells

by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Professor Kim (left) and lead author Lee. Credit: The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Researchers have d

Updated on:June 08,2024

Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center found that children born to obese

Updated on: March 12,2024

Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center found that children born to obese

Updated on:March 12,2024

Study identifies a genetic driver of deadly prostate cancer

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterGraph shows elevated activity of a transcription-factor network that includes the molecule Onecut2 in tumors of patients whose prostate cancer resisted hormone thera

Updated on: March 12,2024

Study identifies a genetic driver of deadly prostate cancer

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterGraph shows elevated activity of a transcription-factor network that includes the molecule Onecut2 in tumors of patients whose prostate cancer resisted hormone thera

Updated on:March 12,2024

From eye drops to potential leukaemia treatment

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/WikipediaAn active ingredient

Updated on: March 12,2024

From eye drops to potential leukaemia treatment

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/WikipediaAn active ingredient

Updated on:March 12,2024

Balance of 'stop' and 'go' signaling could be key to cancer immunotherapy response

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA crucial signaling pathway that can tell the immune system to fight off cancer can also be co-opted by ca

Updated on: March 14,2024

Balance of 'stop' and 'go' signaling could be key to cancer immunotherapy response

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA crucial signaling pathway that can tell the immune system to fight off cancer can also be co-opted by ca

Updated on:March 14,2024

Study finds antibiotics may make melanoma worse, by depleting the gut microbiome

by American Society for Bone and Mineral ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice with malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, accelerated their me

Updated on: January 28,2024

Study finds antibiotics may make melanoma worse, by depleting the gut microbiome

by American Society for Bone and Mineral ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice with malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, accelerated their me

Updated on:January 28,2024

Removing binding sites for an oncogene can slow down cancer cell growth

byUniversity of HelsinkiStrategy of the CGE method to lineage-trace cells with distinct genome editing events using sequence tags with silent or near-silent mutations. a, The CGE method uses a l

Updated on: January 02,2024

Removing binding sites for an oncogene can slow down cancer cell growth

byUniversity of HelsinkiStrategy of the CGE method to lineage-trace cells with distinct genome editing events using sequence tags with silent or near-silent mutations. a, The CGE method uses a l

Updated on:January 02,2024

Researchers discover how to steer army of immune cells toward cancer

by University of Rochester Medical CenterhHER2 CAR-T cell assays and in vivo distribution. a. Gating strategy for detection of hHER2-CAR-T cells. A median of > 90% of mouse CD8 T cells transdu

Updated on: February 01,2024

Researchers discover how to steer army of immune cells toward cancer

by University of Rochester Medical CenterhHER2 CAR-T cell assays and in vivo distribution. a. Gating strategy for detection of hHER2-CAR-T cells. A median of > 90% of mouse CD8 T cells transdu

Updated on:February 01,2024

Night work may increase the risk of aggressive prostate cancer in offshore petroleum workers

by University of Oslo, Faculty of MedicineExposure-risk curve for a non-linear model of rollover shift work exposure, generated using restricted cubic splines with five knots (0.58, 3.82, 8.99, 14.98

Updated on: January 29,2024

Night work may increase the risk of aggressive prostate cancer in offshore petroleum workers

by University of Oslo, Faculty of MedicineExposure-risk curve for a non-linear model of rollover shift work exposure, generated using restricted cubic splines with five knots (0.58, 3.82, 8.99, 14.98

Updated on:January 29,2024

Researchers predict 1.4 million deaths from all cancers in 2019 in the EU

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainDeath rates from breast cancer are predicted to fall in all European Union (EU) countries in 2019 with the exception of Poland, ac

Updated on: March 09,2024

Researchers predict 1.4 million deaths from all cancers in 2019 in the EU

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainDeath rates from breast cancer are predicted to fall in all European Union (EU) countries in 2019 with the exception of Poland, ac

Updated on:March 09,2024

Study reveals how patients' smoking history changes evolution of lung cancer

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteThis immunofluorescence image shows the presence of a specific subset of T cells (tissue-resident memory T cells, TRM) in the lung of smoker patients. The TRM ce

Updated on: February 20,2024

Study reveals how patients' smoking history changes evolution of lung cancer

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteThis immunofluorescence image shows the presence of a specific subset of T cells (tissue-resident memory T cells, TRM) in the lung of smoker patients. The TRM ce

Updated on:February 20,2024