Is assisted dying available equally to all in New Zealand?

by Jessica Young, Aida Dehkhoda and Jeanne Snelling,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJust over two years ago, terminally ill New Zealanders were given the right to request a medi

Updated on: April 22,2024

Is assisted dying available equally to all in New Zealand?

by Jessica Young, Aida Dehkhoda and Jeanne Snelling,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJust over two years ago, terminally ill New Zealanders were given the right to request a medi

Updated on:April 22,2024

On the trail of missing genes and cancer clues

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologyThe image on the left shows an eight-cell blastomere developed from mouse embryonic stem cells with normal TET function. The image on the right shows the conse

Updated on: January 16,2024

On the trail of missing genes and cancer clues

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologyThe image on the left shows an eight-cell blastomere developed from mouse embryonic stem cells with normal TET function. The image on the right shows the conse

Updated on:January 16,2024

Woman sues L'Oreal over claim hair straightener spurred uterine cancer

by Cara MurezA Missouri woman has sued L'Oréal and several other beauty product companies, alleging that their hair-straightening products caused heruterine cancer.Thelawsuitclai

Updated on: February 18,2024

Woman sues L'Oreal over claim hair straightener spurred uterine cancer

by Cara MurezA Missouri woman has sued L'Oréal and several other beauty product companies, alleging that their hair-straightening products caused heruterine cancer.Thelawsuitclai

Updated on:February 18,2024

Researchers map the effects of dietary nutrients on disease

by The Francis Crick InstituteResearchers gathered experimental data to put into the model by measuring the levels of gene expression in liver and liver tumours from mice that had been fed either

Updated on: February 03,2024

Researchers map the effects of dietary nutrients on disease

by The Francis Crick InstituteResearchers gathered experimental data to put into the model by measuring the levels of gene expression in liver and liver tumours from mice that had been fed either

Updated on:February 03,2024

Neoadjuvant nivolumab shows long-term benefit in patients with non–small cell lung cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchA–D, Kaplan–Meier curves depicting the recurrence-free survival (A) and overall survival (B) for patients who underwent definitive resection after recei

Updated on: January 13,2024

Neoadjuvant nivolumab shows long-term benefit in patients with non–small cell lung cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchA–D, Kaplan–Meier curves depicting the recurrence-free survival (A) and overall survival (B) for patients who underwent definitive resection after recei

Updated on:January 13,2024

Designing an emergency stop switch for immunotherapies

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA mollecule allows for 'switching off' the therapy when a cancer patient's life is in danger. Credit: EPFLImmunotherapy, unlike chemotherapy

Updated on: March 09,2024

Designing an emergency stop switch for immunotherapies

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA mollecule allows for 'switching off' the therapy when a cancer patient's life is in danger. Credit: EPFLImmunotherapy, unlike chemotherapy

Updated on:March 09,2024

Cervical cancer discovery offers major new clue to better understand the disease

byUniversity College LondonDifferences in the tumor microenvironment between cervical cancer subgroups. Plot showing median abundances (x-axis) and median differences (%, y-axis) for different c

Updated on: January 22,2024

Cervical cancer discovery offers major new clue to better understand the disease

byUniversity College LondonDifferences in the tumor microenvironment between cervical cancer subgroups. Plot showing median abundances (x-axis) and median differences (%, y-axis) for different c

Updated on:January 22,2024

Novel drug shows early promise in treating multiple myeloma

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A first-of

Updated on: January 15,2024

Novel drug shows early promise in treating multiple myeloma

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A first-of

Updated on:January 15,2024

BRCA1/2 genetic testing recommendations still leave issues unresolved

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a new Recommendation Statement forBRCA

Updated on: March 30,2024

BRCA1/2 genetic testing recommendations still leave issues unresolved

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a new Recommendation Statement forBRCA

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study quantifies impact of NCI-sponsored trials on clinical cancer care

by National Cancer InstituteA study shows that 82 of 182 phase 3 clinical trials led by SWOG or by other NCTN groups with SWOG participation were 'practice influential'. Credit: National

Updated on: June 28,2024

Study quantifies impact of NCI-sponsored trials on clinical cancer care

by National Cancer InstituteA study shows that 82 of 182 phase 3 clinical trials led by SWOG or by other NCTN groups with SWOG participation were 'practice influential'. Credit: National

Updated on:June 28,2024

New wearable device measures the changing size of tumors below the skin

by Andrew Myers,Georgia Institute of TechnologyFAST sensor. Credit: Stanford UniversityEngineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University have created a small, autonomous d

Updated on: January 12,2024

New wearable device measures the changing size of tumors below the skin

by Andrew Myers,Georgia Institute of TechnologyFAST sensor. Credit: Stanford UniversityEngineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University have created a small, autonomous d

Updated on:January 12,2024

Colorectal cancer cells killed by assassin antibody, team finds

by University of SaskatchewanCredit: University of SaskatchewanColorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in North America and is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, aft

Updated on: May 27,2024

Colorectal cancer cells killed by assassin antibody, team finds

by University of SaskatchewanCredit: University of SaskatchewanColorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in North America and is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, aft

Updated on:May 27,2024