New study finds that mental illness obstructs cancer screening

byAarhus UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from Aarhus University shows that far too many people with psychological challenges do not accept offers of colorectal cancer scre

Updated on: January 12,2024

New study finds that mental illness obstructs cancer screening

byAarhus UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from Aarhus University shows that far too many people with psychological challenges do not accept offers of colorectal cancer scre

Updated on:January 12,2024

Updated policy regarding electronic nicotine delivery systems

by Yale Cancer CenterPercentage of various school age groups who vaped in the past 30 days. Blue lines indicate data from the NYTS (51, 52, 54–60), and red lines indicate data from the MTF survey (53)

Updated on: January 30,2024

Updated policy regarding electronic nicotine delivery systems

by Yale Cancer CenterPercentage of various school age groups who vaped in the past 30 days. Blue lines indicate data from the NYTS (51, 52, 54–60), and red lines indicate data from the MTF survey (53)

Updated on:January 30,2024

Neutralizing the side effects of epidermal growth factor inhibitor drugs

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressIdentifying compounds that block anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies binding to EGFR. (A) Illustration of the process used to identify lead compounds. "Hit" mol

Updated on: February 03,2024

Neutralizing the side effects of epidermal growth factor inhibitor drugs

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressIdentifying compounds that block anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies binding to EGFR. (A) Illustration of the process used to identify lead compounds. "Hit" mol

Updated on:February 03,2024

Radon, even at levels below EPA guideline for mitigation, is linked to childhood leukemia

byOregon State UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176288A study of more than 700 counties across multiple U.S.

Updated on: November 10,2024

Radon, even at levels below EPA guideline for mitigation, is linked to childhood leukemia

byOregon State UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176288A study of more than 700 counties across multiple U.S.

Updated on:November 10,2024

New therapy helps immune system eradicate brain tumors

bySwedish Research CouncilGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.010Researchers from Uppsala University have developed a method that helps immune

Updated on: January 13,2024

New therapy helps immune system eradicate brain tumors

bySwedish Research CouncilGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.010Researchers from Uppsala University have developed a method that helps immune

Updated on:January 13,2024

CAR-T immunotherapy could be improved to kill solid tumors

by Thomas Jefferson UniversityCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthImmunotherapy, which harnesses the power of the body's immune system to fight disease, is

Updated on: April 09,2024

CAR-T immunotherapy could be improved to kill solid tumors

by Thomas Jefferson UniversityCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthImmunotherapy, which harnesses the power of the body's immune system to fight disease, is

Updated on:April 09,2024

New study discovers pre-treatment cognitive impairment in younger cancer patients

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered that adolescent and young adult cancer

Updated on: January 15,2024

New study discovers pre-treatment cognitive impairment in younger cancer patients

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered that adolescent and young adult cancer

Updated on:January 15,2024

Researchers map DNA damage links to onset of skin cancer, melanoma

by Washington State UniversityDNA damage resulting in multiple broken chromosomes. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A critical link in mapping recurrent mutations of melanoma—the most serious form o

Updated on: March 12,2024

Researchers map DNA damage links to onset of skin cancer, melanoma

by Washington State UniversityDNA damage resulting in multiple broken chromosomes. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A critical link in mapping recurrent mutations of melanoma—the most serious form o

Updated on:March 12,2024

Thermo-chemotherapy combo eradicates primary and metastatic tumors in mice

by National Institutes of HealthThe theranostic particle is injected into the tail vein. When it reaches the breast tumor, near infrared (NIR) laser light is applied to release the chemotherapy.

Updated on: March 01,2024

Thermo-chemotherapy combo eradicates primary and metastatic tumors in mice

by National Institutes of HealthThe theranostic particle is injected into the tail vein. When it reaches the breast tumor, near infrared (NIR) laser light is applied to release the chemotherapy.

Updated on:March 01,2024

Activating a specific pathway in a subset of immune cells eradicates immunologically 'cold' tumors, study shows

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterThis illustration depicts a nanoparticle (purple) activating the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) proteins (yellow) in dendritic cells to recruit cytot

Updated on: March 30,2024

Activating a specific pathway in a subset of immune cells eradicates immunologically 'cold' tumors, study shows

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterThis illustration depicts a nanoparticle (purple) activating the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) proteins (yellow) in dendritic cells to recruit cytot

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study hints at how cancer immunotherapy can be safer

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCancer immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment of many forms of cancer by unleashing the immune system response against tumor

Updated on: February 03,2024

Study hints at how cancer immunotherapy can be safer

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCancer immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment of many forms of cancer by unleashing the immune system response against tumor

Updated on:February 03,2024

Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationLaboratory notifications of Cryptosporidium species in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, by week of specimen, 2023. Credit:Eurosurveillance(2023). D

Updated on: April 20,2024

Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationLaboratory notifications of Cryptosporidium species in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, by week of specimen, 2023. Credit:Eurosurveillance(2023). D

Updated on:April 20,2024