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Study shows benefit of universal genetic testing after breast cancer diagnosis

Study shows benefit of universal genetic testing after breast cancer diagnosis

byWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchClassification of 31 participants found to carry pathogenic gene variants, by gene, estimated risk of having a pathogenic gene variant,* and

Study shows benefit of universal genetic testing after breast cancer diagnosis

byWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchClassification of 31 participants found to carry pathogenic gene variants, by gene, estimated risk of having a pathogenic gene variant,* and
Researchers develop new one-two punch against melanoma in mouse model

Researchers develop new one-two punch against melanoma in mouse model

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Kimmel Cancer CenterResearchers at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Johns Hopkins and the Johns Hopkins University

Researchers develop new one-two punch against melanoma in mouse model

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Kimmel Cancer CenterResearchers at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Johns Hopkins and the Johns Hopkins University
Researchers develop method for identifying aggressive breast cancer drivers

Researchers develop method for identifying aggressive breast cancer drivers

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineUNC Lineberger’s Xian Chen, PhD. Credit: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicinePrecision cancer medicine r

Researchers develop method for identifying aggressive breast cancer drivers

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineUNC Lineberger’s Xian Chen, PhD. Credit: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicinePrecision cancer medicine r
Rethinking how cancer cells evade targeted therapy

Rethinking how cancer cells evade targeted therapy

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoA single-cell RNA atlas of human glioblastoma through recurrence.a, An overview of genomics studies on paired longitudinal GBM specimens.b, A

Rethinking how cancer cells evade targeted therapy

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoA single-cell RNA atlas of human glioblastoma through recurrence.a, An overview of genomics studies on paired longitudinal GBM specimens.b, A
Synthetic molecule proves able to mitigate heart failure in translational study

Synthetic molecule proves able to mitigate heart failure in translational study

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPThe vicious cycle of heart failure (HF). (i) Impaired aldehyde metabolism by aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2); (ii) accumulation of 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), a re

Synthetic molecule proves able to mitigate heart failure in translational study

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPThe vicious cycle of heart failure (HF). (i) Impaired aldehyde metabolism by aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2); (ii) accumulation of 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), a re
Novel PET radiotracer reduces number of false-positive cancer findings after COVID-19 vaccination

Novel PET radiotracer reduces number of false-positive cancer findings after COVID-19 vaccination

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingNovel 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT offers oncologic staging without COVID-19 vaccine-related pitfalls. Credit: Tristan T. Demmert et al., Department of Nuclear

Novel PET radiotracer reduces number of false-positive cancer findings after COVID-19 vaccination

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingNovel 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT offers oncologic staging without COVID-19 vaccine-related pitfalls. Credit: Tristan T. Demmert et al., Department of Nuclear
Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

by CNRSTumor cells, expressing green fluorescent protein, in digestive tract of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. A dense tumor (left) is visible in the anterior midgut. Credit: © Andreu Cas

Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

by CNRSTumor cells, expressing green fluorescent protein, in digestive tract of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. A dense tumor (left) is visible in the anterior midgut. Credit: © Andreu Cas
Study overturns dogma of cancer metabolism theory

Study overturns dogma of cancer metabolism theory

by University of California, Los AngelesImage shows squamous cell skin cancer tumors with lactate production (a byproduct of glucose consumption) in purple. The tumor with lactate production bloc

Study overturns dogma of cancer metabolism theory

by University of California, Los AngelesImage shows squamous cell skin cancer tumors with lactate production (a byproduct of glucose consumption) in purple. The tumor with lactate production bloc
New marker could detect fatal breast cancer up to one year earlier than current methods

New marker could detect fatal breast cancer up to one year earlier than current methods

by BioMed CentralMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA new marker that could be used to diagnose fatal breast cancer up to one year ah

New marker could detect fatal breast cancer up to one year earlier than current methods

by BioMed CentralMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA new marker that could be used to diagnose fatal breast cancer up to one year ah
Discovery of pancreatic neuroendocrine subtypes could help predict likelihood of recurrence

Discovery of pancreatic neuroendocrine subtypes could help predict likelihood of recurrence

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have discovered two distinct subtypes of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors—known as pNETs—that have dramatically different risks

Discovery of pancreatic neuroendocrine subtypes could help predict likelihood of recurrence

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have discovered two distinct subtypes of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors—known as pNETs—that have dramatically different risks
Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body, researchers find

Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body, researchers find

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterImmune checkpoint therapy (ICT) helps gut microbiota travel from the gut to the lymph nodes where they activate immune cells (dendritic cells and T cells). Ultima

Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body, researchers find

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterImmune checkpoint therapy (ICT) helps gut microbiota travel from the gut to the lymph nodes where they activate immune cells (dendritic cells and T cells). Ultima
Tumors grown in the lab provide insights on rare prostate cancer

Tumors grown in the lab provide insights on rare prostate cancer

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeImage of prostate cancer organoids demonstrating expression of synaptophysin (stained in green), a marker protein for neuroendocrine cells. Credit: Beltran LabGrow

Tumors grown in the lab provide insights on rare prostate cancer

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeImage of prostate cancer organoids demonstrating expression of synaptophysin (stained in green), a marker protein for neuroendocrine cells. Credit: Beltran LabGrow