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'Positive' trial for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-flu jab

'Positive' trial for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-flu jab

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGermany's BioNTech and US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Thursday announced "positive" results from initial trials of their combined mRNA vaccine agains

'Positive' trial for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-flu jab

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGermany's BioNTech and US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Thursday announced "positive" results from initial trials of their combined mRNA vaccine agains
New lung cancer screening model removes barriers for central Texas' most vulnerable

New lung cancer screening model removes barriers for central Texas' most vulnerable

byUniversity of Texas at AustinCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new lung cancer screening initiative has made significant strides in overcoming barriers to care for low-income, uninsured and m

New lung cancer screening model removes barriers for central Texas' most vulnerable

byUniversity of Texas at AustinCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new lung cancer screening initiative has made significant strides in overcoming barriers to care for low-income, uninsured and m
Researchers to test novel drug combination against toughest breast cancers

Researchers to test novel drug combination against toughest breast cancers

by University of California - San DiegoThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Credit: National Ins

Researchers to test novel drug combination against toughest breast cancers

by University of California - San DiegoThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Credit: National Ins
Researchers find epigenetic loss that changes how cells obtain energy from cancer

Researchers find epigenetic loss that changes how cells obtain energy from cancer

by University of BarcelonaThe researchers Margalida Rosselló-Tortella, Manel Esteller and Pere Llinàs-Arias. Credit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONAIt has been known for decades that cancer cells have an

Researchers find epigenetic loss that changes how cells obtain energy from cancer

by University of BarcelonaThe researchers Margalida Rosselló-Tortella, Manel Esteller and Pere Llinàs-Arias. Credit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONAIt has been known for decades that cancer cells have an
Multigene testing replacing BRCA tests for breast cancer risk, researcher says

Multigene testing replacing BRCA tests for breast cancer risk, researcher says

by Stanford University Medical CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in 2014

Multigene testing replacing BRCA tests for breast cancer risk, researcher says

by Stanford University Medical CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in 2014
Revealing characteristics of circulating cell-free RNA in the blood of liver cancer patients

Revealing characteristics of circulating cell-free RNA in the blood of liver cancer patients

byScience China PressMOF materials efficiently enrich circulating nucleic acids (cfDNA and cfRNA) in blood through a simple operational process, enabling various downstream nucleic acid detectio

Revealing characteristics of circulating cell-free RNA in the blood of liver cancer patients

byScience China PressMOF materials efficiently enrich circulating nucleic acids (cfDNA and cfRNA) in blood through a simple operational process, enabling various downstream nucleic acid detectio
Researchers uncover aberrant natural killer cell subtype

Researchers uncover aberrant natural killer cell subtype

by University of Science and Technology of ChinaGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.07.034A team led by Prof. Tian Zhigang and Prof. Peng Hui from the Universit

Researchers uncover aberrant natural killer cell subtype

by University of Science and Technology of ChinaGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.07.034A team led by Prof. Tian Zhigang and Prof. Peng Hui from the Universit
Study could explain link between high-cholesterol diet and colon cancer

Study could explain link between high-cholesterol diet and colon cancer

by University of California, Los AngelesA pale-blue stain shows stem cells multiplying in a mouse's intestine. Credit: Tontonoz lab/UCLANew UCLA research could help explain the link between a

Study could explain link between high-cholesterol diet and colon cancer

by University of California, Los AngelesA pale-blue stain shows stem cells multiplying in a mouse's intestine. Credit: Tontonoz lab/UCLANew UCLA research could help explain the link between a
Two for the price of one: Mechanistic insights lead to drug repositioning

Two for the price of one: Mechanistic insights lead to drug repositioning

by University of TsukubaMolecular mechanism at a glance. SFN binds with SKP1 to sequester it in cytoplasm,resulting in the obstruction of SCFFBW7 598 complex formation. Oncoproteins including cyc

Two for the price of one: Mechanistic insights lead to drug repositioning

by University of TsukubaMolecular mechanism at a glance. SFN binds with SKP1 to sequester it in cytoplasm,resulting in the obstruction of SCFFBW7 598 complex formation. Oncoproteins including cyc
Nudging both clinicians and patients may increase serious illness conversations

Nudging both clinicians and patients may increase serious illness conversations

by Lori SolomonCombining clinician- and patient-directed nudges may help to promote serious illness conversations (SICs) in cancer care, according to a studypublishedonline July 1 in

Nudging both clinicians and patients may increase serious illness conversations

by Lori SolomonCombining clinician- and patient-directed nudges may help to promote serious illness conversations (SICs) in cancer care, according to a studypublishedonline July 1 in
Researchers find a 'critical need' for whole genome sequencing of young cancer patients

Researchers find a 'critical need' for whole genome sequencing of young cancer patients

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSt. Jude investigators (from left) Michael Rusch, Sheila Shurtleff, Ph.D., Jinghui Zhang, Ph.D., and Scott Newman, Ph.D. Credit: St. Jude Children'

Researchers find a 'critical need' for whole genome sequencing of young cancer patients

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSt. Jude investigators (from left) Michael Rusch, Sheila Shurtleff, Ph.D., Jinghui Zhang, Ph.D., and Scott Newman, Ph.D. Credit: St. Jude Children'
New anti-cancer 'degrader' targets protein essential to infant leukemia

New anti-cancer 'degrader' targets protein essential to infant leukemia

byVan Andel Research InstituteDiscovery of a first-in-class, highly potent VHL-recruiting ENL PROTAC degrader, MS41. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado1432Scienti

New anti-cancer 'degrader' targets protein essential to infant leukemia

byVan Andel Research InstituteDiscovery of a first-in-class, highly potent VHL-recruiting ENL PROTAC degrader, MS41. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado1432Scienti