How do we overcome treatment resistance in a sarcoma cancer with already limited treatment options?

by Elena Daviter-Nowell,Institute of Cancer ResearchHistopathology image of leiomyosarcoma. Credit:Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0Leiomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue sarcoma that is ha

Updated on: January 10,2024 8

How do we overcome treatment resistance in a sarcoma cancer with already limited treatment options?

by Elena Daviter-Nowell,Institute of Cancer ResearchHistopathology image of leiomyosarcoma. Credit:Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0Leiomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue sarcoma that is ha

Updated on:January 10,2024 8

Exploring the biology of 'double positive' T cells

byLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe molecular markers CD4 and CD8—defining helper T cells and killer T cells, respectively—were once considered mutually exclusive. But "dou

Updated on: January 07,2024 25

Exploring the biology of 'double positive' T cells

byLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe molecular markers CD4 and CD8—defining helper T cells and killer T cells, respectively—were once considered mutually exclusive. But "dou

Updated on:January 07,2024 25

Five key medical advances related to bone marrow transplantation

by Heather Carlson Kehren,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicIn the six decades since blood and marrow transplantation was used to treat patients with blood cancers, this once experimental treatment

Updated on: January 30,2024 16

Five key medical advances related to bone marrow transplantation

by Heather Carlson Kehren,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicIn the six decades since blood and marrow transplantation was used to treat patients with blood cancers, this once experimental treatment

Updated on:January 30,2024 16

The molecules behind metastasis

by Greta Friar,Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchBreast cancer stem cells (red) that have reached the lung begin to divide into clusters that could become metastatic tumors. Credit: Art

Updated on: January 21,2024 16

The molecules behind metastasis

by Greta Friar,Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchBreast cancer stem cells (red) that have reached the lung begin to divide into clusters that could become metastatic tumors. Credit: Art

Updated on:January 21,2024 16

Energy stress triggers PFKL-dependent lipid droplet-mitochondria tethering and β-oxidation to support tumor growth

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Energy stress triggers PFKL-dependent lipid droplet-mitochondria tethering and β-oxidation to support tumor growth

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Video educates and connects men to prostate cancer screening options

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs part of a comprehensive effort to improve cancer screenings among diverse communities, Penn Me

Updated on: April 28,2024 0

Video educates and connects men to prostate cancer screening options

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs part of a comprehensive effort to improve cancer screenings among diverse communities, Penn Me

Updated on:April 28,2024 0

Long-term study reveals more genetic mutations associated with aggressive prostate cancer

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchXenograft model of prostate cancer. Credit: National Institutes of Health, 2015Scientists have added to the list of inherited genetic mutations known to increase th

Updated on: July 08,2024 0

Long-term study reveals more genetic mutations associated with aggressive prostate cancer

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchXenograft model of prostate cancer. Credit: National Institutes of Health, 2015Scientists have added to the list of inherited genetic mutations known to increase th

Updated on:July 08,2024 0

Here's why some high-risk patients aren't getting drugs to combat COVID

by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the toll from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to mount, antiviral medications such as Paxlovid were hailed by health offici

Updated on: May 26,2024 3

Here's why some high-risk patients aren't getting drugs to combat COVID

by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the toll from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to mount, antiviral medications such as Paxlovid were hailed by health offici

Updated on:May 26,2024 3

Exploring mini-labs as an alternative to animal testing for evaluating radiopharmaceuticals

byHelmholtz Association of German Research CentresMPS layout; red—media circuit with integrated pump; blue—pneumatic connectors; yellow—microwells for organoids; green—LUER-connectors). Credit:&

Updated on: January 07,2024 12

Exploring mini-labs as an alternative to animal testing for evaluating radiopharmaceuticals

byHelmholtz Association of German Research CentresMPS layout; red—media circuit with integrated pump; blue—pneumatic connectors; yellow—microwells for organoids; green—LUER-connectors). Credit:&

Updated on:January 07,2024 12

Key discovery advances fight to reduce breast cancer recurrence

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolLoss of Gα13 in ER+ breast cancer cells leads to increased cell growth and tumour development, suggesting that Gα13 may suppress tumours in this subtype of cancer. Credi

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Key discovery advances fight to reduce breast cancer recurrence

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolLoss of Gα13 in ER+ breast cancer cells leads to increased cell growth and tumour development, suggesting that Gα13 may suppress tumours in this subtype of cancer. Credi

Updated on:September 06,2024 0

Trends and hotspots in lung cancer surgery research reviewed over the last decade

by Health Data ScienceTrends of (a) annual scholarly outputs and (b) average field citation ratios in the world and top five countries in the field of lung cancer surgery, 2012-2021, and association b

Updated on: December 25,2023 8

Trends and hotspots in lung cancer surgery research reviewed over the last decade

by Health Data ScienceTrends of (a) annual scholarly outputs and (b) average field citation ratios in the world and top five countries in the field of lung cancer surgery, 2012-2021, and association b

Updated on:December 25,2023 8

Lymphoma mutation yields super-competitive immune cells

by Heather Lindsey,Cornell UniversitySupercompetition in germinal centers leads to aggressive B cell lymphomas. GC B cells vigorously compete against each other to receive limiting T cell help,

Updated on: December 28,2023 10

Lymphoma mutation yields super-competitive immune cells

by Heather Lindsey,Cornell UniversitySupercompetition in germinal centers leads to aggressive B cell lymphomas. GC B cells vigorously compete against each other to receive limiting T cell help,

Updated on:December 28,2023 10