New potential cancer-driving genes identified, opening new paths for precision treatments

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchStudy design and number of samples per tumor type included in the analysis. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01785-9Researchers hav

Updated on: December 01,2024

New potential cancer-driving genes identified, opening new paths for precision treatments

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchStudy design and number of samples per tumor type included in the analysis. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01785-9Researchers hav

Updated on:December 01,2024

Researchers link cancer gene to Scottish island

byUniversity of EdinburghGrandparental ancestry of BRCA2 c.517-2A>G carriers in VIKING I. Credit:European Journal of Human Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41431-024-01704-wPeople wi

Updated on: November 08,2024

Researchers link cancer gene to Scottish island

byUniversity of EdinburghGrandparental ancestry of BRCA2 c.517-2A>G carriers in VIKING I. Credit:European Journal of Human Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41431-024-01704-wPeople wi

Updated on:November 08,2024

New research identifies a potential treatment target for hepatoblastoma, the most common liver cancer in children

byElsevierLeft: Gross images of livers from mice transfected with β-catenin and YAP1(β-Y), β-catenin and YAP1 plus dominant negative HSF1 (dnHSF1-β-Y) and normal (control). Right: Liver to body

Updated on: January 13,2024

New research identifies a potential treatment target for hepatoblastoma, the most common liver cancer in children

byElsevierLeft: Gross images of livers from mice transfected with β-catenin and YAP1(β-Y), β-catenin and YAP1 plus dominant negative HSF1 (dnHSF1-β-Y) and normal (control). Right: Liver to body

Updated on:January 13,2024

Pulsed electromagnetic field application technique for preventing bone loss due to radiotherapy

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressPEMF ameliorates focal radiation–induced bone loss by modulating osteoblasts. (A) Schematic representation of focal radiation and PEMF administration. (B) Representative m

Updated on: December 28,2023

Pulsed electromagnetic field application technique for preventing bone loss due to radiotherapy

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressPEMF ameliorates focal radiation–induced bone loss by modulating osteoblasts. (A) Schematic representation of focal radiation and PEMF administration. (B) Representative m

Updated on:December 28,2023

Researchers study new treatment for pancreatic cancer

by West Virginia UniversityAccording to the American Cancer Society, about 45,000 Americans will have died from pancreatic cancer by year's end. That's more than the number projected to d

Updated on: June 04,2024

Researchers study new treatment for pancreatic cancer

by West Virginia UniversityAccording to the American Cancer Society, about 45,000 Americans will have died from pancreatic cancer by year's end. That's more than the number projected to d

Updated on:June 04,2024

Chemo drug may cause significant hearing loss in longtime cancer survivors

byUniversity of South FloridaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn interdisciplinary study led by researchers at the University of South Florida and Indiana University has uncovered significant f

Updated on: July 08,2024

Chemo drug may cause significant hearing loss in longtime cancer survivors

byUniversity of South FloridaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn interdisciplinary study led by researchers at the University of South Florida and Indiana University has uncovered significant f

Updated on:July 08,2024

News study shows cryoblation 'freeze' treatment works for large breast tumors

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer MillerKilling off large tumors by freezing them could become an effective means of fighting difficult-to-treatbreast cancer, a new study says.Only 10% of peo

Updated on: March 30,2024

News study shows cryoblation 'freeze' treatment works for large breast tumors

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer MillerKilling off large tumors by freezing them could become an effective means of fighting difficult-to-treatbreast cancer, a new study says.Only 10% of peo

Updated on:March 30,2024

Immune system plays vital role in longer multiple myeloma remission, new study shows

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineStudy design and treatment outcomes. a Immune profiling was performed on blood and bone marrow collected from 23 patients with multiple

Updated on: January 12,2024

Immune system plays vital role in longer multiple myeloma remission, new study shows

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineStudy design and treatment outcomes. a Immune profiling was performed on blood and bone marrow collected from 23 patients with multiple

Updated on:January 12,2024

Development of a novel bispecific antibody therapy to overcome myeloma heterogeneity

by Ehime UniversityMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Multiple myeloma is still an incurable hematological ma

Updated on: March 25,2024

Development of a novel bispecific antibody therapy to overcome myeloma heterogeneity

by Ehime UniversityMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Multiple myeloma is still an incurable hematological ma

Updated on:March 25,2024

Study: Key mechanisms of action differences in immune checkpoint inhibitor combination therapies for advanced melanoma

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteProposed mechanism of the two ICI combinations. Graphic created with Biorender (biorender.com). ICI, immune checkpoint inhibitor. Credit:&n

Updated on: January 25,2024

Study: Key mechanisms of action differences in immune checkpoint inhibitor combination therapies for advanced melanoma

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteProposed mechanism of the two ICI combinations. Graphic created with Biorender (biorender.com). ICI, immune checkpoint inhibitor. Credit:&n

Updated on:January 25,2024

Swallowable device to detect Barrett's esophagus receives FDA 510(k) clearance

by Case Western Reserve University"FDA clearance of the EsoCheck device means the device is now available to patients and physicians as a non-endoscopic method for sampling the esophagus. Th

Updated on: May 09,2024

Swallowable device to detect Barrett's esophagus receives FDA 510(k) clearance

by Case Western Reserve University"FDA clearance of the EsoCheck device means the device is now available to patients and physicians as a non-endoscopic method for sampling the esophagus. Th

Updated on:May 09,2024

Breast cancer spread uncovered by new molecular microscopy

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteConverting BaSISS spatial signals into maps of clones.a, Bar plots of cancer cell fractions (CCFs) derived from bulk WGS of the P1 samples.b, P

Updated on: January 11,2024

Breast cancer spread uncovered by new molecular microscopy

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteConverting BaSISS spatial signals into maps of clones.a, Bar plots of cancer cell fractions (CCFs) derived from bulk WGS of the P1 samples.b, P

Updated on:January 11,2024