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Researchers expanding the types of cancer CAR-T therapy can target

Researchers expanding the types of cancer CAR-T therapy can target

by Gregory Allen,The ConversationKiller T cells (green and red), or cytotoxic T cells, surround a cancer cell (blue, center). Credit:NICHD/J. Lippincott-Schwartz,CC BY-NC-NDTeaching

Researchers expanding the types of cancer CAR-T therapy can target

by Gregory Allen,The ConversationKiller T cells (green and red), or cytotoxic T cells, surround a cancer cell (blue, center). Credit:NICHD/J. Lippincott-Schwartz,CC BY-NC-NDTeaching
Discovery could lead to new drugs to block protein that fuels bowel cancer

Discovery could lead to new drugs to block protein that fuels bowel cancer

by Institute of Cancer ResearchUsing cryo-electron microscopy, researchers obtained a detailed map (shown in orange) of the chain-like tankyrase structure. By interpreting this map and reconstruc

Discovery could lead to new drugs to block protein that fuels bowel cancer

by Institute of Cancer ResearchUsing cryo-electron microscopy, researchers obtained a detailed map (shown in orange) of the chain-like tankyrase structure. By interpreting this map and reconstruc
Researchers to investigate screening for prostate cancer using MRI—potentially replacing the PSA test

Researchers to investigate screening for prostate cancer using MRI—potentially replacing the PSA test

by Medical Research CouncilCredit: Medical Research CouncilA new clinical study will test for the first time if MRI scans can be used for population screening to detect prostate cancer more accur

Researchers to investigate screening for prostate cancer using MRI—potentially replacing the PSA test

by Medical Research CouncilCredit: Medical Research CouncilA new clinical study will test for the first time if MRI scans can be used for population screening to detect prostate cancer more accur
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
Study shows why a common form of immunotherapy fails, and suggests solution

Study shows why a common form of immunotherapy fails, and suggests solution

by Georgetown University Medical CenterSamir N. Khleif, MD, director of The Loop Immuno-Oncology Laboratory at Georgetown Lombardi, led the research team that published new research on checkpoint

Study shows why a common form of immunotherapy fails, and suggests solution

by Georgetown University Medical CenterSamir N. Khleif, MD, director of The Loop Immuno-Oncology Laboratory at Georgetown Lombardi, led the research team that published new research on checkpoint
Drug turns cancer gene into 'eat me' flag for immune system

Drug turns cancer gene into 'eat me' flag for immune system

by Robin Marks,University of California, San FranciscoMicroscopy of a lung tumor biopsy. Credit: Lin MaTumor cells are notoriously good at evading the human immune system; they put up physical w

Drug turns cancer gene into 'eat me' flag for immune system

by Robin Marks,University of California, San FranciscoMicroscopy of a lung tumor biopsy. Credit: Lin MaTumor cells are notoriously good at evading the human immune system; they put up physical w
Researchers demonstrate technique for identifying single cancer cells in blood for the first time

Researchers demonstrate technique for identifying single cancer cells in blood for the first time

byKeele UniversityBrightfield image of a cytospun sample containing PBMC and individual CALU-1 cancer cells. Credit:PLOS ONE(2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289824A pioneering stud

Researchers demonstrate technique for identifying single cancer cells in blood for the first time

byKeele UniversityBrightfield image of a cytospun sample containing PBMC and individual CALU-1 cancer cells. Credit:PLOS ONE(2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289824A pioneering stud
Taming overactive molecular signaling in renal cell cancer

Taming overactive molecular signaling in renal cell cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMurine renal tumors with Tsc2 loss have increased TFEB/TFE3 nuclear localization. Credit: Clarence Rachel Villanueva and Adrianna A. Mendes,Nat

Taming overactive molecular signaling in renal cell cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMurine renal tumors with Tsc2 loss have increased TFEB/TFE3 nuclear localization. Credit: Clarence Rachel Villanueva and Adrianna A. Mendes,Nat
Extracellular cell matrix stiffness may induce drug resistance of breast cancer cells

Extracellular cell matrix stiffness may induce drug resistance of breast cancer cells

by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal CenterCredit:Mechanobiology in Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.mbm.2023.100023A new study, led by Prof. Liu from the department of pharmacy, Univers

Extracellular cell matrix stiffness may induce drug resistance of breast cancer cells

by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal CenterCredit:Mechanobiology in Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.mbm.2023.100023A new study, led by Prof. Liu from the department of pharmacy, Univers
Cis-regulatory sequences indicative of nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk identified

Cis-regulatory sequences indicative of nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk identified

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit:The American Journal of Human Genetics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.06.003Research led by the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in China has

Cis-regulatory sequences indicative of nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk identified

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit:The American Journal of Human Genetics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.06.003Research led by the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in China has
Cancer genes' age and function strongly influence their mutational status

Cancer genes' age and function strongly influence their mutational status

by eLifeCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have provided new insight on why some genes that formed during the evolution of the earliest animals on earth are particularly impaired (or dysregulat

Cancer genes' age and function strongly influence their mutational status

by eLifeCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have provided new insight on why some genes that formed during the evolution of the earliest animals on earth are particularly impaired (or dysregulat
Researchers find changes in blood proteins up to two years before breast cancer diagnosis

Researchers find changes in blood proteins up to two years before breast cancer diagnosis

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have found changes in the levels of particular proteins in people's blood up to two years

Researchers find changes in blood proteins up to two years before breast cancer diagnosis

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have found changes in the levels of particular proteins in people's blood up to two years