Researcher unlocks mystery of 'chemo-brain,' identifies possible treatment

by Saint Louis UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2022). DOI: 10.1172/JCI157738Though chemotherapy can be lifesaving, the cancer treatment often le

Updated on: January 30,2024

Researcher unlocks mystery of 'chemo-brain,' identifies possible treatment

by Saint Louis UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2022). DOI: 10.1172/JCI157738Though chemotherapy can be lifesaving, the cancer treatment often le

Updated on:January 30,2024

Newly discovered link between FBXW7 mutations and EGFR signaling in colorectal cancer

by Hubrecht InstituteTwo microscopy images of human colon organoids. The left image shows an organoid with the FBXW7 mutation (colorectal cancer), and the right image shows an organoid without th

Updated on: March 30,2024

Newly discovered link between FBXW7 mutations and EGFR signaling in colorectal cancer

by Hubrecht InstituteTwo microscopy images of human colon organoids. The left image shows an organoid with the FBXW7 mutation (colorectal cancer), and the right image shows an organoid without th

Updated on:March 30,2024

New study outlines how brain cancer cells take mitochondria from healthy cells to grow and survive

byCleveland ClinicThis is an astrocyte, labeled with GFAP (red), Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) green, and nuclear stain To-Pro (blue). Credit: Ivey and MacLean at TNPRC. Via Wikipedia.Glioblastoma

Updated on: January 12,2024

New study outlines how brain cancer cells take mitochondria from healthy cells to grow and survive

byCleveland ClinicThis is an astrocyte, labeled with GFAP (red), Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) green, and nuclear stain To-Pro (blue). Credit: Ivey and MacLean at TNPRC. Via Wikipedia.Glioblastoma

Updated on:January 12,2024

Preclinical study uncovers new role for cell's waste disposal system in pancreatic cancer spread

by Betty Zou,University of TorontoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteA preclinical study is revealing new insights in

Updated on: November 08,2024

Preclinical study uncovers new role for cell's waste disposal system in pancreatic cancer spread

by Betty Zou,University of TorontoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteA preclinical study is revealing new insights in

Updated on:November 08,2024

Experimental cancer vaccine shows promise in animal studies

byNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.10.006An experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine induced tw

Updated on: January 04,2024

Experimental cancer vaccine shows promise in animal studies

byNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.10.006An experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine induced tw

Updated on:January 04,2024

Understanding athletes with lymphoma

byMayo ClinicHodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte predominant (high-power view) Credit: Gabriel Caponetti, MD./Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0One July evening, Allison Rosenthal, D.O., received a flurry

Updated on: September 30,2024

Understanding athletes with lymphoma

byMayo ClinicHodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte predominant (high-power view) Credit: Gabriel Caponetti, MD./Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0One July evening, Allison Rosenthal, D.O., received a flurry

Updated on:September 30,2024

Breast cancer recurrence rate not up with autologous fat transfer

(HealthDay)—For patients with breast cancer, reconstruction with autologous fat transfer (AFT) seems not to increase the rate of locoregional recurrence versus conventional breast reconstruction, acco

Updated on: April 01,2024

Breast cancer recurrence rate not up with autologous fat transfer

(HealthDay)—For patients with breast cancer, reconstruction with autologous fat transfer (AFT) seems not to increase the rate of locoregional recurrence versus conventional breast reconstruction, acco

Updated on:April 01,2024

Efficient removal of abnormal myelin allows survival of nerve fibers targeted by adaptive immune cells

by Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgElectronmicroscopic pictures of white matter axons in healthy control mice (top) and mice with different myelin gene defects. Axons that remain wrapped w

Updated on: May 11,2024

Efficient removal of abnormal myelin allows survival of nerve fibers targeted by adaptive immune cells

by Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgElectronmicroscopic pictures of white matter axons in healthy control mice (top) and mice with different myelin gene defects. Axons that remain wrapped w

Updated on:May 11,2024

Area surrounding a tumor impacts how breast cancer cells grow

by Amanda Gibbs,Oregon Health & Science University“Cancer is acomplex mixture of cancer cells, normal blood cells, tissue and immune cells. Tumor cells themselves alter the microenviro

Updated on: April 07,2024

Area surrounding a tumor impacts how breast cancer cells grow

by Amanda Gibbs,Oregon Health & Science University“Cancer is acomplex mixture of cancer cells, normal blood cells, tissue and immune cells. Tumor cells themselves alter the microenviro

Updated on:April 07,2024

Researchers gain insight into why T cells lose energy in solid tumors

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.02.009T cells are often ca

Updated on: March 20,2024

Researchers gain insight into why T cells lose energy in solid tumors

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.02.009T cells are often ca

Updated on:March 20,2024

Technique developed in mice could aid detection of cancer in dense breasts

by Georgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA two-pronged approach to imaging breast density in mice, developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Ca

Updated on: February 24,2024

Technique developed in mice could aid detection of cancer in dense breasts

by Georgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA two-pronged approach to imaging breast density in mice, developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Ca

Updated on:February 24,2024

Exploring better care for pregnant women with precancerous cervical cancer

by Medizinische Hochschule HannoverMethylation levels of FAM19A4 (A) and miR124-2 (B) for the different groups of pregnant women. Credit:International Journal of Cancer(2022). DOI: 10.1002

Updated on: January 07,2024

Exploring better care for pregnant women with precancerous cervical cancer

by Medizinische Hochschule HannoverMethylation levels of FAM19A4 (A) and miR124-2 (B) for the different groups of pregnant women. Credit:International Journal of Cancer(2022). DOI: 10.1002

Updated on:January 07,2024