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WHO agency says talc is 'probably' cancer-causing

WHO agency says talc is 'probably' cancer-causing

Johnson & Johnson removed its baby powder from the North American market in 2020 after talc came under greater scrutiny for causing cancer.The World Health Organization's cancer agency on Frid

WHO agency says talc is 'probably' cancer-causing

Johnson & Johnson removed its baby powder from the North American market in 2020 after talc came under greater scrutiny for causing cancer.The World Health Organization's cancer agency on Frid
Ultrasound blasts potent glioblastoma drug into brain tumor

Ultrasound blasts potent glioblastoma drug into brain tumor

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainOne of most potent drugs for treatment of glioblastoma, the most deadly type of brain tumor, can't be used in patients because of two proble

Ultrasound blasts potent glioblastoma drug into brain tumor

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainOne of most potent drugs for treatment of glioblastoma, the most deadly type of brain tumor, can't be used in patients because of two proble
The origin of BPH and prostate cancer in different prostate zones and the impact on the incidence of prostate cancer

The origin of BPH and prostate cancer in different prostate zones and the impact on the incidence of prostate cancer

by Xia & He Publishing Inc.PRISMA flowchart for literature search and study selection, modified according to Page et al. Credit:Exploratory Research and Hypothesis in Medicine(2023). D

The origin of BPH and prostate cancer in different prostate zones and the impact on the incidence of prostate cancer

by Xia & He Publishing Inc.PRISMA flowchart for literature search and study selection, modified according to Page et al. Credit:Exploratory Research and Hypothesis in Medicine(2023). D
New Kaiser genomics lab uses robots for faster, cheaper routine genetic tests

New Kaiser genomics lab uses robots for faster, cheaper routine genetic tests

by Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn archway of blue and white balloons adorned the entrance of an otherwise unremarkable office building in San Jose this week, marking

New Kaiser genomics lab uses robots for faster, cheaper routine genetic tests

by Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn archway of blue and white balloons adorned the entrance of an otherwise unremarkable office building in San Jose this week, marking
Gene activation linked to severity of a rare lung cancer

Gene activation linked to severity of a rare lung cancer

byUniversity of CologneERT expression and telomerase activity in pulmonary carcinoids. Credit:Journal of Clinical Oncology(2024). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.02708Pulmonary carcinoids are ra

Gene activation linked to severity of a rare lung cancer

byUniversity of CologneERT expression and telomerase activity in pulmonary carcinoids. Credit:Journal of Clinical Oncology(2024). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.02708Pulmonary carcinoids are ra
International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe use of additional adjuvant therapy beyond initial treatment has greatly im

International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe use of additional adjuvant therapy beyond initial treatment has greatly im
Delving where few others have gone, leukemia researchers open new path

Delving where few others have gone, leukemia researchers open new path

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Wilmot Cancer Institute study uncovers how a single gene could be at fault in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the deadlies

Delving where few others have gone, leukemia researchers open new path

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Wilmot Cancer Institute study uncovers how a single gene could be at fault in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the deadlies
Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer

Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows older age and smoking are the two most important risk f

Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows older age and smoking are the two most important risk f
New therapeutic approach for the treatment of sarcoidosis

New therapeutic approach for the treatment of sarcoidosis

by Medical University of ViennaImmunofluorescence staining makes granulomas glow red with a green border (macrophages with fibroblasts). Credit: MedUni Vienna/Anna RedlA research team led by Geor

New therapeutic approach for the treatment of sarcoidosis

by Medical University of ViennaImmunofluorescence staining makes granulomas glow red with a green border (macrophages with fibroblasts). Credit: MedUni Vienna/Anna RedlA research team led by Geor
Third-generation anti-CD19 CAR T-cells show efficacy without neurotoxicity in B-cell lymphoma phase 1 clinical trial

Third-generation anti-CD19 CAR T-cells show efficacy without neurotoxicity in B-cell lymphoma phase 1 clinical trial

byMalaghan Institute of Medical ResearchMalaghan Institute GMP lab where CAR T-cells were manufactured for the phase 1 trial. Credit: Malaghan Institute of Medical ResearchThe Malaghan Institute

Third-generation anti-CD19 CAR T-cells show efficacy without neurotoxicity in B-cell lymphoma phase 1 clinical trial

byMalaghan Institute of Medical ResearchMalaghan Institute GMP lab where CAR T-cells were manufactured for the phase 1 trial. Credit: Malaghan Institute of Medical ResearchThe Malaghan Institute
Vitamin B6, leukemia's deadly addiction

Vitamin B6, leukemia's deadly addiction

by Brian Stallard,Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryThe PDXK enzyme manages the activity of B6, activating it when it is time for cells to divide. In AML, cancerous cells (green) can take advantage o

Vitamin B6, leukemia's deadly addiction

by Brian Stallard,Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryThe PDXK enzyme manages the activity of B6, activating it when it is time for cells to divide. In AML, cancerous cells (green) can take advantage o
Women seeking help for unmet needs often overdue for cervical cancer screenings

Women seeking help for unmet needs often overdue for cervical cancer screenings

by Diane Duke Williams,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than half of cervical cancer cases in the United States occur in women who have not had

Women seeking help for unmet needs often overdue for cervical cancer screenings

by Diane Duke Williams,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than half of cervical cancer cases in the United States occur in women who have not had