Tiny, implantable therapeutic sponge device helps kill cancer in mice

by Wayne Lewis,University of California, Los AngelesThe SymphNode device (left), contains nanoparticles (red dots) that release a drug that blocks the activity of regulatory T cells (green), whi

Updated on: January 08,2024 10

Tiny, implantable therapeutic sponge device helps kill cancer in mice

by Wayne Lewis,University of California, Los AngelesThe SymphNode device (left), contains nanoparticles (red dots) that release a drug that blocks the activity of regulatory T cells (green), whi

Updated on:January 08,2024 10

Tiny surgical robots could transform detection and treatment of cancers

byUniversity of LeedsRobotic platform for peripheral lung tumor intervention based on magnetic tentacles. Credit: STORM Lab, University of LeedsA tiny robot which can travel deep into the lungs

Updated on: January 08,2024 12

Tiny surgical robots could transform detection and treatment of cancers

byUniversity of LeedsRobotic platform for peripheral lung tumor intervention based on magnetic tentacles. Credit: STORM Lab, University of LeedsA tiny robot which can travel deep into the lungs

Updated on:January 08,2024 12

Vitamin C may hold the key to improve efficacy of dendritic cell-derived anticancer cell therapies

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteVitamin C-mediated dendritic cell DNA methylome remodeling. (A) Scheme depicting the experimental setup. Monocytes (MO) were differentiated to dendri

Updated on: January 08,2024 9

Vitamin C may hold the key to improve efficacy of dendritic cell-derived anticancer cell therapies

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteVitamin C-mediated dendritic cell DNA methylome remodeling. (A) Scheme depicting the experimental setup. Monocytes (MO) were differentiated to dendri

Updated on:January 08,2024 9

Great oaks grow from small acorns: Oncology is committed to doing its part for sustainability

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologySustainability will be at the heart of many discussions at theESMO Congress 2022, as illustrated by the new results and initiatives spanning cancer p

Updated on: January 08,2024 10

Great oaks grow from small acorns: Oncology is committed to doing its part for sustainability

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologySustainability will be at the heart of many discussions at theESMO Congress 2022, as illustrated by the new results and initiatives spanning cancer p

Updated on:January 08,2024 10

Tail spin: Study reveals new way to reduce friendly fire in cell therapy

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityIn CAR-T therapy, T cells in blue find antigens (red) and kill cancer cells (purple). But often, antigens attach to other T cells leading other T cells to attack

Updated on: January 08,2024 12

Tail spin: Study reveals new way to reduce friendly fire in cell therapy

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityIn CAR-T therapy, T cells in blue find antigens (red) and kill cancer cells (purple). But often, antigens attach to other T cells leading other T cells to attack

Updated on:January 08,2024 12

Study points to novel method for early diagnosis of cachexia in lung cancer patients

by Ricardo Muniz,FAPESPCachexia classification models.ADecision tree generated using Classification And Regression Trees (CART). The bottom boxes indicate hazard ratios, the number o

Updated on: January 08,2024 10

Study points to novel method for early diagnosis of cachexia in lung cancer patients

by Ricardo Muniz,FAPESPCachexia classification models.ADecision tree generated using Classification And Regression Trees (CART). The bottom boxes indicate hazard ratios, the number o

Updated on:January 08,2024 10

To improve a promising cancer drug, cut it in half

by Ian Haydon,University of Washington School of MedicineNeoleukin-2/15 can be split into two fragments that reconstitute its activity when combined. a, Splitting strategy for Neo-2/15. Structur

Updated on: January 08,2024 13

To improve a promising cancer drug, cut it in half

by Ian Haydon,University of Washington School of MedicineNeoleukin-2/15 can be split into two fragments that reconstitute its activity when combined. a, Splitting strategy for Neo-2/15. Structur

Updated on:January 08,2024 13

Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who paused their endocrine therapy to try to get pregnant experienced short-term rates of breas

Updated on: January 08,2024 10

Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who paused their endocrine therapy to try to get pregnant experienced short-term rates of breas

Updated on:January 08,2024 10

To stop spread of cancer, researchers target two signaling switches that trigger new blood vessel growth

byUniversity of East AngliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHitting two targets at the same time may be the key to stopping the spread of aggressive cancers, according to new research from the

Updated on: January 08,2024 7

To stop spread of cancer, researchers target two signaling switches that trigger new blood vessel growth

byUniversity of East AngliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHitting two targets at the same time may be the key to stopping the spread of aggressive cancers, according to new research from the

Updated on:January 08,2024 7

Why start mammograms at 40? Doctor explains new advice

by Samantha Laine Perfas,Harvard UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen should start getting regular mammograms at the age of 40, according toa new recommendationbeing dra

Updated on: January 08,2024 10

Why start mammograms at 40? Doctor explains new advice

by Samantha Laine Perfas,Harvard UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen should start getting regular mammograms at the age of 40, according toa new recommendationbeing dra

Updated on:January 08,2024 10

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe

Updated on: January 08,2024 10

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe

Updated on:January 08,2024 10

Why does a leukemic mutation not always lead to leukemia? A new clue from a mouse study

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhy do some people with a genetic mutation associated with leukemia remain healthy, while others with the same mutation develop t

Updated on: January 08,2024 8

Why does a leukemic mutation not always lead to leukemia? A new clue from a mouse study

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhy do some people with a genetic mutation associated with leukemia remain healthy, while others with the same mutation develop t

Updated on:January 08,2024 8