Killer T cells get better with age, study finds

by Claudia Ehrlich, Universität des SaarlandesDr. Annette Lis (R) and Dorina Zöphel (L) of Saarland University are studying how the activity of killer cells changes as the cells age. Credit: Oliver Di

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Killer T cells get better with age, study finds

by Claudia Ehrlich, Universität des SaarlandesDr. Annette Lis (R) and Dorina Zöphel (L) of Saarland University are studying how the activity of killer cells changes as the cells age. Credit: Oliver Di

Updated on:January 23,2024 20

New tech addresses manufacturing bottlenecks for a lifesaving blood cancer treatment

byUniversity of South AustraliaSchematic of forces acting on cells in inertial microfluidics. Credit:Cytotherapy(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.005Researchers from the University

Updated on: July 30,2024 0

New tech addresses manufacturing bottlenecks for a lifesaving blood cancer treatment

byUniversity of South AustraliaSchematic of forces acting on cells in inertial microfluidics. Credit:Cytotherapy(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.005Researchers from the University

Updated on:July 30,2024 0

Outdoor air pollution may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults

byHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung cancer r

Updated on: January 04,2024 5

Outdoor air pollution may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults

byHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung cancer r

Updated on:January 04,2024 5

Increasingly under fire as potential health hazards, gas stoves could be banned in 2023

by Nara SchoenbergCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCiting studies that link gas stoves to health problems, including asthma in children, a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission official said his age

Updated on: January 30,2024 17

Increasingly under fire as potential health hazards, gas stoves could be banned in 2023

by Nara SchoenbergCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCiting studies that link gas stoves to health problems, including asthma in children, a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission official said his age

Updated on:January 30,2024 17

ACE inhibitor not protective against heart damage from chemotherapy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients who took an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor while undergoing cancer treatment with high-dose anthracyclin

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ACE inhibitor not protective against heart damage from chemotherapy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients who took an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor while undergoing cancer treatment with high-dose anthracyclin

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An oncologist explains why some cancer patients receive both chemotherapy and surgery

by Alexander Olawaiye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales,announced in March 2024that she was receiving "preventive chemo

Updated on: March 30,2024 0

An oncologist explains why some cancer patients receive both chemotherapy and surgery

by Alexander Olawaiye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales,announced in March 2024that she was receiving "preventive chemo

Updated on:March 30,2024 0

Research suggests commonly used prostate cancer treatment rewires engine of prostate tumors

byUniversity of MichiganIn three of the 21 cases Joshi Alumkal and his team studied, the gene expression of the prostate tumors changed after receiving enzalutamide and no longer had the androge

Updated on: January 16,2024 15

Research suggests commonly used prostate cancer treatment rewires engine of prostate tumors

byUniversity of MichiganIn three of the 21 cases Joshi Alumkal and his team studied, the gene expression of the prostate tumors changed after receiving enzalutamide and no longer had the androge

Updated on:January 16,2024 15

Researcher recommends tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds

by Regenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's been a year since national recommendations issued by the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force called for

Updated on: January 30,2024 20

Researcher recommends tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds

by Regenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's been a year since national recommendations issued by the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force called for

Updated on:January 30,2024 20

Study reveals lower survival rates for women than men with germ cell tumors

by Uppsala UniversityThe cell of origin, the normal development of sperm and oocytes, and the corresponding tumor development of malignant ovarian and testicular germ cell tumors. Credit:Jo

Updated on: March 20,2024 11

Study reveals lower survival rates for women than men with germ cell tumors

by Uppsala UniversityThe cell of origin, the normal development of sperm and oocytes, and the corresponding tumor development of malignant ovarian and testicular germ cell tumors. Credit:Jo

Updated on:March 20,2024 11

Super-soldier T-cells fight cancer better after a transformational DNA delivery

by Andy Tay,The ConversationCredit: Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsI enjoy online shopping. However, I often find myself fussing about the delivery options during checkout. This is because not all d

Updated on: April 01,2024 15

Super-soldier T-cells fight cancer better after a transformational DNA delivery

by Andy Tay,The ConversationCredit: Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsI enjoy online shopping. However, I often find myself fussing about the delivery options during checkout. This is because not all d

Updated on:April 01,2024 15

Criteria for selecting who can enroll in multiple myeloma clinical trials may exclude patients from minority groups

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNumerous studies have shown that people from racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in clinical trials of new me

Updated on: January 15,2024 20

Criteria for selecting who can enroll in multiple myeloma clinical trials may exclude patients from minority groups

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNumerous studies have shown that people from racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in clinical trials of new me

Updated on:January 15,2024 20

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 19

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 19