Neurocognitive battery feasible in 3-year-olds during leukemia treatment

by Elana GotkineA brief neurocognitive battery is feasible for use in 3-year-olds during acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment, according to a studypublishedonline Dec. 9 inPediatri

Updated on: January 22,2025

Neurocognitive battery feasible in 3-year-olds during leukemia treatment

by Elana GotkineA brief neurocognitive battery is feasible for use in 3-year-olds during acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment, according to a studypublishedonline Dec. 9 inPediatri

Updated on:January 22,2025

Could a pill replace gene therapy for sickle cell disease? Research uncovers potential path to small-molecule drug

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonNew work suggests ways to target the BCL11A protein with drugs, enabling patients with sickle cell disease to produce non-sickling fetal hemoglobi

Updated on: January 17,2025

Could a pill replace gene therapy for sickle cell disease? Research uncovers potential path to small-molecule drug

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonNew work suggests ways to target the BCL11A protein with drugs, enabling patients with sickle cell disease to produce non-sickling fetal hemoglobi

Updated on:January 17,2025

Anticancer drugs could make immunotherapies more effective

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegePretreatment with EZH2 inhibitor (top right) leads to higher recruitment of CAR-T cells (red) into the lymph node tumor compared with control (top left). Pretreatm

Updated on: December 21,2024

Anticancer drugs could make immunotherapies more effective

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegePretreatment with EZH2 inhibitor (top right) leads to higher recruitment of CAR-T cells (red) into the lymph node tumor compared with control (top left). Pretreatm

Updated on:December 21,2024

Lung cancer cells can go 'off grid' and develop their own electrical network within the tumor, study shows

Updated on: March 27,2025

Lung cancer cells can go 'off grid' and develop their own electrical network within the tumor, study shows

Updated on:March 27,2025

Immunosuppression study helps understand why some prostate cancer treatments do not work as expected

byTampere UniversityOn the left is a tissue sample from the prostate stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Hematoxylin stains the nuclei blue or purple because it binds to DNA, and eosin stains th

Updated on: December 21,2024

Immunosuppression study helps understand why some prostate cancer treatments do not work as expected

byTampere UniversityOn the left is a tissue sample from the prostate stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Hematoxylin stains the nuclei blue or purple because it binds to DNA, and eosin stains th

Updated on:December 21,2024

How breast cancer cells survive in bone marrow after remission

byUniversity of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI170953A study from researchers at the University of Michigan and the Unive

Updated on: December 21,2024

How breast cancer cells survive in bone marrow after remission

byUniversity of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI170953A study from researchers at the University of Michigan and the Unive

Updated on:December 21,2024

Study links vaginal microbiome differences to higher cervical cancer rates in Native American women

by Lisa Marie Dahm,University of ArizonaVaginal microbiota composition of Native American women in our study. Bar plots show the relative abundance of taxa assigned to the A, genus or B, species

Updated on: January 22,2025

Study links vaginal microbiome differences to higher cervical cancer rates in Native American women

by Lisa Marie Dahm,University of ArizonaVaginal microbiota composition of Native American women in our study. Bar plots show the relative abundance of taxa assigned to the A, genus or B, species

Updated on:January 22,2025

Breast cancer risk increases with weight gain after age 35, finds study

by Elana GotkineThe risk for breast cancer is increased with weight gain after age 35 years, according to a research letter recentlypublishedinCancer Biology & Medicine.Katherine

Updated on: January 21,2025

Breast cancer risk increases with weight gain after age 35, finds study

by Elana GotkineThe risk for breast cancer is increased with weight gain after age 35 years, according to a research letter recentlypublishedinCancer Biology & Medicine.Katherine

Updated on:January 21,2025

Japan study finds decline in breast cancer screening participation rates during the COVID-19 pandemic

Updated on: March 25,2025

Japan study finds decline in breast cancer screening participation rates during the COVID-19 pandemic

Updated on:March 25,2025

Prevention and screening outpace treatment advances for averting death from five cancer types, study reveals

byNational Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImprovements in cancer prevention and screening have averted more deaths from five cancer types combined over the past 45 years than t

Updated on: December 20,2024

Prevention and screening outpace treatment advances for averting death from five cancer types, study reveals

byNational Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImprovements in cancer prevention and screening have averted more deaths from five cancer types combined over the past 45 years than t

Updated on:December 20,2024

CRISPR study silences gene mutations that drive aggressive cancers

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreMolecular principles of CRISPR-Cas13 mismatch intolerance enable selective silencing of point-mutated oncogenic RNA with single-base precision. Credit:Scienc

Updated on: January 21,2025

CRISPR study silences gene mutations that drive aggressive cancers

byPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreMolecular principles of CRISPR-Cas13 mismatch intolerance enable selective silencing of point-mutated oncogenic RNA with single-base precision. Credit:Scienc

Updated on:January 21,2025

Research reveals how fructose in diet enhances tumor growth

byWashington University in St. LouisCredit: CC0 Public DomainFructose consumption has increased considerably over the past five decades, largely due to the widespread use of high-fructose corn s

Updated on: December 21,2024

Research reveals how fructose in diet enhances tumor growth

byWashington University in St. LouisCredit: CC0 Public DomainFructose consumption has increased considerably over the past five decades, largely due to the widespread use of high-fructose corn s

Updated on:December 21,2024