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

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

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

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

Adding polyvinyl alcohol to a boron-containing drug leads to strong antitumor activity in head and neck cancers

byUniversity of TokyoCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthTreatment for more advanced and difficult-to-treat head and neck cancers can be improved with the addi

Updated on: December 21,2024

Adding polyvinyl alcohol to a boron-containing drug leads to strong antitumor activity in head and neck cancers

byUniversity of TokyoCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthTreatment for more advanced and difficult-to-treat head and neck cancers can be improved with the addi

Updated on:December 21,2024

Cell-based immunotherapy shows promise in early clinical trial for breast cancer

byKent State UniversityBreast imaging of one trial patient before (left image) and after (right image) six weeks of experimental immunotherapy. Note diminution of area of disease (dense white ar

Updated on: December 19,2024

Cell-based immunotherapy shows promise in early clinical trial for breast cancer

byKent State UniversityBreast imaging of one trial patient before (left image) and after (right image) six weeks of experimental immunotherapy. Note diminution of area of disease (dense white ar

Updated on:December 19,2024

How individual mutations of the tumor suppressor p53 affect pancreatic carcinomas

byUniversity of KonstanzMetabolic profile of p53 mutant variants in pancreatic cancer. Credit:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research(2024). DOI: 10.1186/s13046-024-03

Updated on: December 21,2024

How individual mutations of the tumor suppressor p53 affect pancreatic carcinomas

byUniversity of KonstanzMetabolic profile of p53 mutant variants in pancreatic cancer. Credit:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research(2024). DOI: 10.1186/s13046-024-03

Updated on:December 21,2024

Cancer risk declines in old age: New research helps explain why

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterAged AT2 cells exhibit reduced cell-intrinsic potential for regeneration and tumorigenesis. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s415

Updated on: December 21,2024

Cancer risk declines in old age: New research helps explain why

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterAged AT2 cells exhibit reduced cell-intrinsic potential for regeneration and tumorigenesis. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s415

Updated on:December 21,2024

Abnormal prenatal blood test results could indicate hidden maternal cancers

byNIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: Josh Willink from PexelsResearchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found previously undet

Updated on: December 20,2024

Abnormal prenatal blood test results could indicate hidden maternal cancers

byNIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: Josh Willink from PexelsResearchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found previously undet

Updated on:December 20,2024

Electronic reporting of symptoms by cancer patients can improve quality of life and reduce emergency visits

Updated on: March 25,2025

Electronic reporting of symptoms by cancer patients can improve quality of life and reduce emergency visits

Updated on:March 25,2025

Building better biomaterials for cancer treatments

Updated on: March 09,2025

Building better biomaterials for cancer treatments

Updated on:March 09,2025