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

Oncologist discusses treating liver cancer

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiver cancer rates have more than tripled in the U.S. since 1980 and continue to rise. More than 41,000 people will be diagnosed with liver

Updated on: January 21,2025

Oncologist discusses treating liver cancer

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiver cancer rates have more than tripled in the U.S. since 1980 and continue to rise. More than 41,000 people will be diagnosed with liver

Updated on:January 21,2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scientists uncover protein that helps cancer cells dodge CAR T cell therapy

byCity of Hope National Medical CenterStructure showing the targetable sites of the City of Hope-discovered YTHDF2 protein. Credit: Dr. Jianjun Chen's Lab / City of HopeScientists at City of

Updated on: January 21,2025

Scientists uncover protein that helps cancer cells dodge CAR T cell therapy

byCity of Hope National Medical CenterStructure showing the targetable sites of the City of Hope-discovered YTHDF2 protein. Credit: Dr. Jianjun Chen's Lab / City of HopeScientists at City of

Updated on:January 21,2025

First look at neuron–tumor connections in brain illuminates formation and spread of gliomas

by Stephanie Dutchen,Harvard Medical SchoolResearchers revealed which neurons in a mouse brain, shown in red, connect to a human glioma, shown in green. Image: Annie Hsieh. Credit:Proceedi

Updated on: December 20,2024

First look at neuron–tumor connections in brain illuminates formation and spread of gliomas

by Stephanie Dutchen,Harvard Medical SchoolResearchers revealed which neurons in a mouse brain, shown in red, connect to a human glioma, shown in green. Image: Annie Hsieh. Credit:Proceedi

Updated on:December 20,2024

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

Innovative red blood cell shape test promises better blood storage and transfusions

Innovative red blood cell shape test promises better blood storage and transfusionsbyUniversity of OxfordCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have developed a way of assessing the ability

Updated on: January 06,2025

Innovative red blood cell shape test promises better blood storage and transfusions

Innovative red blood cell shape test promises better blood storage and transfusionsbyUniversity of OxfordCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have developed a way of assessing the ability

Updated on:January 06,2025