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'Cancer-blocking' protein offers potential to transform cells from destructive to constructive

'Cancer-blocking' protein offers potential to transform cells from destructive to constructive

byAustralian National UniversityNLRC4 attenuates tumor development inApcmin/+mice. Credit:Nature Immunology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01988-6An immune protein could

'Cancer-blocking' protein offers potential to transform cells from destructive to constructive

byAustralian National UniversityNLRC4 attenuates tumor development inApcmin/+mice. Credit:Nature Immunology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01988-6An immune protein could
Team develops tools and techniques to explore cancer signals at the subcellular level

Team develops tools and techniques to explore cancer signals at the subcellular level

by Jerry Grillo,Georgia Institute of TechnologyGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104980This year, about 240,000 people in the U.S. will discover the

Team develops tools and techniques to explore cancer signals at the subcellular level

by Jerry Grillo,Georgia Institute of TechnologyGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104980This year, about 240,000 people in the U.S. will discover the
Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy may elicit differential responses in Black and white women with breast cancer

Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy may elicit differential responses in Black and white women with breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBlack women treated with neoadjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer were more likely to benefit than white women

Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy may elicit differential responses in Black and white women with breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBlack women treated with neoadjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer were more likely to benefit than white women
Designing an emergency stop switch for immunotherapies

Designing an emergency stop switch for immunotherapies

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA mollecule allows for 'switching off' the therapy when a cancer patient's life is in danger. Credit: EPFLImmunotherapy, unlike chemotherapy

Designing an emergency stop switch for immunotherapies

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA mollecule allows for 'switching off' the therapy when a cancer patient's life is in danger. Credit: EPFLImmunotherapy, unlike chemotherapy
Researchers develop CAR T cells that fight prostate cancer in bone

Researchers develop CAR T cells that fight prostate cancer in bone

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteBTN expression and spontaneous gamma/delta T cell infiltration in prostate tumors. (A) Bioinformatic analysis of TCR gamma variable regions

Researchers develop CAR T cells that fight prostate cancer in bone

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteBTN expression and spontaneous gamma/delta T cell infiltration in prostate tumors. (A) Bioinformatic analysis of TCR gamma variable regions
Study sheds light on mechanisms underlying H. pylori-induced gastric cancer

Study sheds light on mechanisms underlying H. pylori-induced gastric cancer

by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterThe disruption of Wnt/PCP signaling by the oncoprotein CagA seems to promote gastric carcinogenesis. Credit: Atsushi Takahashi-Kanemitsu, Juntendo Unive

Study sheds light on mechanisms underlying H. pylori-induced gastric cancer

by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterThe disruption of Wnt/PCP signaling by the oncoprotein CagA seems to promote gastric carcinogenesis. Credit: Atsushi Takahashi-Kanemitsu, Juntendo Unive
Researchers block metastasis-promoting enzyme, halt spread of breast cancer

Researchers block metastasis-promoting enzyme, halt spread of breast cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a breakthrough with important implications for the future of immunotherapy for breast cancer, UC San Francisco scientists hav

Researchers block metastasis-promoting enzyme, halt spread of breast cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a breakthrough with important implications for the future of immunotherapy for breast cancer, UC San Francisco scientists hav
AI-based app can help physicians find skin melanoma

AI-based app can help physicians find skin melanoma

by Karin Söderlund,Swedish Research CouncilGraph showing the relationships between the primary care physicians' (PCPs') reported degree of melanoma suspicion, final tumor diagnosis and t

AI-based app can help physicians find skin melanoma

by Karin Söderlund,Swedish Research CouncilGraph showing the relationships between the primary care physicians' (PCPs') reported degree of melanoma suspicion, final tumor diagnosis and t
Here's what you can eat and avoid to reduce your risk of bowel cancer

Here's what you can eat and avoid to reduce your risk of bowel cancer

by Suzanne Mahady,The ConversationCredit: ready made from PexelsAustralia has one of thehighest rates of bowel cancer in the world. In 2017, bowel cancer was thesecond most common ca

Here's what you can eat and avoid to reduce your risk of bowel cancer

by Suzanne Mahady,The ConversationCredit: ready made from PexelsAustralia has one of thehighest rates of bowel cancer in the world. In 2017, bowel cancer was thesecond most common ca
Treating a rare genetic disorder that causes colon cancer in children

Treating a rare genetic disorder that causes colon cancer in children

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonUniversity of Houston pharmaceutical scientist Ming Hu is developing a drug that will recycle and stay inside the area it is targeting. Credit: University

Treating a rare genetic disorder that causes colon cancer in children

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonUniversity of Houston pharmaceutical scientist Ming Hu is developing a drug that will recycle and stay inside the area it is targeting. Credit: University
New therapy helps immune system eradicate brain tumors

New therapy helps immune system eradicate brain tumors

bySwedish Research CouncilGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.010Researchers from Uppsala University have developed a method that helps immune

New therapy helps immune system eradicate brain tumors

bySwedish Research CouncilGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.010Researchers from Uppsala University have developed a method that helps immune
Researchers design multiclass cancer diagnostic tool using AI and miRNA

Researchers design multiclass cancer diagnostic tool using AI and miRNA

by Florida Atlantic UniversityCancers originating from different primary sample sites have specific patterns of miRNA expression, as revealed by principal component analysis, a popular technique

Researchers design multiclass cancer diagnostic tool using AI and miRNA

by Florida Atlantic UniversityCancers originating from different primary sample sites have specific patterns of miRNA expression, as revealed by principal component analysis, a popular technique