What are 'cancer vaccines,' and what similarities do they share with COVID vaccines?

by Sathana Dushyanthen,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBarely a month goes by without headlines announcing yet another advancement in cancer vaccines.Just last month, the United States

Updated on: January 04,2024

What are 'cancer vaccines,' and what similarities do they share with COVID vaccines?

by Sathana Dushyanthen,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBarely a month goes by without headlines announcing yet another advancement in cancer vaccines.Just last month, the United States

Updated on:January 04,2024

Five key medical advances related to bone marrow transplantation

by Heather Carlson Kehren,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicIn the six decades since blood and marrow transplantation was used to treat patients with blood cancers, this once experimental treatment

Updated on: January 30,2024

Five key medical advances related to bone marrow transplantation

by Heather Carlson Kehren,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicIn the six decades since blood and marrow transplantation was used to treat patients with blood cancers, this once experimental treatment

Updated on:January 30,2024

Cancer during young adulthood carries long-term mental toll, study finds

Updated on: June 14,2025

Cancer during young adulthood carries long-term mental toll, study finds

Updated on:June 14,2025

Preclinical study finds novel bone cancer therapy has 99% success rate

byAston UniversityProfessor Richard Martin. Credit: Aston UniversityBioactive glasses, a filling material which can bond to tissue and improve the strength of bones and teeth, has been combined

Updated on: September 27,2024

Preclinical study finds novel bone cancer therapy has 99% success rate

byAston UniversityProfessor Richard Martin. Credit: Aston UniversityBioactive glasses, a filling material which can bond to tissue and improve the strength of bones and teeth, has been combined

Updated on:September 27,2024

Minimizing immunotherapy's potentially harmful side effects

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in treating multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, and other blood mali

Updated on: January 25,2024

Minimizing immunotherapy's potentially harmful side effects

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in treating multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, and other blood mali

Updated on:January 25,2024

Researchers identify protein with DYRK1A-inhibiting effect that may have implications for Down syndrome

by Kyoto UniversityDYRK1A bound to FAM53C in the cytoplasm is less active. DYRK1A not bound to FAM53C in the nucleus is highly active. Functional abnormalities cause various neuropsychiatric deve

Updated on: February 20,2024

Researchers identify protein with DYRK1A-inhibiting effect that may have implications for Down syndrome

by Kyoto UniversityDYRK1A bound to FAM53C in the cytoplasm is less active. DYRK1A not bound to FAM53C in the nucleus is highly active. Functional abnormalities cause various neuropsychiatric deve

Updated on:February 20,2024

Major pathologic response to neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in advanced melanoma trial exceeds 50%

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn exploratory analyses of results from the SWOG S1801 trial in patients with stage III-IV resectable melanoma, researchers saw a major patholog

Updated on: April 22,2024

Major pathologic response to neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in advanced melanoma trial exceeds 50%

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn exploratory analyses of results from the SWOG S1801 trial in patients with stage III-IV resectable melanoma, researchers saw a major patholog

Updated on:April 22,2024

Boosting the cancer-destroying ability of killer T-cells

by Julia Short,Cardiff UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore types of cancer could potentially be destroyed by patients' own immune cells, thanks to new research by Cardiff University.The

Updated on: April 18,2024

Boosting the cancer-destroying ability of killer T-cells

by Julia Short,Cardiff UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore types of cancer could potentially be destroyed by patients' own immune cells, thanks to new research by Cardiff University.The

Updated on:April 18,2024

p53 mutations in 10,000 cancer patients shed new light on gene's function

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHOne of the most extensively studied genes in cancer, TP53 is well known for its role as a tumor suppress

Updated on: March 14,2024

p53 mutations in 10,000 cancer patients shed new light on gene's function

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHOne of the most extensively studied genes in cancer, TP53 is well known for its role as a tumor suppress

Updated on:March 14,2024

Study reveals mechanism involved in rare pediatric brain cancer and points to possible treatment

by André Julião,FAPESPThe study focused on supratentorial ependymoma with fusion of the genes C11orf95 and RELA [ST-RELA], a sub-group frequent in children. Credit: Taciani MagalhãesA study cond

Updated on: January 28,2024

Study reveals mechanism involved in rare pediatric brain cancer and points to possible treatment

by André Julião,FAPESPThe study focused on supratentorial ependymoma with fusion of the genes C11orf95 and RELA [ST-RELA], a sub-group frequent in children. Credit: Taciani MagalhãesA study cond

Updated on:January 28,2024

Biomarker blood test confirms remission in patients with HPV+ oral cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyA highly sensitive blood test that detects minute traces of cancer-specific DNA has been shown to accurately determine whether patients with HPV-related

Updated on: December 18,2023

Biomarker blood test confirms remission in patients with HPV+ oral cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyA highly sensitive blood test that detects minute traces of cancer-specific DNA has been shown to accurately determine whether patients with HPV-related

Updated on:December 18,2023

Diagnosis of ovarian cancer delayed by woeful lack of awareness

by World Ovarian Cancer CoalitionA global study of women with ovarian cancer has found that two thirds of women had never heard of the disease, or did not know anything about it before their diagnosis

Updated on: December 18,2023

Diagnosis of ovarian cancer delayed by woeful lack of awareness

by World Ovarian Cancer CoalitionA global study of women with ovarian cancer has found that two thirds of women had never heard of the disease, or did not know anything about it before their diagnosis

Updated on:December 18,2023