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Researchers receive $5 million to propel new cancer discoveries using computational biology and AI

A multidisciplinary research team at Gladstone Institutes, led by Senior Investigator Katie Pollard, PhD, has received $5 million in funding through a newly launched grant program designed to ignite a fresh wave of cancer discoveries using computational biology and artificial intelligence.

12 Mar 2024

Revolutionizing prostate cancer diagnostics with 3D pathology and deep learning

Prostate cancer stands as a prevalent threat to men's health, ranking second in cancer-related deaths in the United States.

11 Mar 2024

Study uncovers unexpected level of complexity hidden within neutrophils

In a study published in Cell on March 5, Prof. Zhang Xiaoming at the Shanghai Institute of Immunity and Infection (SIII) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Profs. Gao Qiang, Fan Jia and Yang Li at Fudan University have uncovered an unexpected level of complexity hidden within neutrophils, which were previously thought to be a relatively uniform population of short-lived immune cells.

6 Mar 2024

Scoping review identifies major social determinants of health that hinder breast cancer screening

There is a pressing need to explore and understand which social determinants of health (SDOH) and health inequities act as significant influential factors that contribute to low breast cancer screening behaviors in the United States.

5 Mar 2024

Common prostate cancer test may leave black men at increased risk of overdiagnosis

A new study from experts at the University of Exeter has found that a widely used test for prostate cancer may leave black men at increased risk of overdiagnosis.

29 Feb 2024

Toxic gas that sterilizes medical devices prompts safety rule update

Over the past two years, Madeline Beal has heard frustration and even bewilderment during public meetings about ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas that is used to sterilize half of the medical devices in the U.S.

29 Feb 2024

UK lags in cancer treatment compared to other countries

People in the UK were treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy less often than in comparable countries and faced long waits for treatments, according to two new studies published in The Lancet Oncology.

26 Feb 2024

How does cancer impact cognitive decay?

The risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) among cancer patients.

26 Feb 2024

How did COVID-19 impact cancer incidence trends in the US?

Cancer rate patterns from March to December 2020.

23 Feb 2024

Research identifies cancer risk patterns in families of men with fertility problems

For the first time researchers have identified patterns of risk for several different types of cancer in men with fertility problems and their families.

22 Feb 2024

UNC Lineberger selected as one of the research site for NCI's Cancer Screening Research Network

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has been selected as one of nine national research sites for the National Cancer Institute's (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, newly launched Cancer Screening Research Network (CSRN), which will evaluate promising and emerging cancer screening technologies.

21 Feb 2024

Risk-reducing mastectomies lower breast cancer incidence and mortality in BRCA variant carriers

A study co-led by Professor Kelly Metcalfe of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, and researchers at the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women's College Hospital, finds risk-reducing mastectomies (RRM) in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic variant, significantly reduces the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer and lowers the probability of death.

16 Feb 2024