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New small drug-targeting molecules may improve cancer treatment

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have developed small drug-targeting molecules that may be hundreds to thousands of times more effective at delivering potent drugs to desired sites of disease, including cancer.

14 Jun 2019

Pre-pregnancy maternal obesity may affect growth of breastfeeding infants

A pioneering new study suggests that babies born to obese or overweight women fail to grow properly during breastfeeding.

14 Jun 2019

Sofrito cooking technique releases healthy nutrients

Researchers have come up with a new study that reveals that cooking vegetables in the sofrito (sauté) with extra virgin olive oil could release certain bioactive compounds from the garlic, onion and tomatoes that could be beneficial for the body.

13 Jun 2019

First clinical test could enable personalized prognosis for triple-negative breast cancer patients

A personalized prognosis for patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer was the goal of a new study by Katherine Varley, PhD, researcher at Huntsman Cancer Institute and assistant professor of oncological sciences at the University of Utah.

13 Jun 2019

New 'virtual biopsy' device developed to detect skin tumors

Using sound vibrations and pulses of near-infrared light, a Rutgers University scientist has developed a new "virtual biopsy" device that can quickly determine a skin lesion's depth and potential malignancy without using a scalpel.

13 Jun 2019

Study uncovers trigger for cachexia

Among all major cancers, pancreatic cancer has the highest rate of death - 93 percent of patients die within five years of diagnosis.

13 Jun 2019

UAMS-developed noninvasive device detects melanoma in earliest stages

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences research team led by Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc., has demonstrated the ability to detect and kill circulating tumor cells in the blood using a noninvasive device called Cytophone that integrates a laser, ultrasound and phone technologies.

13 Jun 2019

New approach could help in treating brain tumors, other rare cancers

Large randomized clinical trials can uncover biomarkers that indicate which cancer treatments are likely to work best for individual patients. But it's been challenging to find these biomarkers in rarer cancers where such robust data aren't available.

13 Jun 2019

Identifying colorectal cancer subtypes in patients could help provide better care

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., expected to cause about 51,000 deaths in 2019. But until now, it was unclear which drugs were most effective for which patients.

12 Jun 2019

UCLA physicians find more effective method for detecting prostate cancer

Each year, 1 million men in the U.S. undergo biopsies to determine whether they have prostate cancer. The biopsy procedure traditionally has been guided by ultrasound imaging, but this method cannot clearly display the location of tumors in the prostate gland.

12 Jun 2019

Study aims at developing new therapies to fight childhood cancer

Researchers from the Department of Cellular Biology at the University of Seville and the Seville Institute of Biomedicine, Pablo Vicente and Doctor Luisma Escudero, in close collaboration with the researcher Rebecca Burgos and other members of the group of Doctor Rosa Noguera have published a study aimed at developing new therapies to fight childhood cancer.

12 Jun 2019

Never say ‘die’: Why so many doctors won’t break bad news

After nearly 40 years as an internist, Dr. Ron Naito knew what the sky-high results of his blood test meant. And it wasn't good.

12 Jun 2019

Disparities in race, ethnicity, and status affect progress in cancer survival rates in youth

A new study in JNCI Cancer Spectrum finds that dramatic increases in cancer survival in adolescents and young adults are undermined by continuing disparities by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

12 Jun 2019

Identifying subtype of colorectal cancer may help oncologists determine most effective treatment

12 Jun 2019

Amsterdam University Medical Center wins MR Solutions’ Image of the Year 2019 award

The Amsterdam University Medical Center has won MR Solutions’ Image of the Year 2019 award for the best molecular research image

From MR Solutions 12 Jun 2019

Biomarker correlates with prostate cancer aggressiveness and predicts metastasis to bone

Mortality due to prostate cancer is usually related to its likelihood to metastasize, especially to bone. Prognostic biomarkers are urgently needed to predict disease aggression so that appropriate treatment can be selected.

12 Jun 2019

CZI announces new program to drive progress in the fight against rare diseases

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced a new program aimed at supporting and lifting up the work that patient communities are doing to accelerate research and drive progress in the fight against rare diseases.

11 Jun 2019

Novel agent shown to have dual mechanism of action to eliminate cancer

Results from a study spearhead by researchers at the Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), show that the blockade of the multi-functional cytokine LIF induces tumor-infiltrating T Cells to hone in on and eliminate cancer.

11 Jun 2019

Plant-derived siRNAs could bring a 'green revolution' in RNAi tools and therapeutics

"Green revolution" in the early 1950s, the extensive cultivation of Dwarf Rice solves the food problem in developing countries. At present, chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been a major public health problem.

11 Jun 2019

Complex molecular conversation is key to the establishment of 'hot tumor'

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has deciphered a complex molecular conversation between cancer and immune cells that is key to orchestrating the successful invasion of tumors by T cells that kill cancer cells.

11 Jun 2019