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NUS researchers discover protein that promotes cancer progression

Cancers arise when the genetic code of normal cells is altered, causing excessive growth. Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore have discovered a protein that drives the growth of cancers of the esophagus or liver by altering the genetic code in a novel way.

29 Jun 2020

Smart MRI scan used for heart disease can help assess aggressive cancers in children

A type of smart MRI scan used in people with heart disease could help assess whether children's cancers are especially aggressive and spot early signs that targeted treatments are working, a new study suggests.

29 Jun 2020

Vitamin D supplements may help prevent serious side effect of anti-cancer therapy

New research indicates that taking vitamin D supplements may help prevent a potentially serious side effect of a revolutionary form of anti-cancer therapy. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

26 Jun 2020

Single-cell sequencing method reveals possible evolutionary trajectories of cancer cells

The ability to sequence the genome of a tumor has revolutionized cancer treatment over the last 15 years by identifying drivers of cancer at the molecular level.

25 Jun 2020

Scientists study how magnetic nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the liver

Scientists from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU) and National University of Science and Technology "MISiS" have studied how magnet nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the human liver.

25 Jun 2020

Berkeley Lights announces Opto™ antigen-presenting bead kit to accelerate the expansion of antigen-specific T cells used to develop cell-based therapies

Berkeley Lights, Inc. today announced the Opto Antigen-Presenting Bead kit, a new reagent kit that activates and expands antigen-specific T cells in blood.

From Bruker Cellular Analysis 25 Jun 2020

Common cancer treatments do not worsen COVID-19 infection, study finds

The characterization of COVID-19 in patients with cancer remains limited in published studies and nationwide surveillance analyses.

24 Jun 2020

Researchers develop a noninvasive technology to destroy cancer cells

An international research team led by Dr. Tali Ilovitsh of the Biomedical Engineering Department at Tel Aviv University developed a noninvasive technology platform for gene delivery into breast cancer cells.

24 Jun 2020

Research reveals new insights into molecular circuitry controlling cancer growth and spread

Research led by Queen Mary University of London has revealed novel insights into the molecular circuitry controlling cancer cell growth and spread.

23 Jun 2020

Blocking a pair of sugar-transporting proteins impairs lung tumor growth

Blocking a pair of sugar-transporting proteins may be a useful treatment approach for lung cancer, suggests a new study in mice and human cells published today in eLife.

23 Jun 2020

Online program alleviates insomnia in AYA cancer survivors, study shows

Adolescents and young adults (AYA) who have survived cancer often continue to suffer from insomnia long after treatment ends, interfering with a range of daily activities.

22 Jun 2020

Study reveals how COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cancer patients' quality of life

Patients with cancer face a serious dilemma during the COVID-19 pandemic, as staying at home could increase their risk of cancer progression, while visiting the hospital for treatment could increase their risk of becoming infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.

18 Jun 2020

Overcoming leukemia treatment resistance with nanoparticle drug delivery system

UConn associate professor of pharmaceutics Xiuling Lu, along with professor of chemistry Rajeswari M. Kasi, was part of a team that recently published a paper in Nature Cell Biology finding a commonly used chemotherapy drug may be repurposed as a treatment for resurgent or chemotherapy-resistant leukemia.

18 Jun 2020

Study: Vitamin D can reduce side effects associated with chemotherapy

As many cancer patients will confirm, the chemotherapy prescribed to kill the disease is often more debilitating than the cancer itself, with a range of horrendous side effects.

18 Jun 2020

Researchers call for caution of using CAR-T immunotherapy against AML

Acute myeloid leukemia is a hematological malignancy which incidence increases with age, that is biologically, phenotypically, and genetically very heterogeneous.

17 Jun 2020

Integrin-binding peptide ATN-161: Potential COVID-19 treatment

Now, a new study by researchers at Tulane University and published on the preprint server bioRxiv* in June 2020 reports the potential role of an integrin inhibitor ATN-161 to prevent ACE2-S protein binding.

17 Jun 2020

USC researchers unlock fatal vulnerability in many cancer cells

Like any cells in the body, cancer cells need sugar - namely glucose - to fuel cell proliferation and growth.

17 Jun 2020

Nano-bio hybrid systems could deliver tumor therapy

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this mini-review article the authors Yuhao Chen, Meng Du, Jinsui Yu, Lang Rao, Xiaoyuan Chen, and Zhiyi Chen from The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Bethesda, MD, USA consider nanobiohybrids in cancer therapy.

17 Jun 2020

Research team generates comprehensive developmental map of human T-cells

Chintan Parekh, MD, of The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has led a team of investigators that generated a comprehensive roadmap for how T-cells develop in the human thymus.

16 Jun 2020

Australian program helps keep young cancer patients with a fever at home

An Australian program that avoids hospital admission for some young cancer patients with a fever is helping to ease pressure on the UK health system during the COVID-19 crisis.

16 Jun 2020