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Researchers identify factor that regulates the abnormal growth of heart

The human heart is like a sponge, able to expand and grow, increasing its capacity to take up blood. In theory, an enlarged heart can also squeeze out more blood, with more power, than an average-sized heart. But in reality, for most people, this growth - known as cardiac hypertrophy - is abnormal and signals trouble.

9 Jul 2020

New nanoconjugate blocks dissemination of tumor cells in animal models of acute myeloid leukemia

The nanoparticle targets only leukemic cells and therefore would reduce the severe adverse effects of current treatments.

9 Jul 2020

Researchers use gene-editing techniques to visualize protein action in multicellular animals

Duke University researchers have made the first time-lapse movies of the sheet-like latticework that surrounds and supports most animal tissues.

9 Jul 2020

PRMT5 inhibitors can help treat advanced melanoma

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have demonstrated the therapeutic potential of PRMT5 inhibitors to sensitize unresponsive melanoma to immune checkpoint therapy.

9 Jul 2020

Breast cancer simulation models can guide screening recommendations for women

Chest radiation is used to treat children with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma as well as lung metastases in various solid tumors.

9 Jul 2020

Researchers to create AI-based pill to precisely diagnose gastrointestinal cancers

A team led by University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Khan Wahid has been awarded $250,000 from the federal New Frontiers in Research Fund to create a new pill-sized capsule that uses artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled sensing to diagnose gastrointestinal cancers and bleeding earlier and more precisely than is currently possible.

9 Jul 2020

Facebook allows public to gain stronger voice against the use of HPV vaccine

One of the biggest social media sites -- Facebook -- has allowed "anti-vaxxers" to gain a stronger voice against the use of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine, according to a new study from a media expert at the University of Missouri.

9 Jul 2020

Blocking tumor-promoting protein could bolster immunotherapy's effectiveness, study suggests

While immunotherapy -- a form of treatment that uses the body's immune system to recognize, attack and kill tumor cells -- has given hope to people across the globe, it fails in a significant proportion of cancer patients.

8 Jul 2020

Researchers propose novel approach to limit life-threatening complications related to COVID-19

Patients with severe COVID-19 frequently experience a life-threatening immune reaction, sometimes called a cytokine storm, which can lead to respiratory failure, organ damage and potentially death.

8 Jul 2020

NIH establishes a unified clinical trial network for testing COVID-19 vaccines

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has established a new clinical trials network that aims to enroll thousands of volunteers in large-scale clinical trials testing a variety of investigational vaccines and monoclonal antibodies intended to protect people from COVID-19.

8 Jul 2020

Fred Hutch joins new clinical trials network to fight COVID-19

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has been named the coordinating center for vaccine clinical trials of the COVID-19 Prevention Network.

8 Jul 2020

Brigham experts develop reusable N95 mask alternative

With N95 masks in short supply, a team of bioengineers and clinical experts from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been developing a new, sustainable solution for health care workers to provide protection during the pandemic.

8 Jul 2020

Scientists introduce a new approach for immunological tumor treatment

Our immune system ought to be able to recognize and kill tumor cells. However, many tumors deceive the immune system.

8 Jul 2020

Cocktail of chemotherapy drugs may be safe, effective for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer carries a poor prognosis, and it often goes undetected until advanced stages. A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) study indicates that a certain cocktail of chemotherapy drugs may be a safe and effective treatment option for patients with a metastatic form of the disease.

8 Jul 2020

CNIO’s collaborative platform simplifies research on brain metastasis

Science is collaborative by nature, since scientific knowledge only advances, step by step, through combined efforts and findings. Nevertheless, there is often a lack of communication regarding the more technical and everyday advances in laboratory work, and as a result research progresses less quickly.

8 Jul 2020

New study provides insight into the origin and evolution of glioblastoma

Brain cancers have long been thought of as being resistant to treatments because of the presence of multiple types of cancer cells within each tumor. A new study uncovers a cancer cell hierarchy that originates from a single cancer cell type, which can be targeted to slow cancer growth.

8 Jul 2020

Novel mechanism regulates planar cell polarity crucial for organ function

Planar cell polarity (PCP), a process in which the epithelial tissues are polarized within the plane of the epithelium, plays an important role in development and organ function.

8 Jul 2020

COVID cuts a lethal path through San Quentin’s death row

The old men live in cramped spaces and breathe the same ventilated air. Many are frail, laboring with heart disease, liver and prostate cancer, tuberculosis, dementia. And now, with the coronavirus advancing through their ranks, they are falling one after the next.

8 Jul 2020

ACS publishes updated guideline for HPV vaccination

The American Cancer Society has updated its guideline for HPV vaccination, adapting a 2019 update from the Federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

8 Jul 2020

Analysis: How a COVID-19 vaccine could cost Americans dearly

Yes, of course, Americans' health is priceless, and reining in a deadly virus that has trashed the economy would be invaluable.

8 Jul 2020

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers identify factor that regulates the abnormal growth of heart

New nanoconjugate blocks dissemination of tumor cells in animal models of acute myeloid leukemia

Researchers use gene-editing techniques to visualize protein action in multicellular animals

PRMT5 inhibitors can help treat advanced melanoma

Breast cancer simulation models can guide screening recommendations for women

Researchers to create AI-based pill to precisely diagnose gastrointestinal cancers

Facebook allows public to gain stronger voice against the use of HPV vaccine

Blocking tumor-promoting protein could bolster immunotherapy's effectiveness, study suggests

Researchers propose novel approach to limit life-threatening complications related to COVID-19

NIH establishes a unified clinical trial network for testing COVID-19 vaccines

Fred Hutch joins new clinical trials network to fight COVID-19

Brigham experts develop reusable N95 mask alternative

Scientists introduce a new approach for immunological tumor treatment

Cocktail of chemotherapy drugs may be safe, effective for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer

CNIO’s collaborative platform simplifies research on brain metastasis

New study provides insight into the origin and evolution of glioblastoma

Novel mechanism regulates planar cell polarity crucial for organ function

COVID cuts a lethal path through San Quentin’s death row

ACS publishes updated guideline for HPV vaccination

Analysis: How a COVID-19 vaccine could cost Americans dearly

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