Cancer News and Research

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Being overweight before 40 raises the risk of cancer

Obesity has been proven to be a major risk factor for several cancers. Weight gain during adulthood has been tied to increased cancer risk, but there is a little body of knowledge that has identified accurate timing and duration of weight gain.

14 Oct 2019

Signs of aging detected by a simple walking test at age 45

A new study has shown that the speed at which persons over 45 years of age walk could be an indicator of their brain and body age. The team of researchers from Duke University found that persons who walked slowly were more likely to have “accelerated aging” compared to those who walked faster.

14 Oct 2019

Ludwig scientists develop robust method to refine personalized cancer immunotherapy

Ludwig Cancer Research scientists have developed a new and more accurate method to identify the molecular signs of cancer likely to be presented to helper T cells, which stimulate and orchestrate the immune response to tumors and infectious agents.

14 Oct 2019

Highly sensitive method can 'track' fat metabolism

Without fat, nothing works in the body: These substances serve as energy suppliers and important building blocks - including for the envelopes of living cells.

14 Oct 2019

New system can help the immune system spot and eliminate tumors

Cancer cells are masters at avoiding detection, but a new system developed by Yale scientists can make them stand out from the crowd and help the immune system spot and eliminate tumors that other forms of immunotherapies might miss, the researchers report Oct. 14 in the journal Nature Immunology.

14 Oct 2019

New Penn Medicine study unravels the early makings of an exhausted T cell

The immune system struggles to defeat cancer or chronic infections because many of the T cells that leap into action end up "exhausted," rendering them ineffective against disease.

14 Oct 2019

Committee calls for cheese products to display warning about breast cancer

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has called for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to push for cheese manufacturers to place breast cancer warning labels on their products.

14 Oct 2019

Combination of two drugs disrupts cancer cells' ability to survive DNA damage, study finds

In continuing efforts to find novel ways to kill cancer cells, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a new pathway that leads to the destruction of cancer cells.

14 Oct 2019

Cleveland Clinic-led researchers develop novel genetic-based epilepsy risk scores

An international team of researchers led by Cleveland Clinic has developed new genetic-based epilepsy risk scores which may lay the foundation for a more personalized method of epilepsy diagnosis and treatment.

14 Oct 2019

Mogrify raises additional $16 million to accelerate the development of life-saving cell therapies

Mogrify Ltd (Mogrify), a UK company aiming to transform the development of life-saving cell therapies, today announced the initial close of its Series A funding. The Company raised $16 million USD in this round, bringing the total investment to over $20 million USD to date.

14 Oct 2019

Study highlights role of patient maximizing-minimizing preferences in thyroid cancer surveillance

Not all patients feel the same way about medical treatment. Some are "minimizers," preferring to see a doctor as little as possible and to give health issues a chance to resolve on their own. Others are "maximizers" who want to treat a disease to the fullest extent possible, even if doesn't make a big difference in the overall outcome.

14 Oct 2019

Advancements in the use of AI in Oncology explored at Cleveland

Artificial Intelligence, machine learning and smart computing are all rapidly transforming the global health and medical landscape, including at Case Western Reserve University and among its health-care partners in Northeast Ohio and beyond.

14 Oct 2019

Caution urged in reducing opioids for pain

After years and decades in which healthcare providers were freely prescribing opiates for all sorts of painful conditions, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines to help bring down opioid prescription rates and with them, addiction and overdose-related death rates. Though these were not binding, they urged physicians to be cautious in dealing with opioids when prescribing for pain.

13 Oct 2019

New UW center awarded NIH funding to improve prevention and detection of cancer

Even successful methods for diagnosing, treating and caring for people who are suffering from cancer are not enough without effective, practical tools and guidance for putting those methods into practice.

11 Oct 2019

$RESILIENT study tests benefit of ETA guided treatments for patients with advanced refractory cancers$

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Being overweight before 40 raises the risk of cancer

Signs of aging detected by a simple walking test at age 45

Ludwig scientists develop robust method to refine personalized cancer immunotherapy

Highly sensitive method can 'track' fat metabolism

New system can help the immune system spot and eliminate tumors

New Penn Medicine study unravels the early makings of an exhausted T cell

Committee calls for cheese products to display warning about breast cancer

Combination of two drugs disrupts cancer cells' ability to survive DNA damage, study finds

Cleveland Clinic-led researchers develop novel genetic-based epilepsy risk scores

Mogrify raises additional $16 million to accelerate the development of life-saving cell therapies

Study highlights role of patient maximizing-minimizing preferences in thyroid cancer surveillance

Advancements in the use of AI in Oncology explored at Cleveland

Caution urged in reducing opioids for pain

New UW center awarded NIH funding to improve prevention and detection of cancer

RESILIENT study tests benefit of ETA guided treatments for patients with advanced refractory cancers

Getting second opinion from pathologists can help improve reliability of melanoma diagnoses

Repurposed quinacrine can reduce tumor burden in mice bearing HNSCC xenograft tumors

The ONCOMMUN Program will receive €900,000 grant to promote well-being in cancer

Imaging tumor stiffness could aid delivery of treatment to most challenging cancers

Overweight before age 40 linked to increased cancer risk

Industry Focus eBook - Oncology (1st Edition) eBook

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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