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Sperm quality not affected by one course of postoperative treatment for early testicular cancer

Men with early stage testicular cancer can safely receive one course of chemotherapy or radiotherapy after surgery without it having a long-term effect on their sperm count, according to a study published in the leading cancer journal Annals of Oncology today (Monday).

25 Feb 2019

Researchers engineer 'antibody-like' T cell receptors to combat deadly virus

Researchers have engineered "antibody-like" T cell receptors that can specifically stick to cells infected with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a virus that causes lifelong infection in more than half of all adults by age 40.

23 Feb 2019

Researchers find increased rates of CRC screening in Kentucky after Medicaid expansion

Kentucky is one of the poorest states in the U.S. However, the state has been one of the most successful in reducing its uninsured rate, which happened in part through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion that took effect on January 1, 2014.

23 Feb 2019

Endocrine Society opposes new rule that restricts access to Title X Family Planning Program

The Endocrine Society objects to the administration's decision to severely restrict access to the Title X Family Planning Program, the nation's only program for affordable birth control and reproductive care.

23 Feb 2019

New technology platform digitally counts growth factors in single cells

Whether healthy or diseased, human cells exhibit behaviors and processes that are largely dictated by growth factor molecules, which bind to receptors on the cells. For example, growth factors tell the cells to divide, move, and when to die--a process known as apoptosis.

23 Feb 2019

UMass Amherst scientist explores role of citrus peel in decreasing gut inflammation

University of Massachusetts Amherst Professor Hang Xiao, Clydesdale Scholar of Food Science, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how substances produced in the gut from citrus compounds are involved in decreasing inflammation in the colon.

23 Feb 2019

Older biologic age associated with increased risk of developing breast cancer

Biologic age, a DNA-based estimate of a person's age, is associated with future development of breast cancer, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health.

23 Feb 2019

Researchers investigate how marijuana and tobacco co-use affects quit attempts by smokers

Tobacco isn't the only thing being smoked in the Deep South, and for many, it's only half of their habit.

23 Feb 2019

FDA’s new proposed rule would update regulatory requirements for sunscreen products in the U.S

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a proposed rule that would update regulatory requirements for most sunscreen products in the United States.

22 Feb 2019

CPRIT awards nearly $20 million to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was awarded $19.6 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support research, recruitment and prevention efforts.

22 Feb 2019

Study finds out similarity in function between healthy retina cell and tumor cell

How is a healthy retina cell like a tumor cell? It hijacks an energy-producing chemical reaction to churn out molecular building blocks. When tumor cells do it, they use the building blocks to make cancer grow and spread. But when retina cells do it, they renew photoreceptor membranes that keep our vision sharp.

22 Feb 2019

UVA scientist receives $1 million award to map out submicroscopic world

A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has received a prestigious three-year, $1 million award from the William M. Keck Foundation to develop a new and better way to map out the submicroscopic world.

22 Feb 2019

Breast cancer study: Family-history-based models perform better than non-family-history based models

A team of researchers led by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Professor Mary Beth Terry, PhD, evaluated four commonly used breast cancer prediction models and found that family-history-based models perform better than non-family-history based models, even for women at average or below-average risk of breast cancer.

22 Feb 2019

Akna protein plays a key role in the regulation of neural stem cells

The use of stem cells to repair organs is one of the foremost goals of modern regenerative medicine.

22 Feb 2019

New design guidance could advance development of disease-sensing nanomaterials

Scientists have long sought to develop drug therapies that can more precisely diagnose, target and effectively treat life-threatening illness such as cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases.

22 Feb 2019

New study finds how high-fat diets fuel colorectal cancer growth

As cancer death rates drop overall, doctors have noted a frightening anomaly: deaths from colorectal cancer in people under 55 appear to be creeping up. According to the American Cancer Society, deaths in this younger group increased by 1 percent between 2007 and 2016.

22 Feb 2019

Researchers uncover interspecies communication between gut bacteria and host

Bacteria in the gut do far more than help digest food in the stomachs of their hosts, they can also tell the genes in their mammalian hosts what to do.

22 Feb 2019

New identified biomarker predicts patients who might benefit from HER2-targeted agents

In an effort to further individualize therapy and avoid over-treating patients, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report a new study using PET scans has identified a biomarker that may accurately predict which patients with one type of HER2-positive breast cancer might best benefit from standalone HER2-targeted agents, without the need for standard chemotherapy.

22 Feb 2019

Study: Cancer stem-like cells are maintained by MTHFD2 mitochondrial metabolic enzyme

An increase in the incidence and mortality rate of cancer has been noted worldwide, especially for lung cancer.

22 Feb 2019

Innovative compound offers a new therapeutic approach to treat multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. This debilitating condition periodically shutters communication between the brain and other parts of the body, resulting in symptoms that range from numbness and tingling in the arms and legs to blindness and paralysis.

22 Feb 2019

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Sperm quality not affected by one course of postoperative treatment for early testicular cancer

Researchers engineer 'antibody-like' T cell receptors to combat deadly virus

Researchers find increased rates of CRC screening in Kentucky after Medicaid expansion

Endocrine Society opposes new rule that restricts access to Title X Family Planning Program

New technology platform digitally counts growth factors in single cells

UMass Amherst scientist explores role of citrus peel in decreasing gut inflammation

Older biologic age associated with increased risk of developing breast cancer

Researchers investigate how marijuana and tobacco co-use affects quit attempts by smokers

FDA’s new proposed rule would update regulatory requirements for sunscreen products in the U.S

CPRIT awards nearly $20 million to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Study finds out similarity in function between healthy retina cell and tumor cell

UVA scientist receives $1 million award to map out submicroscopic world

Breast cancer study: Family-history-based models perform better than non-family-history based models

Akna protein plays a key role in the regulation of neural stem cells

New design guidance could advance development of disease-sensing nanomaterials

New study finds how high-fat diets fuel colorectal cancer growth

Researchers uncover interspecies communication between gut bacteria and host

New identified biomarker predicts patients who might benefit from HER2-targeted agents

Study: Cancer stem-like cells are maintained by MTHFD2 mitochondrial metabolic enzyme

Innovative compound offers a new therapeutic approach to treat multiple sclerosis

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