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Common hospice medications may carry major unintended risks for people with dementia

Hospice care aims to bring comfort, peace, and dignity to patients at the end of life. Yet for the growing number of Americans with dementia who enter hospice, their course is often long and unpredictable - making it especially important to ensure treatments align with each person's goals and stage of illness.

14 Oct 2025

Researchers test 250-year-old heart medicine in patients with deadly pancreatic cancer

Researchers in Sweden are testing a 250-year-old medicine in patients with one of the world's deadliest cancers.

14 Oct 2025

Why brittle bones aren’t just a woman’s problem

Ronald Klein was biking around his neighborhood in North Wales, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and tried to jump a curb. "But I was going too slow — I didn't have enough momentum," he recalled.

14 Oct 2025

Blocking two enzymes weakens prostate tumors and boosts drug effectiveness

A major international study has uncovered a new vulnerability in prostate cancer cells that could help improve treatment for one of the most common cancers affecting men.

13 Oct 2025

Engineered antibody triggers powerful anti-tumor response in advanced cancers

Many advanced cancers develop resistance to treatment and become highly aggressive, often leaving patients with limited treatment options.

13 Oct 2025

Genetic study reveals links between cannabis use and mental health

University of California San Diego of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with the genetic testing company 23andMe, have identified regions of the human genome associated with cannabis use, uncovering new relationships with psychiatric, cognitive and physical health.

13 Oct 2025

Quitting smoking after cancer diagnosis sharply improves survival, study finds

Postdiagnosis smoking cessation was linked to significantly longer overall survival among cancer patients across all stages, based on real-world electronic health record data. Despite clear survival benefits, only one in five smokers quit within six months of diagnosis, highlighting missed opportunities for intervention.

13 Oct 2025

Study offers new models for understanding the causes of chemo brain

Cancer is a challenging enough diagnosis, but many patients are dealt a second blow, even as they heal: "chemo brain."

13 Oct 2025

Targeting aggressive childhood leukemia with nanobody PROTACs

Scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen are researching new therapies for aggressive forms of childhood leukemia.

13 Oct 2025

Bridging innovation and equity to end cervical cancer worldwide

Each year, more than 340,000 women die from cervical cancer, with the majority of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries.

13 Oct 2025

SPT Labtech and Agilent introduce automated target enrichment protocols for genomic workflows

SPT Labtech, a pioneer in the design and development of laboratory automation and liquid handling solutions, and Agilent Technologies Inc. ("Agilent"), a global leader in analytical and clinical laboratory technologies, today announced the introduction of automated target enrichment protocols on SPT Labtech's firefly®+ platform.

13 Oct 2025

Owlstone Medical wins up to $49.1 million award from ARPA-H to develop at-home multi-cancer-early detection tests

Owlstone Medical ("Owlstone"), the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced that it has won an award of up to $49.1 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) for the Platform Optimizing SynBio for Early Intervention and Detection in Oncology (POSEIDON) program.

13 Oct 2025

Dermatological symptoms could signal higher risk in psychiatric patients

Scientists have discovered that mental health patients who have skin conditions may be more at risk of worse outcomes, including suicidality and depression.

13 Oct 2025

Global health study warns of rising youth deaths amid declining overall mortality

Global mortality rates are falling but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study published in The Lancet today and presented at the World Health Summit in Berlin.

13 Oct 2025

Acoustofluidic technology enables rapid detection of small extracellular vesicles

Recent research has achieved significant advances in acoustofluidic technologies for efficient isolation and biomarker-specific detection of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs).

10 Oct 2025

Multimodal nanocarriers offer targeted solutions for tumor treatment

Cancer remains a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Traditional therapies like chemotherapy and radiotherapy are often limited by their lack of specificity, leading to systemic toxicity and the emergence of drug resistance.

10 Oct 2025

New menstrual cup design enhances safety and sustainability

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new menstrual health product designed to complement and enhance an existing menstrual cup that is safer, easier to use and more environmentally sustainable than current options.

10 Oct 2025

New insights into sperm metabolism could transform infertility treatments

Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed the molecular "switch" that supercharges sperm for their final sprint to an egg - a breakthrough that could reshape infertility treatments and pave the way for safe, nonhormonal male contraceptives.

10 Oct 2025

Living near Superfund sites increases risk of aggressive breast cancer

Women living close to federally designated Superfund sites are more likely to develop aggressive breast cancers - including the hard-to-treat triple-negative subtype - according to new studies from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

10 Oct 2025

Lifestyle choices and hormonal imbalances can impact men's reproductive health

A new research paper was published in Volume 12 of Oncoscience on September 30, 2025, titled "Lifestyle and hormonal factors affecting semen quality and sperm DNA integrity: A cross-sectional study."

10 Oct 2025

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Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Common hospice medications may carry major unintended risks for people with dementia

Researchers test 250-year-old heart medicine in patients with deadly pancreatic cancer

Why brittle bones aren’t just a woman’s problem

Blocking two enzymes weakens prostate tumors and boosts drug effectiveness

Engineered antibody triggers powerful anti-tumor response in advanced cancers

Genetic study reveals links between cannabis use and mental health

Quitting smoking after cancer diagnosis sharply improves survival, study finds

Study offers new models for understanding the causes of chemo brain

Targeting aggressive childhood leukemia with nanobody PROTACs

Bridging innovation and equity to end cervical cancer worldwide

SPT Labtech and Agilent introduce automated target enrichment protocols for genomic workflows

Owlstone Medical wins up to $49.1 million award from ARPA-H to develop at-home multi-cancer-early detection tests

Dermatological symptoms could signal higher risk in psychiatric patients

Global health study warns of rising youth deaths amid declining overall mortality

Acoustofluidic technology enables rapid detection of small extracellular vesicles

Multimodal nanocarriers offer targeted solutions for tumor treatment

New menstrual cup design enhances safety and sustainability

New insights into sperm metabolism could transform infertility treatments

Living near Superfund sites increases risk of aggressive breast cancer

Lifestyle choices and hormonal imbalances can impact men's reproductive health

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