Cancer News and Research

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Invasive cells deploy a trick to squeeze through barriers

Invasive cells deploy a trick to break through tissues and spread to other parts of the body, researchers report.

28 Nov 2017

New cancer drug begins clinical trial in human patients with rare brain tumor

A drug that spurs cancer cells to self-destruct has been cleared for use in a clinical trial of patients with anaplastic astrocytoma, a rare malignant brain tumor, and glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive late-stage cancer of the brain.

28 Nov 2017

Johns Hopkins researchers crack key part of mystery surrounding proteins

What makes the body of a person or any other organism work can, for the most part, be summed up in a word: proteins.

28 Nov 2017

Study unveils new immunotherapeutic target against multiple myeloma

Osaka - In recent decades monoclonal antibody-based treatment of cancer has been established as one of the most successful therapeutic strategies for both solid tumors and blood cancers.

27 Nov 2017

Treatment with endogenous protein can heal scarring in the lungs

The endogenous protein RAGE, which has usually been negatively associated with chronic inflammation and diabetic complications, plays a major role in the repair of DNA damage - and also appears to heal tissue damaged as a result of accelerated cell senescence.

27 Nov 2017

Changes in microbiome due to antibiotic exposure may increase risk for inflammatory bowel disease

Exposure to antibiotics in mothers may increase risk for inflammatory bowel diseases in their offspring. This is the finding of a study in mice led by researchers from NYU School of Medicine and published Nov. 27 in the journal Nature Microbiology.

27 Nov 2017

Researchers explore new method of destroying tumor cells

Researchers from Lomonosov MSU Faculty of Biology have studied the stages of entosis, a process of cell death when one cell invades the other and gets digested inside of it. Entosis could become a new method of destroying cancer cells.

27 Nov 2017

Tobacco companies finally own up to cigarette smoking risks

It has been a decade since federal courts have found tobacco companies to be deceiving the general public by hiding the exact level of risk associated with cigarette smoking. Now finally the tobacco companies have agreed to own up the risks and air a set of advertisements on television and newspapers to correct the statements they have been making until now.

27 Nov 2017

Study finds unexpected new drug target for acute myeloid leukemia

A study has found an unexpected new drug target for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that could open new avenues to develop effective treatments against this potentially lethal disease.

27 Nov 2017

Scientists identify new method of treating neuropathic pain in mice

New research from King's College London has revealed a previously undiscovered mechanism of cellular communication, between neurons and immune cells, in neuropathic pain.

27 Nov 2017

DAWN study increases window for treatment of stroke patients

Treating stroke has long been governed by the clock. If it has been less than three hours since the onset of symptoms, the clot-busting drug t-PA will likely work.

27 Nov 2017

Marketplace confusion opens door to questions about skinny plans

Consumers coping with the high cost of health insurance are the target market for new plans claiming to be lower-cost alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that fulfill the law's requirement for health coverage.

27 Nov 2017

High levels of natural immune suppressor in leukemia patients linked to poor survival

Patients diagnosed with the most common form of leukemia who also have high levels of an enzyme known to suppress the immune system are most likely to die early, researchers say.

27 Nov 2017

4 in 10 cancers preventable by adopting simple lifestyle changes

In a new research that comes via the American Cancer Society, it has been seen that over 40 percent of all cancers and nearly one in two cancer deaths can be prevented by incorporating simple lifestyle changes in daily routines.

26 Nov 2017

Flies could act as autonomous bionic drones to help monitor disease outbreaks

An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have proposed that swarms of flies can be used to help monitor disease outbreaks.

25 Nov 2017

Adults that survived childhood cancer are at risk of developing hypertension, study reveals

A new study, published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, indicates that adult survivors of childhood cancer were found to have a twofold increased risk of hypertension (high blood pressure) as adults, when compared with the general population.

24 Nov 2017