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Proteins impeding antitumor immunity could be 'Achilles heel' of some cancers

By comparing variations in protein expression in tumor samples from a single melanoma patient, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center say their findings have the potential to reveal some of the mechanisms underlying response or resistance to immunotherapy drugs.

28 Jun 2017

Injecting plant-based nanoparticles and chemotherapy drug helps halt tumor progression in mice

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in collaboration with researchers from Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and RWTH Aachen University have adapted virus particles- that normally infect potatoes- to serve as cancer drug delivery devices for mice.

28 Jun 2017

Radiation-exposed corals may hold new clues to keeping DNA intact

More than 70 years after the U.S. tested atomic bombs on a ring of sand in the Pacific Ocean called Bikini Atoll, Stanford researchers are studying how long-term radiation exposure there has affected corals that normally grow for centuries without developing cancer.

28 Jun 2017

Wyss Institute researchers develop new capture technology for cancer diagnostics

Cancerous tumors are formidable enemies, recruiting blood vessels to aid their voracious growth, damaging nearby tissues, and deploying numerous strategies to evade the body's defense systems.

28 Jun 2017

E-cigarette use linked to greater risk of subsequent cigarette smoking in youth

Electronic (e)-cigarette use has risen rapidly among adolescents and young adults since the product was introduced to the U.S. in 2007 and now exceeds the rate of cigarette smoking in this segment of the population.

28 Jun 2017

Study: Postponing lymph node biopsy after melanoma diagnosis does not affect long-term outcomes

Postponing lymph node biopsy more than 30 days after melanoma diagnosis doesn't adversely impact long-term clinical outcomes, according to new study findings published online as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website ahead of print publication.

28 Jun 2017

PNNL-OHSU scientists part of NCI effort to study about role of proteins in cancer biology

The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is part of a nationwide effort to learn more about the role of proteins in cancer biology and to use that information to benefit cancer patients.

28 Jun 2017

Discovery of T cell exhaustion offers new pathway to more powerful immunotherapies

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists have discovered how immune cells called T cells become "exhausted" -- unable to do their jobs of attacking invaders such as cancer cells or viruses.

28 Jun 2017

DNA methylation can provide effective markers for major cancers, study reveals

In a new study, published online in the July 26 issue of PNAS, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Xijing Hospital and Sun Yat-sen Cancer Center in China, report that DNA methylation can provide effective markers for at least four major cancers, not only correctly differentiating malignant tissues from normal, but also providing information on prognosis and survival.

28 Jun 2017

Hospitals ramp up hyperbaric therapy for diabetics, despite concerns

The Villages Regional Hospital did not sweat its decision to add hyperbaric oxygen therapy in 2013.

28 Jun 2017

New cranberry derivative could help patients dependent on tube feeding

Synesis, a University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff developing a patented formula for liquid nutrition, is advancing a plant-based additive designed to reduce or eliminate severe side effects of tube feeding.

28 Jun 2017

Research presents crystal structure of enzyme implicated in cancer, neurodegenerative diseases

A Stony Brook University-led team of researchers has determined the structure of a key enzyme involved with cell growth regulation in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease.

28 Jun 2017

Research team receives NIH grant to develop new way to examine cancer cell metastasis

A University of Delaware researcher is part of a team that recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a new way to examine how cancer cells metastasize.

28 Jun 2017

Fluorescent proteins found in jellyfish shed new light on DNA copying

Using these proteins, originally found in jellyfish to make them glow, the team where able to focus laser beams on the brightly lit proteins and track them inside a bacteria that normally lives inside the human gut.

28 Jun 2017

Huron Digital Pathology expand manufacturing capacity with new R&D facility

Huron, imaging hardware and software solutions provider for digital pathology, broke ground on a 9,700 square foot R&D and manufacturing facility.

From Huron Digital Pathology 28 Jun 2017

Researchers use new self-expanding foams for filling and sealing pleural cavities

Researchers from the University of Alicante Adhesion and Adhesive Lab and the Thorax Surgery Service from the Albacete University Hospital Complex have developed a new method for filling and sealing pleural cavities.

28 Jun 2017

Study finds link between upper GI infections and protein implicated in Parkinson’s disease

Acute and chronic infections in a person's upper gastrointestinal tract appear to be linked to Parkinson's disease, say scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and their collaborators at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.

28 Jun 2017

Paxman supports launch of global initiative to develop best practices in scalp cooling

Led by six globally-recognized experts in cancer care, the organization known as CHILL, Cancer-related Hair Loss, International Leadership and Linkage, announced today an initiative to collect and track evidence-based patient information and clinical guidance.

From Paxman 28 Jun 2017

American scientists develop bioorthogonal labeling test to assess sialylated glycans in tumor cells

Glycosylated proteins are often overexpressed in tumor cells and thus could serve as tumor markers, especially those with the interesting molecule sialic acid as their sugar moiety.

28 Jun 2017

Fujitsu creates machine learning technology to retrieve similar disease cases from CT database

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced development of a technology to retrieve similar disease cases from a computed tomography database of previously taken images.

28 Jun 2017

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Proteins impeding antitumor immunity could be 'Achilles heel' of some cancers

Injecting plant-based nanoparticles and chemotherapy drug helps halt tumor progression in mice

Radiation-exposed corals may hold new clues to keeping DNA intact

Wyss Institute researchers develop new capture technology for cancer diagnostics

E-cigarette use linked to greater risk of subsequent cigarette smoking in youth

Study: Postponing lymph node biopsy after melanoma diagnosis does not affect long-term outcomes

PNNL-OHSU scientists part of NCI effort to study about role of proteins in cancer biology

Discovery of T cell exhaustion offers new pathway to more powerful immunotherapies

DNA methylation can provide effective markers for major cancers, study reveals

Hospitals ramp up hyperbaric therapy for diabetics, despite concerns

New cranberry derivative could help patients dependent on tube feeding

Research presents crystal structure of enzyme implicated in cancer, neurodegenerative diseases

Research team receives NIH grant to develop new way to examine cancer cell metastasis

Fluorescent proteins found in jellyfish shed new light on DNA copying

Huron Digital Pathology expand manufacturing capacity with new R&D facility

Researchers use new self-expanding foams for filling and sealing pleural cavities

Study finds link between upper GI infections and protein implicated in Parkinson’s disease

Paxman supports launch of global initiative to develop best practices in scalp cooling

American scientists develop bioorthogonal labeling test to assess sialylated glycans in tumor cells

Fujitsu creates machine learning technology to retrieve similar disease cases from CT database

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