Cancer News and Research

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UTHealth receives generous gift to support first-of-its-kind nutrition education program

Laura Moore, M.Ed., R.D., L.D., and her husband Don Sanders have donated $1 million to support a first-of-its-kind nutrition education program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

6 Dec 2016

Study highlights requirement of protein in initiation of apoptosis in uveal melanoma

New research from the University of Liverpool has identified the role of a specific protein in the human body that can help prevent the survival and spread of eye cancer, by initiating cancer 'cell-suicide'.

6 Dec 2016

Research findings point to inherited genetic basis of ALL risk in children

A late-breaking abstract being presented today during the 58th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego identifies inherited genetic mutations in the gene IKZF1 that confer a higher likelihood of developing pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

6 Dec 2016

Metabolic pathway that shows potential to slow aging may drive brain cancer

While a particular metabolic pathway shows potential to slow down the aging process, new research indicates a downside: That same pathway may drive brain cancer.

6 Dec 2016

NTU scientists develop new ultrasound device with 3D printed lenses for sharper images

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed a new ultrasound device that produces sharper images through 3D printed lenses.

6 Dec 2016

Ancient Japanese art inspires groundbreaking technique to create ‘artificial brains’

The ancient Japanese art of flower arranging was the inspiration for a groundbreaking technique to create tiny "artificial brains" that could be used to develop personalized cancer treatments.

6 Dec 2016

Researchers find strong link between angiotensin receptor autoantibodies and increased risk of frailty

Results of a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers offer new evidence for a strong link between angiotensin receptor autoantibodies and increased risk of frailty.

6 Dec 2016

UK’s dental community offers enormous support for Mouth Cancer Action Month 2016

With Mouth Cancer Action Month 2016 having now drawn to a close, its organisers, the Oral Health Foundation, have hailed the impact that this year’s campaign has had across all areas of the UK’s healthcare industry.

6 Dec 2016

Global experts meet at IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna

Global lung cancer researchers and patient advocates today emphasized that new models of delivering care and communicating about cancer care play an important role in the fight against lung cancer.

6 Dec 2016

Postnova AF2000 system to assist UCL in developing novel nanoscale vehicles for drug delivery

Postnova Analytics reports on the recent investment by the Department of Chemistry at University College London in an AF2000 Field Flow Fractionation System to assist them in their development of novel nanoscale vehicles for drug delivery.

6 Dec 2016

Experimental T-cell therapy shows promise in preventing AML relapse

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced promising results from an early trial in which patients with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia received genetically engineered immune cells.

6 Dec 2016

Dual therapy safe and effective in patients with recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma

The combination of two new drugs that harness the body's immune system is safe and effective, destroying most cancer cells in 64 percent of patients with recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma, according to the results of an early-phase study.

6 Dec 2016

Scientists discover ribosomal protein-based cancer signature

A research team at the University of Basel's Biozentrum has investigated the expression of ribosomal proteins in a wide range of human tissues including tumors and discovered a cancer type specific signature.

6 Dec 2016

Chemotherapy drug combination appears to increase production of eggs in women's ovaries

Women treated with a common chemotherapy drug combination have more young eggs in their ovaries afterwards, research has found.

6 Dec 2016

UMass researchers develop new class of photodynamic molecules for treating deep-tissue tumors

UMass Medical School scientist Gang Han, PhD, and his team have designed a new class of molecules used in photodynamic therapy that are able to direct lamp light deep into tissue to kill cancer tumors.

5 Dec 2016

Scientists identify potential dual-acting therapeutic strategy for aggressive form of breast cancer

A promising new combination therapy for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer has been identified by Weizmann Institute scientists, as was recently reported in Cancer Research.

5 Dec 2016

Simple, coordinated approach can improve chances of survival for high-risk AML patients

New research shows that quickly identifying patients with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and speeding the process to find them a stem cell donor and performing the transplant earlier, can significantly improve their chances of surviving for at least two years after diagnosis without a relapse.

5 Dec 2016

New study to explore link between sleep and chronic pain

Washington State University will lead a study to understand the relationship between sleep and chronic pain, part of a nationwide effort to address the rising abuse of opioid pain relievers and expand the arsenal of non-drug treatment options.

5 Dec 2016

MUSC researchers harness cutting-edge technology to uncover new role for pericytes during stroke

Pericytes are the primary locus of matrix-mellaproteinase-9-dependent (MMP-9) capillary damage and blood leakage during ischemia, according to preclinical findings reported by Medical University of South Carolina investigators in an article published online on November 14, 2016 by The Journal of Neuroscience.

5 Dec 2016

Researcher developing smartphone-based technology to help people quit smoking

What if a smartphone app could help you avoid relapsing back to smoking even before you knew you were at risk? A researcher from the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center at the Stephenson Cancer Center is developing smartphone-based technology to help people receive real-time tobacco cessation treatment when they are most at risk.

5 Dec 2016

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

UTHealth receives generous gift to support first-of-its-kind nutrition education program

Study highlights requirement of protein in initiation of apoptosis in uveal melanoma

Research findings point to inherited genetic basis of ALL risk in children

Metabolic pathway that shows potential to slow aging may drive brain cancer

NTU scientists develop new ultrasound device with 3D printed lenses for sharper images

Ancient Japanese art inspires groundbreaking technique to create ‘artificial brains’

Researchers find strong link between angiotensin receptor autoantibodies and increased risk of frailty

UK’s dental community offers enormous support for Mouth Cancer Action Month 2016

Global experts meet at IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna

Postnova AF2000 system to assist UCL in developing novel nanoscale vehicles for drug delivery

Experimental T-cell therapy shows promise in preventing AML relapse

Dual therapy safe and effective in patients with recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma

Scientists discover ribosomal protein-based cancer signature

Chemotherapy drug combination appears to increase production of eggs in women's ovaries

UMass researchers develop new class of photodynamic molecules for treating deep-tissue tumors

Scientists identify potential dual-acting therapeutic strategy for aggressive form of breast cancer

Simple, coordinated approach can improve chances of survival for high-risk AML patients

New study to explore link between sleep and chronic pain

MUSC researchers harness cutting-edge technology to uncover new role for pericytes during stroke

Researcher developing smartphone-based technology to help people quit smoking

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