Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Common treatment not effective in reducing risk of death for patients with TBI

More than 1.7 million people in the U.S. alone suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year, often resulting in permanent disabilities or death. Up to half of these patients will experience progression of bleeding inside or around the brain, the occurrence of which is associated with an increased risk of death.

28 Jan 2015

Sanford-Burnham researchers use human pluripotent stem cells to grow new hair

In a new study from Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, researchers have used human pluripotent stem cells to generate new hair. The study represents the first step toward the development of a cell-based treatment for people with hair loss. In the United States alone, more than 40 million men and 21 million women are affected by hair loss.

28 Jan 2015

Yale researcher receives 2015 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine

A Spanish foundation has awarded a major scientific prize to Yale researcher Joseph Schlessinger and two colleagues in recognition of their work leading to the first personalized treatments for cancer. The 2015 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine from the Madrid-based BBVA Foundation includes a €400,000 cash prize.

27 Jan 2015

UNC researchers discover how two genes interact to trigger worst form of ovarian cancer

In the battle against ovarian cancer, UNC School of Medicine researchers have created the first mouse model of the worst form of the disease and found a potential route to better treatments and much-needed diagnostic screens.

27 Jan 2015

New study may lead to novel drug target for treating lung cancer

A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers suggests that targeting a key enzyme and its associated metabolic programming may lead to novel drug development to treat lung cancer.

27 Jan 2015

Mayo Clinic study compares new breast cancer risk prediction model with current model

A new breast cancer risk prediction model combining histologic features of biopsied breast tissue from women with benign breast disease and individual patient demographic information more accurately classified breast cancer risk than the current screening standard.

27 Jan 2015

CHLA researchers develop new protein-based therapy against drug-resistant leukemia cells

Resistance of leukemia cells to contemporary chemotherapy is one of the most formidable obstacles to treating acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of childhood cancer. Now researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have designed and developed a new protein-based therapy they believe will prove highly effective against drug-resistant leukemia cells.

27 Jan 2015

NovellusDx presents data from studies on Precision Cancer Analysis platform at PMWC 2015

NovellusDx, the leading Precision Cancer Analysis company delivering actionable intelligence about the mutational hierarchies that drive each patient’s cancer progression, announced today that the company will highlight data from studies on its Precision Cancer Analysis platform, at the Personalized Medicine World Conference 2015 in Silicon Valley.

27 Jan 2015

Ethicon launches new ECHELON FLEX Powered Vascular Stapler for lung cancer treatment

Ethicon has developed a new powered vascular stapler designed to provide greater precision and stability than currently available staplers for critical vessel transections. The new ECHELON FLEX Powered Vascular Stapler has the narrowest anvil of any stapler on the market, an articulating shaft and advanced placement tip that may allow for better visibility, navigation and precise placement during thoracic and other procedures, including VATS lobectomy (Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) for lung cancer.

27 Jan 2015

Majority of Canada's homeless adults with mental illness show evidence of cognitive deficits

Nearly three-quarters of homeless adults with mental illness in Canada show evidence of cognitive deficits, such as difficulties with problem solving, learning and memory, new research has found.

27 Jan 2015

Researchers decode how cancer uses cell-cell interaction mechanism to promote metastasis

Cancer uses a little-understood element of cell signaling to hijack the communication process and spread, according to Rice University researchers.

27 Jan 2015

Progenitor cells responsible for generation and maintenance of Merkel cells

Researchers have identified a population of "progenitor" cells in the skin that are solely responsible for the generation and maintenance of touch-sensing Merkel cells. The study appears in The Journal of Cell Biology.

27 Jan 2015

Alcohol drinking pattern influences risk of cirrhosis

Approximately 170,000 people die from alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver in Europe every year. Although alcohol is the most important risk factor, less is known about the significance of different patterns of drinking. Currently scientists believe that cirrhosis is a function of the volume of alcohol consumed irrespective of patterns of drinking. Investigators have now established that alcohol drinking pattern has a significant influence on the risk of cirrhosis and that daily drinking increases that risk compared with drinking less frequently.

27 Jan 2015

Many breast cancer patients lack knowledge about their tumors

A new analysis has found that many women with breast cancer lack knowledge about their illness, with minority patients less likely than white patients to know and report accurate information about their tumors' characteristics.

27 Jan 2015

BRCA1/2 analysis: an interview with Jurgi Camblong, CEO of Sophia Genetics

BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are two of the most well studied genes in the cancer field. They are tumor suppressors - mutations in these genes can lead to breast and/or ovarian cancer. Predispositions can be detected in women before they develop cancer.

26 Jan 2015

NMR in cancer research: an interview with Andy Byrd

My research these days is generally classified as structural biology, although as I trained in chemistry. I specialize in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) applied to biological problems. Our lab is very interested in studying mammalian proteins, particularly systems involved in cancer, in order to try to understand mechanisms to provide that information for our collaborators, and for the general knowledge of the community as well.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 26 Jan 2015

Attaching Epirubicin drug to nanodiamonds eliminates chemoresistant cancer stem cells

A study led by the National University of Singapore found that attaching chemotherapy drug Epirubicin to nanodiamonds effectively eliminates chemoresistant cancer stem cells. The findings were first published online in ACS Nano, the official journal of the American Chemical Society, in December 2014.

26 Jan 2015

New imaging technique increases detection rates of invasive breast cancers

A new breast imaging technique pioneered at Mayo Clinic nearly quadruples detection rates of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue, according to the results of a major study published this week in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

24 Jan 2015

Bayer, MD Anderson partner to evaluate how a drug may affect patient's disease-related symptoms

When cancer patients take part in a clinical trial to develop new therapies, they and their physicians want to know how they will feel and function during treatment. A new collaboration between Bayer and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will go straight to the patients to learn how certain investigational new drugs affect them.

24 Jan 2015

SLU researcher discovers new information about how antibiotics stop staph infections

In research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Saint Louis University Mee-Ngan F. Yap, Ph.D., discovered new information about how antibiotics like azithromycin stop staph infections, and why staph sometimes becomes resistant to drugs.

23 Jan 2015

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Common treatment not effective in reducing risk of death for patients with TBI

Sanford-Burnham researchers use human pluripotent stem cells to grow new hair

Yale researcher receives 2015 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine

UNC researchers discover how two genes interact to trigger worst form of ovarian cancer

New study may lead to novel drug target for treating lung cancer

Mayo Clinic study compares new breast cancer risk prediction model with current model

CHLA researchers develop new protein-based therapy against drug-resistant leukemia cells

NovellusDx presents data from studies on Precision Cancer Analysis platform at PMWC 2015

Ethicon launches new ECHELON FLEX Powered Vascular Stapler for lung cancer treatment

Majority of Canada's homeless adults with mental illness show evidence of cognitive deficits

Researchers decode how cancer uses cell-cell interaction mechanism to promote metastasis

Progenitor cells responsible for generation and maintenance of Merkel cells

Alcohol drinking pattern influences risk of cirrhosis

Many breast cancer patients lack knowledge about their tumors

BRCA1/2 analysis: an interview with Jurgi Camblong, CEO of Sophia Genetics

NMR in cancer research: an interview with Andy Byrd

Attaching Epirubicin drug to nanodiamonds eliminates chemoresistant cancer stem cells

New imaging technique increases detection rates of invasive breast cancers

Bayer, MD Anderson partner to evaluate how a drug may affect patient's disease-related symptoms

SLU researcher discovers new information about how antibiotics stop staph infections

Understanding the DNA Damage Response in Innate Immunity eBook

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Understanding the DNA Damage Response in Innate Immunity eBook

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

Newsletters you may be interested in