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AI indelibly transforms solid tumor drug development

Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the landscape of solid tumor (ST) drug development.

29 Oct 2025

Understanding age-related changes in T cells and vaccine response

As flu season approaches and public health officials roll out their annual push for vaccination, Allen Institute scientists are learning why vaccines can trigger a weaker response in older adults, around age 65, and what can be done to improve them.

29 Oct 2025

MAGIC: A powerful tool to understand the origin of cancer

The human body relies on precise genetic instructions to function, and cancer begins when these instructions get scrambled.

29 Oct 2025

NYU Langone experts treat 32-year-old Westchester mom for breast cancer while pregnant

Christina, a former teacher, was 32 years old when she found out she was pregnant with her second child. Two weeks later, she received the shocking news that she had breast cancer.

29 Oct 2025

Experimental compound reduces cell death, inflammation, and organ damage in diabetes

An experimental compound reduced the cell death, inflammation, and organ damage seen with diabetes.

29 Oct 2025

Research shows the potential of structural nanomedicine in cancer treatment

In a promising advance for cancer treatment, Northwestern University scientists have re-engineered the molecular structure of a common chemotherapy drug, making it dramatically more soluble and effective and less toxic.

29 Oct 2025

Two analgesic drugs may one day be repurposed as anti-tumor therapies

Peripheral afferent neurons - nerves that send signals from all areas of the body to the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) - are known to infiltrate and grow within malignant bone tumors called osteosarcomas, often accompanied by severe pain.

29 Oct 2025

Some acute and chronic viral infections linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease

In the weeks following a bout of influenza or COVID, the risk of heart attack or stroke may rise dramatically, and chronic infections such as HIV may increase the long-term risk of serious cardiovascular disease events, according to new, independent research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

29 Oct 2025

Hydroxytyrosol from olives shows new promise as a brain-protective compound

This review highlights hydroxytyrosol's role as a neuroprotective agent, activating key pathways for mental and vascular health through olive-derived compounds.

29 Oct 2025

Preliminary study shows intraoperative radiation's success against pancreatic cancer spread

Using targeted radiation during surgery - referred to as intraoperative radiation - to eliminate pancreatic cancer cells that have spread to areas around the pancreas, investigators at Johns Hopkins have been able to reduce the recurrence rate around the pancreas to 5%.

29 Oct 2025

Plant-based diets could curb climate change and infectious diseases, experts say

A new review in Open Forum Infectious Diseases links animal agriculture to climate change, antimicrobial resistance, and infectious disease spread. The authors urge healthcare providers to promote plant-based diets as a practical step to protect planetary and public health.

28 Oct 2025

AI tool can help detect women at higher risk of developing interval breast cancers

In a study of more than 100,000 screening mammograms, researchers demonstrated the potential of an AI tool to help identify women at higher risk of developing interval breast cancers, breast cancer that is diagnosed between regular screening mammograms.

28 Oct 2025

Subtle brain changes in football players could predict the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Brain scans from American football players reveal subtle differences in the brain's outer grooves when compared to scans from otherwise healthy men who never played contact or collision sports, a new study shows.

28 Oct 2025

COVID-19 pandemic linked to diminishing public trust in childhood vaccines

An international study led by the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee at Bar-Ilan University reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a diminishing public trust in childhood vaccines, resulting in declining vaccination rates and a resurgence of preventable, life-threatening diseases such as measles.

28 Oct 2025

Liver cirrhosis found to be more common in low-income households

Liver cirrhosis is significantly more common in low-income households than in high-income households. This is the result of a national study which, according to the researchers, calls for more preventive action in the most vulnerable groups.

28 Oct 2025

Novel computational platform can design synthetic protein receptors from scratch

Cancer immunotherapy, especially using T cells, is showing a lot of promise in treating blood cancers. Bioengineered T cells, especially those equipped with chimeric antigen receptors (CAR-T cells), have revolutionized cancer treatment.

28 Oct 2025

New drug can have a promising effect in cancer patients with active brain metastases

An international clinical study led by the Medical University of Vienna shows that the drug patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) can have a promising effect in patients with active brain metastases of various tumor types.

28 Oct 2025

New research highlights crucial role of continuous walking patterns for cardiovascular benefit

An international study led by experts at the University of Sydney and the Universidad Europea in Spain has found that longer periods of continuous walking are more beneficial to cardiovascular health than walking the same number of steps in shorter, more sporadic bouts.

28 Oct 2025

Air pollution, even below EPA guidelines, increases breast cancer risk

Women living in parts of the United States with lower air quality, especially neighborhoods with heavy emissions from motor vehicles, are more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a multiyear analysis involving more than 400,000 women and 28,000 breast cancer cases.

28 Oct 2025

Liver transplants from MAiD donors show outcomes comparable to standard donations

Organ donation following medical assistance in dying (MAiD), also known as euthanasia, is a relatively new practice both in North America and worldwide.

27 Oct 2025

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

AI indelibly transforms solid tumor drug development

Understanding age-related changes in T cells and vaccine response

MAGIC: A powerful tool to understand the origin of cancer

NYU Langone experts treat 32-year-old Westchester mom for breast cancer while pregnant

Experimental compound reduces cell death, inflammation, and organ damage in diabetes

Research shows the potential of structural nanomedicine in cancer treatment

Two analgesic drugs may one day be repurposed as anti-tumor therapies

Some acute and chronic viral infections linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Hydroxytyrosol from olives shows new promise as a brain-protective compound

Preliminary study shows intraoperative radiation's success against pancreatic cancer spread

Plant-based diets could curb climate change and infectious diseases, experts say

AI tool can help detect women at higher risk of developing interval breast cancers

Subtle brain changes in football players could predict the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

COVID-19 pandemic linked to diminishing public trust in childhood vaccines

Liver cirrhosis found to be more common in low-income households

Novel computational platform can design synthetic protein receptors from scratch

New drug can have a promising effect in cancer patients with active brain metastases

New research highlights crucial role of continuous walking patterns for cardiovascular benefit

Air pollution, even below EPA guidelines, increases breast cancer risk

Liver transplants from MAiD donors show outcomes comparable to standard donations

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