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Can the Mediterranean diet and physical exercise improve the quality of life for cancer patients?

Researchers reviewed existing literature on the benefits of adopting Mediterranean diets against inflammatory conditions and cancer.

3 Apr 2023

3D Printing the Way to New Cancer Treatments

In this interview, we speak to Ishani Malhotra, CEO of Carcinotech, about their 3D-printed tumor replicas that are being used to better understand personalized cancer treatments.

3 Apr 2023

A doctor’s love letter to ‘the people’s hospital’

Could a charity hospital founded by a crusading Dutch playwright, a group of Quakers, and a judge working undercover become a model for the U.S. health care system? In this episode of the podcast "An Arm and a Leg," host Dan Weissmann speaks with Dr. Ricardo Nuila to find out.

3 Apr 2023

Researcher hypothesizes that overnutrition could lead to loss of self-tolerance by impinging on immune regulation

Researchers explored the correlation between autoimmunity and obesity.

3 Apr 2023

A collection of papers on nuts presented at NUTS 2022

The health effects of consuming different types of nuts have been well documented over time. The NUTS 2022 Conference was organized with the slogan: Where we are and where we are going in nut research. Now, a recent Nutrients journal paper summarized the conference proceedings and aimed to recapitulate and investigate the available information on nuts.

2 Apr 2023

AI chatbot may help improve health outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and liver cancer

A new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators describes how ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, may help improve health outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and liver cancer by providing easy-to-understand information about basic knowledge, lifestyle and treatments for these conditions.

31 Mar 2023

Probiotic E. coli secretes proteins of therapeutic value into its surroundings

Humans are colonized with thousands of bacterial strains. Researchers are now focused on genetically modifying such bacteria to enhance their intrinsic therapeutic properties.

31 Mar 2023

Transposable elements in various cancers could be used to harness novel immunotherapies

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that transposable elements in various cancers potentially may be used to harness novel immunotherapies against tumors that don't typically respond to immune-based treatments. Shown is a 3D rendering of cancer cells.

31 Mar 2023

Researchers report surprising first steps that promote resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat. In 2019 alone, an estimated 1.3 million deaths were attributed to antibiotic resistant bacterial infections worldwide.

31 Mar 2023

Developing lipid nanoparticles to carry mRNA specifically to the pancreas

Therapeutics that use mRNA - like some of the COVID-19 vaccines - have enormous potential for the prevention and treatment of many diseases.

31 Mar 2023

Researchers create a visualization of the full-length human BRCA2 protein at single molecule level

Using a self-built inverted microscope complete with laser optical tweezers to capture DNA, Yale Cancer Center and University of California Davis researchers for the first time created a visualization of the full-length human BRCA2 protein at the single molecule level.

31 Mar 2023

High consumption of common artificial sweetener lowers activation of T-cells in mice

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found that high consumption of a common artificial sweetener, sucralose, lowers activation of T-cells, an important component of the immune system, in mice.

31 Mar 2023

Pathologic complete response can be used as a prognostic factor for clinical outcomes in soft tissue sarcoma patients

Combined long-term survival results from nonrandomized phase II trial NRG Oncology RTOG 0630 and the ancillary analysis of the combined NRG-RTOG 0630/9514 trials indicate that pathologic complete response (pCR) is associated with improved survival outcomes for patients with localized soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who receive preoperative chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy.

31 Mar 2023

People with a rare form of brain and spinal cord cancer have poor prognosis, research reports

A team of researchers from the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine has reported that patients with a rare form of brain and spinal cord cancer, localized isocitrate dehydrogenase wild-type (IDHwt) histologically diffuse astrocytoma, have a poor prognosis similar to the most malignant types of brain and spinal cord tumors.

31 Mar 2023

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Can the Mediterranean diet and physical exercise improve the quality of life for cancer patients?

3D Printing the Way to New Cancer Treatments

A doctor’s love letter to ‘the people’s hospital’

Researcher hypothesizes that overnutrition could lead to loss of self-tolerance by impinging on immune regulation

A collection of papers on nuts presented at NUTS 2022

AI chatbot may help improve health outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and liver cancer

Probiotic E. coli secretes proteins of therapeutic value into its surroundings

Transposable elements in various cancers could be used to harness novel immunotherapies

Researchers report surprising first steps that promote resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics

Developing lipid nanoparticles to carry mRNA specifically to the pancreas

Researchers create a visualization of the full-length human BRCA2 protein at single molecule level

High consumption of common artificial sweetener lowers activation of T-cells in mice

Pathologic complete response can be used as a prognostic factor for clinical outcomes in soft tissue sarcoma patients

People with a rare form of brain and spinal cord cancer have poor prognosis, research reports

Groundbreaking technique offers a new way to gain detailed information about organic tissues

Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) and DNA delivery – unlocking the future of medical research

New microfluidic device quickly and automatically predicts the effectiveness of cancer treatment

Can yoga-dance and mindful eating be beneficial for obese and overweight women?

Is adherence to a healthful plant-based diet associated with a lower mortality risk and chronic disease among UK adults?

New model can speed up the evaluation process for drugs used to combat cervical cancer

Industry Focus: Cell & Gene Therapy eBook

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

Scaling 3D biology: Automation, imaging, and the future of high-throughput research

How does norepinephrine influence anxiety-related behaviours?

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