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Screening delays during the COVID-19 pandemic likely to increase cancer cases

Delays in cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic will likely cause a significant increase in cancer cases that could have been caught earlier with screening, and may now be diagnosed at later stages, placing an increased burden on an already strained healthcare system, according to a new research article published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

25 May 2023

Nonhuman primate study helps explain how stem cell transplantation can kill HIV virus

New animal research is helping explain why at least five people have become HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant.

25 May 2023

UTHealth Houston receives federal funding for traumatic brain injury research

Nearly $13 million in federal grant funds to study treatments for traumatic brain injury, which kills an average of 190 people and hospitalizes another 600 in the U.S. every day, has been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the Department of Defense's Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

25 May 2023

First-in-human nanoparticle HIV vaccine induces broad and publicly targeted helper T cell responses

Researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Scripps Research in La Jolla, California, IAVI and other collaborating institutions have characterized robust T-cell responses in volunteers participating in the IAVI G001 Phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety and immune response of a self-assembling nanoparticle HIV vaccine.

25 May 2023

Genetic predisposition to lipids, Alzheimer’s and heart disease in MLXIPL gene shaped by exogenous exposures

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 9, entitled, "Exogenous exposures shape genetic predisposition to lipids, Alzheimer's, and coronary heart disease in the MLXIPL gene locus."

25 May 2023

New method can kill aggressive brain tumors

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, working with French colleagues, have successfully developed a method able to kill the aggressive brain tumor glioblastoma.

25 May 2023

Researchers disclose how a nanomachine takes care of cleaning up inside the cell

To prevent our body's cells from overflowing with garbage and to keep them healthy, the waste inside them is constantly being disposed of.

25 May 2023

Novel regulators of COPD determined by epigenetic profiling

Impaired function of lung fibroblast is considered causative for symptoms of the incurable lung disease COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).

25 May 2023

AI-based software poses a paradigm shift in the study of pathological processes

Researchers from the Cima University of Navarra (Spain) have presented the results of an international competition initiated ten years ago to improve the study of cell migration.

25 May 2023

Survey reveals the limited knowledge about actinic keratosis among most people

Almirall S.A. (ALM), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on medical dermatology, presented today the results of a survey revealing that 85% of respondents are unaware of the existence of actinic keratosis (AK).

25 May 2023

New healthy eating index tailored for toddlers promotes lifelong nutritional habits

An overview of the healthy eating index for toddlers between 12 and 23 months of age.

24 May 2023

Pawsitive test: Dogs sniff out COVID-19 with high accuracy, study shows

Researchers conduct a systematic review to determine the potential of using canine olfactory senses as a screening tool for COVID-19.

24 May 2023

Researchers use AI models to advance drug delivery system for chronic eye diseases

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have used artificial intelligence models and machine-learning algorithms to successfully predict which components of amino acids that make up therapeutic proteins are most likely to safely deliver therapeutic drugs to animal eye cells.

24 May 2023

Mays Cancer Center conducts clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma

The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio recently conducted a clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma (GBM).

24 May 2023

Study measures perceived levels of harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes compared with cigarettes

About half of cigarette smokers and young adult non-smokers think that nicotine-based electronic cigarettes have the same amount or even more harmful chemicals than regular tobacco-based cigarettes, according to a Rutgers study.

24 May 2023

Scientists study the structure and function of a transporter involved in cancer, immunity

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center studied the structure and function of a transporter involved in cancer and immunity.

24 May 2023

Study characterizes how the inflammatory microenvironment of adult mouse prostate changes during aging

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 9, entitled, "Highly multiplexed immune profiling throughout adulthood reveals kinetics of lymphocyte infiltration in the aging mouse prostate."

24 May 2023

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Screening delays during the COVID-19 pandemic likely to increase cancer cases

Nonhuman primate study helps explain how stem cell transplantation can kill HIV virus

UTHealth Houston receives federal funding for traumatic brain injury research

First-in-human nanoparticle HIV vaccine induces broad and publicly targeted helper T cell responses

Genetic predisposition to lipids, Alzheimer’s and heart disease in MLXIPL gene shaped by exogenous exposures

New method can kill aggressive brain tumors

Researchers disclose how a nanomachine takes care of cleaning up inside the cell

Novel regulators of COPD determined by epigenetic profiling

AI-based software poses a paradigm shift in the study of pathological processes

Survey reveals the limited knowledge about actinic keratosis among most people

New healthy eating index tailored for toddlers promotes lifelong nutritional habits

Pawsitive test: Dogs sniff out COVID-19 with high accuracy, study shows

Researchers use AI models to advance drug delivery system for chronic eye diseases

Mays Cancer Center conducts clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma

Study measures perceived levels of harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes compared with cigarettes

Scientists study the structure and function of a transporter involved in cancer, immunity

Study characterizes how the inflammatory microenvironment of adult mouse prostate changes during aging

Focusing on satiety and satiation may be better for weight loss success

As water levels drop, the risk of arsenic poisoning rises

Abortion bans are driving off doctors and closing clinics, putting basic health care at risk

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