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Using unsupervised machine learning algorithms to classify osteosarcoma

A new editorial paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on February 11, 2023, entitled, "Unlocking the potential of molecular-driven stratification for osteosarcoma treatment and prognosis."

20 Mar 2023

Novel RNA sense-and-respond circuit harnesses the force of enzymes to develop better drugs

More than twelve billion doses of mRNA vaccines have been administered globally since the start of the COVID pandemic, saving millions of lives. But RNA-based therapies for other diseases have so far proven more challenging to develop.

20 Mar 2023

Study examines link between discrimination and accelerated aging in African American cancer survivors

Cancer and its treatment can accelerate the rate of aging because they both destabilize and damage biological systems in the body.

20 Mar 2023

Hox genes control stem cells involved in forming and repairing bone

Genes long known to control the formation of bones before birth also control bone healing later in life, a new study found.

20 Mar 2023

Coordinated efforts reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates in Kentucky

Twenty years ago, Kentucky had the highest colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates in the U.S., as well as the second-lowest colorectal cancer screening rate.

20 Mar 2023

Indiana CTSI secures $38 million NIH funding to advance health research

The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) has secured nearly $38 million in renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health for the next seven years - the fourth consecutive successful grant submission for the statewide research enterprise.

20 Mar 2023

Upgraded tumor model points the way toward more effective cancer therapies

Tumor cells won't show their true selves in a petri dish, isolated from other cells.

20 Mar 2023

New technique lights up cancerous tumors during surgery

A new technique that combines highly detailed, real-time images of inside the body with a type of infrared light has, for the first time, been used during surgery to differentiate between cancerous tumors and healthy tissue.

20 Mar 2023

UK Government names two leaders to spearhead new Dementia Mission

The UK Government has named two leaders in dementia research to spearhead the ambitious national Mission to tackle dementia, which was launched in memory of the late Dame Barbara Windsor.

20 Mar 2023

Novel immunotherapeutic strategies to target the complex tumor immune microenvironment in head and neck cancer

A symposium aiming to provide a better understanding of the tumor microenvironment, immune tolerogenic niches at cancer initiation, and novel immunotherapeutic strategies in head and neck cancer patients was featured at the 52nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the AADOCR, held in conjunction with the 47th Annual Meeting of the CADR.

20 Mar 2023

Judge signals he could rule to halt sales of common abortion pill

During a four-hour hearing last week that could eliminate nationwide access to a common and widely used abortion pill, federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, of the Northern District of Texas, signaled his conservative Christian beliefs early and often.

20 Mar 2023

Machine learning applications for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of cancer

Researchers review the application of machine learning in improving cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

19 Mar 2023

California’s tobacco control program spurs big health care savings

In the late 1980s, when smoking was still allowed on some airline flights, California boosted its tax on cigarettes from 10 to 35 cents a pack, devoting 5 cents to programs to prevent smoking.

17 Mar 2023

Novel therapeutic eradicates gastric cancer in treated mice

A novel cancer therapeutic, combining antibody fragments with molecularly engineered nanoparticles, permanently eradicated gastric cancer in treated mice, a multi-institutional team of researchers found.

17 Mar 2023

Scientists develop a marker for therapy response in acute myeloid leukemia

With the combination of the drugs Venetoclax and 5-Azacitidine, a new, effective and more tolerable alternative to chemotherapy for the treatment of AML has been available for several years. But for some patients, the drug combination does not work.

17 Mar 2023

Designer DNA drug could be used to delay paralysis in ALS

In virtually all persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in up to half of all cases of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia, a protein called TDP-43 is lost from its normal location in the nucleus of the cell.

17 Mar 2023

Study reveals the underlying mechanism by which TKI cancer drugs cause inflammation

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are a type of targeted cancer medicine that can attack specific types of cancer cells and prevent them from multiplying.

17 Mar 2023

CRISPR-based genome editing restores the vision of mice with retinitis pigmentosa

Researchers in China have successfully restored the vision of mice with retinitis pigmentosa, one of the major causes of blindness in humans.

17 Mar 2023

Drug combination may reduce the risk of prostate cancer progression, death

TALAPRO-2, a study led by Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO, demonstrated that using TALZENNA, in combination with XTANDI, may reduce the risk of disease progression or death by 37%.

17 Mar 2023

How the structural and functional effects of mutations on androgen receptor lead to prostate cancer

The androgen receptor is a key transcriptional factor for the proper sex development —specially in males— and the physiological balance of all the tissues that express this receptor.

17 Mar 2023

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Using unsupervised machine learning algorithms to classify osteosarcoma

Novel RNA sense-and-respond circuit harnesses the force of enzymes to develop better drugs

Study examines link between discrimination and accelerated aging in African American cancer survivors

Hox genes control stem cells involved in forming and repairing bone

Coordinated efforts reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates in Kentucky

Indiana CTSI secures $38 million NIH funding to advance health research

Upgraded tumor model points the way toward more effective cancer therapies

New technique lights up cancerous tumors during surgery

UK Government names two leaders to spearhead new Dementia Mission

Novel immunotherapeutic strategies to target the complex tumor immune microenvironment in head and neck cancer

Judge signals he could rule to halt sales of common abortion pill

Machine learning applications for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of cancer

California’s tobacco control program spurs big health care savings

Novel therapeutic eradicates gastric cancer in treated mice

Scientists develop a marker for therapy response in acute myeloid leukemia

Designer DNA drug could be used to delay paralysis in ALS

Study reveals the underlying mechanism by which TKI cancer drugs cause inflammation

CRISPR-based genome editing restores the vision of mice with retinitis pigmentosa

Drug combination may reduce the risk of prostate cancer progression, death

How the structural and functional effects of mutations on androgen receptor lead to prostate cancer

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