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New discovery about microglia heralds myriad possibilities for treating neurodegenerative diseases

Combating Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases by inserting healthy new immune cells into the brain has taken a leap toward reality.

30 Jan 2023

Researchers discover mechanism underlying the development and intensification of cancer treatment-related pain

A combination of chemotherapy and drugs that stimulate the immune system to combat cancer is increasingly used to control progression of the disease in patients.

30 Jan 2023

Liver cancer treatment can place significant financial burden on patients, analysis shows

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, can place a significant financial burden on patients, according to an analysis led by a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

30 Jan 2023

New candidate molecule could become an effective non-hormonal male contraceptive

Despite birth control existing for decades, almost none of the options specifically target sperm cells. Researchers are now developing approaches that target testosterone or otherwise interrupt the sperm's ability to fertilize an egg, yet these may not work for everyone.

30 Jan 2023

Machine learning identifies drugs that could be repurposed to help people quit smoking cigarettes

Medications like dextromethorphan, used to treat coughs caused by cold and flu, could potentially be repurposed to help people quit smoking cigarettes, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine and University of Minnesota researchers.

30 Jan 2023

Cancer treatments may impair heart function or cause long-term cardiac damage

While cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation are critical to treating cancers, research shows that some of these treatments may impair heart function or cause long-term heart damage.

30 Jan 2023

Experts share top tips for cancer prevention

Many forms of cancer are preventable. Although risk factors such as age or genetics cannot be changed, other risk factors for cancer including healthy lifestyle choices are within your control.

30 Jan 2023

NCI awards $3.5 million grant to eliminate cervical cancer among women with HIV in low-resource countries

Weill Cornell Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and the University of North Carolina have received a $3.5 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, to improve screening and preventative treatment of cervical cancer for women living with HIV in low-resource countries.

30 Jan 2023

New research changes the paradigm of how people think about graft-versus-host disease

New research challenges the prevailing hypothesis for how donor stem cell grafts cause graft-versus-host disease, or GVHD, and offers an alternative model that could guide development of novel therapies.

30 Jan 2023

Poll: 13% of Americans aged 50 to 80 show signs of food addiction

Whether you call them comfort foods, highly processed foods, junk foods, empty calories or just some of Americans' favorite foods and drinks, a sizable percentage of older Americans have an unhealthy relationship with them, according to a new poll.

30 Jan 2023

Scientists Develop a Cancer Vaccine to Simultaneously Kill and Prevent Brain Cancer

Dual-action cell therapy engineered to eliminate established tumors and train the immune system to eradicate primary tumor and prevent cancer’s recurrence.

30 Jan 2023

NUS scientists breathe new life into an existing drug to fight T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A team of researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore, led by Associate Professor Takaomi Sanda and Dr Lim Fang Qi, has breathed new life into an existing drug—combatting a type of blood cancer called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or T-ALL.

30 Jan 2023

COVID pandemic caused cardiovascular deaths to rise sharply

A recent report by the American Heart Association published in the journal Circulation reported the updated statistics on the major circulatory and cardiovascular diseases, and their outcomes for 2023, with additional insights into the trends in heart disease during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

29 Jan 2023

Magnetic microrobot probe can quantify the stiffness and traction forces of cell colonies and embryos in vivo

In a recent study published in the journal Science Robotics, a team of researchers created a magnetic microrobot probe that can quantify the stiffness and traction force of tumor cell colonies and developing vertebrate embryos.

29 Jan 2023

Patients with myelofibrosis show improvement in disease-related symptoms when treated with momelotinib

Patients with myelofibrosis had clinically significant improvement in disease-related symptoms, including anemia and spleen enlargement, when treated with the targeted therapy momelotinib, according to results from the international Phase III MOMENTUM trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

29 Jan 2023

International guidelines to help prevent and treat heart complications in pediatric oncology patients

The world's first international clinical guidelines to help prevent and treat heart complications in children undergoing cancer treatment have been created.

29 Jan 2023

Using systems biology research to alter the properties of carcinogenic cells in the lungs

KAIST (President Kwang Hyung Lee) announced on January 30th that a research team led by Professor Kwang-Hyun Cho from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering succeeded in using systems biology research to change the properties of carcinogenic cells in the lungs and eliminate both drug resistance and their ability to proliferate out to other areas of the body.

29 Jan 2023

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

New discovery about microglia heralds myriad possibilities for treating neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers discover mechanism underlying the development and intensification of cancer treatment-related pain

Liver cancer treatment can place significant financial burden on patients, analysis shows

New candidate molecule could become an effective non-hormonal male contraceptive

Machine learning identifies drugs that could be repurposed to help people quit smoking cigarettes

Cancer treatments may impair heart function or cause long-term cardiac damage

Experts share top tips for cancer prevention

NCI awards $3.5 million grant to eliminate cervical cancer among women with HIV in low-resource countries

New research changes the paradigm of how people think about graft-versus-host disease

Poll: 13% of Americans aged 50 to 80 show signs of food addiction

Scientists Develop a Cancer Vaccine to Simultaneously Kill and Prevent Brain Cancer

NUS scientists breathe new life into an existing drug to fight T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

COVID pandemic caused cardiovascular deaths to rise sharply

Magnetic microrobot probe can quantify the stiffness and traction forces of cell colonies and embryos in vivo

Patients with myelofibrosis show improvement in disease-related symptoms when treated with momelotinib

International guidelines to help prevent and treat heart complications in pediatric oncology patients

Using systems biology research to alter the properties of carcinogenic cells in the lungs

Children's tonsils are major sites of prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection

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