Cancer News and Research

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Scientists create a new method to efficiently barcode individual cells

Scientists have developed a pioneering new technique to barcode individual cells more accurately and efficiently - which could help pave the way for quicker disease diagnosis.

18 Dec 2021

Succinate receptor can be a potential target for cancer treatment

Cancer cells show unchecked rapid growth beyond tissue boundaries that is no longer stopped by normal control mechanisms. Due to this rapid growth, the metabolism of cancer cells is altered compared to that of cells that grow normally.

18 Dec 2021

Scientists develop new immunotherapy for cancer based on transplant rejection mechanism

A team of scientists at the University of Oslo, Oslo University Hospital Radiumhospitalet and Karolinska Institutet, led by Professor Johanna Olweus, has developed a new type of immunotherapy for cancer.

18 Dec 2021

Trial identifies a drug that may benefit some patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia

A proof-of-concept trial led by the Universities of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has identified a drug that may offer benefit some patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia.

18 Dec 2021

Cannabinoid medicines have enormous therapeutic potential but reliable studies still lacking

For more than twenty years now, international research into the endocannabinoid system in the human body has been seeking to understand the mode of action of cannabis and its constituents.

18 Dec 2021

New treatment could be a better option for patients with colon cancer

Targeted radioembolization alongside chemotherapy improved progress-free survival for patients with colon cancer that had metastasized to the liver, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

17 Dec 2021

Study may lead to a paradigm shift in the care for adults who relapse from large B-cell lymphoma

A study published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) may change the standard of care for adults who relapse from large B-cell lymphoma.

17 Dec 2021

A class of FDA-approved drugs can effectively stop aggressive uterine cancer

A team of scientists led by the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center has found that a class of U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs can effectively stop a highly aggressive type of uterine cancer in its tracks, paving a quick path toward new treatment strategies for a deadly cancer with limited therapeutic options.

17 Dec 2021

University of Birmingham launches 5 new major studies focused on management of type 1 diabetes

The University of Birmingham today announces the launch of five new major studies aimed at improving the prevention, treatment and management of type 1 diabetes – with a particular focus on children and young adults.

17 Dec 2021

A Day in the Life of A Clinical Geneticist

In this interview, we spoke to Dr. Julian Barwell, a clinical geneticist, about his day-to-day roles and responsibilities as well as his career highlights.

17 Dec 2021

COVID-19 variant that caused cough as first symptom may have hastened disease spread in the U.S.

The strain of COVID-19 virus that was circulating in the United States and Europe during the first wave of the pandemic may have been particularly infectious because the most common first symptom was likely a cough, according to a study led by researchers from the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Science.

16 Dec 2021

Study provides a more effective treatment approach to preventing graft-versus-host-disease

A new study led by UC Davis Health researchers showed that blocking IL-6 and TNF cytokines provides a more effective approach to preventing life-threatening graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD), an inflammatory condition that develops in patients after their allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT).

16 Dec 2021

Study reveals rising oropharyngeal cancer incidence and mortality trends in all 50 states

Oropharyngeal cancer incidence among men is continuing to rise rapidly in nearly all 50 states and among women living in states in the Midwest and Southeast regions, according to a new study by investigators at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

16 Dec 2021

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Scientists create a new method to efficiently barcode individual cells

Succinate receptor can be a potential target for cancer treatment

Scientists develop new immunotherapy for cancer based on transplant rejection mechanism

Trial identifies a drug that may benefit some patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia

Cannabinoid medicines have enormous therapeutic potential but reliable studies still lacking

New treatment could be a better option for patients with colon cancer

Study may lead to a paradigm shift in the care for adults who relapse from large B-cell lymphoma

A class of FDA-approved drugs can effectively stop aggressive uterine cancer

University of Birmingham launches 5 new major studies focused on management of type 1 diabetes

A Day in the Life of A Clinical Geneticist

COVID-19 variant that caused cough as first symptom may have hastened disease spread in the U.S.

Study provides a more effective treatment approach to preventing graft-versus-host-disease

Study reveals rising oropharyngeal cancer incidence and mortality trends in all 50 states

Cedars-Sinai researchers discover growth hormone in the colon that influences aging process

Nanoparticle therapeutic can be a potential new approach for treating malignant pleural effusion

The Ronald Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer to be established with $30 million gift

Mutations in histone regulator protein linked to rare neurodevelopmental disorder, cancers

Sartorius strengthens its bioanalytics portfolio by acquiring a majority stake in ALS Automated Lab Solutions

ACTG announces the launch of clinical trial to evaluate new CMV vaccine in adults

Novel technique developed to observe cancer cells’ metastatic potential

Industry Focus eBook: Oncology eBook

The Proteoform Puzzle: Unlocking the Next Frontier

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Cancer News and Research

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