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An assessment of pH-sensitive cationic lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery

A recent review looks at the molecular design of pH-sensitive cationic lipids and their applications for various tissues and cell types.

7 Dec 2021

Antibody response to COVID-19 vaccine may be affected by the body’s circadian rhythms

Our internal 24-hour circadian clock regulates many aspects of physiology, including the response to infectious disease and vaccination.

7 Dec 2021

Scientists find new way to reverse aggressive breast cancer into a less dangerous kind

Scientists at KAIST believe they may have found a way to reverse an aggressive, treatment-resistant type of breast cancer into a less dangerous kind that responds well to treatment.

7 Dec 2021

Cervical cancer screening behaviors differ between vaccinated and unvaccinated women

Women who are vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) are more likely to undergo cervical cancer screenings than unvaccinated women, according to new research by Penn State College of Medicine.

7 Dec 2021

A promising new therapeutic target for kidney disease

Despite nearly two million people dying of acute kidney injury every year, and tens of millions more needing treatment, no effective drug treatment for the condition is available.

7 Dec 2021

New approach to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of liver cancer immunotherapy

In recent years, tumor immunotherapy has emerged as a highly promising and much-touted oncological approach.

7 Dec 2021

Lunaphore highlights novel spatial biology research at SITC 2021

Lunaphore today announced new research from collaborators at the University of Birmingham.

From Lunaphore 7 Dec 2021

Stand Up To Cancer - An Interview with Chris Draft

In this inspiring interview, we speak to former NFL player Chris Draft about lung cancer, and how he has partnered with SU2C to help raise awareness surrounding it.

7 Dec 2021

Data science proved what Pittsburgh’s Black leaders knew: Racial disparities compound covid risk

The ferocity of the covid-19 pandemic did what Black Pittsburgh — communities that make up a quarter of the city's population — thought impossible. It shook the norms.

7 Dec 2021

Study finds mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are effective in cancer patients

The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing infection in most cancer patients, according to a nationwide study of veterans diagnosed with cancer in the past decade.

6 Dec 2021

Antipsychotic drugs associated with increase in risk of breast cancer

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that many commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications are associated with a significant increase in risk of breast cancer.

6 Dec 2021

Novel monoclonal antibody could help revolutionize treatment of children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Survival rates increased about 20% for children with high-risk neuroblastoma enrolled in a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital clinical trial that included a novel monoclonal antibody produced onsite. The findings appeared today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

6 Dec 2021

A faster, safer and more affordable technology to produce personalized cancer therapies

Cell therapy has become an indispensable part of medicine today. With this form of immunotherapy you use your own body cells as medicine to fight the disease.

6 Dec 2021

COVID symptom attestation tool for health care workers helps protect patients and co-workers

Any fever or chills? Cough? Shortness of breath? Answering these questions and others has become a familiar part of daily life during the pandemic.

6 Dec 2021

Long-term exposure to air pollution linked to metabolic-associated fatty liver disease

Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a growing global health challenge and poses a substantial economic burden. A large-scale epidemiologic study in China has identified links between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and MAFLD.

6 Dec 2021

Researchers use gene-editing to create single sex mice litters

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with University of Kent, have used gene editing technology to create female-only and male-only mice litters with 100% efficiency.

6 Dec 2021

New protein variant underlies the ability of gastric cancers to resist chemotherapy

A new protein variant underlies the ability of gastric cancers to resist an otherwise effective family of chemotherapy drugs, according to a study by a multidisciplinary team at Weill Cornell Medicine. The results suggest a treatment strategy that could improve the prognoses of many patients with cancer.

6 Dec 2021

Publicly funded school-based programs can help improve HPV vaccine uptake in children

Boys are 10 times more likely to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) in provinces where the vaccine is publicly funded than in places where it is not, according to a new study published by a researcher at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and colleagues at McGill University, Université de Montréal, and the Jewish General Hospital.

6 Dec 2021

RENAL nephrometry score may help predict which patients are suitable for nephron-sparing surgery

For most children with renal masses, the standard of care has long been to remove the entire affected kidney- which is the protocol for Wilms tumor, the most common kidney cancer in children.

6 Dec 2021

COVID-19 pandemic likely caused new cancer diagnoses to be delayed, study shows

Restrictions in access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the treatment of cancer and other conditions.

6 Dec 2021

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

An assessment of pH-sensitive cationic lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery

Antibody response to COVID-19 vaccine may be affected by the body’s circadian rhythms

Scientists find new way to reverse aggressive breast cancer into a less dangerous kind

Cervical cancer screening behaviors differ between vaccinated and unvaccinated women

A promising new therapeutic target for kidney disease

New approach to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of liver cancer immunotherapy

Lunaphore highlights novel spatial biology research at SITC 2021

Stand Up To Cancer - An Interview with Chris Draft

Data science proved what Pittsburgh’s Black leaders knew: Racial disparities compound covid risk

Study finds mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are effective in cancer patients

Antipsychotic drugs associated with increase in risk of breast cancer

Novel monoclonal antibody could help revolutionize treatment of children with high-risk neuroblastoma

A faster, safer and more affordable technology to produce personalized cancer therapies

COVID symptom attestation tool for health care workers helps protect patients and co-workers

Long-term exposure to air pollution linked to metabolic-associated fatty liver disease

Researchers use gene-editing to create single sex mice litters

New protein variant underlies the ability of gastric cancers to resist chemotherapy

Publicly funded school-based programs can help improve HPV vaccine uptake in children

RENAL nephrometry score may help predict which patients are suitable for nephron-sparing surgery

COVID-19 pandemic likely caused new cancer diagnoses to be delayed, study shows

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