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BU researchers develop a risk prediction model for breast cancer in Black women

In the United States, Black women are more likely to have breast cancer at earlier ages and with a worse prognosis than white women. Despite this, there is a critical gap in breast cancer risk prediction models for Black women.

29 Oct 2021

Cancer cells exploit genetic and cellular processes to promote tumor growth

Writing in EMBO reports, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health describe how a pair of fundamental genetic and cellular processes are exploited by cancer cells to promote tumor survival and growth.

29 Oct 2021

Drug-like molecule can counteract the effects of mutated epigenetic regulators that drive cancers

A decade ago, genome sequencing revealed a big surprise: about 50 percent of human cancers are linked to mutations in what are known as epigenetic regulators, which control the activity of genes.

29 Oct 2021

Researchers develop eToeholds for safe, effective RNA and cellular therapies

RNAs are best known as the molecules that translate information encoded in genes into proteins with their myriad of activities.

29 Oct 2021

Pathway preferential estrogens may be a safer alternative to hormone replacement therapy, study shows

Postmenopausal women have increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease due to loss of estrogen from metabolic changes. A high-fat diet further exacerbates the disease, which can progress to cirrhosis and liver failure.

29 Oct 2021

$2.1 million gift will support the development of Dean-Hertzberg Breast Cancer Database System

In an important step that could help answer research questions about breast cancer and develop more personalized solutions for patients, philanthropists Richard and Carol Dean Hertzberg have committed $2.1 million to develop and maintain the Dean-Hertzberg Breast Cancer Database System (BCDS) at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.

29 Oct 2021

Study focuses on the high hepatitis C rates in pregnant people

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to long-term health problems including liver damage, liver failure, cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. These outcomes are especially dangerous for pregnant people and their babies.

29 Oct 2021

New approach to control the hierarchical assembly of protein pathways with DNA

Northwestern investigators have identified a novel approach to control the hierarchical assembly of protein pathways with DNA, according to a study published the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

29 Oct 2021

ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don’t have covid

Inside the emergency department at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, staff members are struggling to care for patients showing up much sicker than they’ve ever seen.

29 Oct 2021

Scientists uncover key genetic networks governing human embryonic stem cell behavior

At the earliest stages of human embryonic development, a small collection of cells known as human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) orchestrates growth and differentiation, eventually giving rise to highly specialized human tissues.

28 Oct 2021

Mitochondrial proteins last much longer than expected, finds study

Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell, generating the energy that's needed to fuel the functions that our cells carry out.

28 Oct 2021

Chromosome aberrations linked to acute toxicities in esophageal cancer patients

Japanese researchers identified chromosome aberrations as a new biomarker in predicting an esophageal cancer patient's risk of experiencing severe chemoradiotherapy side effects.

28 Oct 2021

Penn's newly created split-engineered base editors show potential for research, therapeutics

Targeted mutations to the genome can now be introduced by splitting specific mutator enzymes and then triggering them to reconstitute, according to research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

28 Oct 2021

UAB researchers show how to identify non-responding tumors and improve immunotherapy response

Immunotherapy using checkpoint inhibitors can work well to treat cancer, but only a minority of patients respond to therapy.

28 Oct 2021

A new approach to selectively turn on gene therapies in target cells

Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a way to selectively turn on gene therapies in target cells, including human cells.

28 Oct 2021

Diet-associated molecules in the gut are linked with aggressive prostate cancer

Cleveland Clinic researchers have shown for the first time that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting dietary interventions may help reduce risk. Findings from the study were published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

28 Oct 2021

'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

A new review of current literature, conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London, has found that irregular responses in the brain to challenging tasks and mistakes could be key to understanding common links between abnormal behaviors in a range of mental illness and cognitive disorders.

28 Oct 2021

Experts create deep learning network capable of detecting disease biomarkers with high accuracy

Researchers are developing a deep learning network capable of detecting disease biomarkers with a much higher degree of accuracy.

28 Oct 2021

Immune cell patterns can help predict if kidney cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and UCL have found immune cell patterns within tumors that can help predict if patients with kidney cancer will respond to immunotherapy.

28 Oct 2021

Five-day course of preoperative radiation therapy for sarcoma provides excellent local control rates

In a phase 2 single-institution study, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that dose-equivalent preoperative radiation therapy for extremity/trunk soft tissue sarcoma delivered in five days rather than over the conventional five weeks produced similar benefits and treatment side effects.

28 Oct 2021

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

BU researchers develop a risk prediction model for breast cancer in Black women

Cancer cells exploit genetic and cellular processes to promote tumor growth

Drug-like molecule can counteract the effects of mutated epigenetic regulators that drive cancers

Researchers develop eToeholds for safe, effective RNA and cellular therapies

Pathway preferential estrogens may be a safer alternative to hormone replacement therapy, study shows

$2.1 million gift will support the development of Dean-Hertzberg Breast Cancer Database System

Study focuses on the high hepatitis C rates in pregnant people

New approach to control the hierarchical assembly of protein pathways with DNA

ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don’t have covid

Scientists uncover key genetic networks governing human embryonic stem cell behavior

Mitochondrial proteins last much longer than expected, finds study

Chromosome aberrations linked to acute toxicities in esophageal cancer patients

Penn's newly created split-engineered base editors show potential for research, therapeutics

UAB researchers show how to identify non-responding tumors and improve immunotherapy response

A new approach to selectively turn on gene therapies in target cells

Diet-associated molecules in the gut are linked with aggressive prostate cancer

'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

Experts create deep learning network capable of detecting disease biomarkers with high accuracy

Immune cell patterns can help predict if kidney cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

Five-day course of preoperative radiation therapy for sarcoma provides excellent local control rates

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