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Listeria-based booster vaccine strategy offers improved protection against recurrent colorectal cancer

Colorectal, pancreatic, esophageal and stomach cancers - some of the deadliest kinds of cancer - have high recurrence rates where the cancer comes back even after successful surgery or radiation treatment.

23 Jun 2022

Is the ability to complete a 10- second one-legged stance associated with all-cause mortality?

Researchers investigated the association between a complete 10-second one-legged stance and all-cause mortality.

23 Jun 2022

Trump’s legacy looms large as Colorado aims to close the Hispanic insurance gap

Armando Peniche Rosales has a crooked toe that for years has predicted the weather, growing sensitive when rain or cold is coming.

23 Jun 2022

Study provides better understanding of the brain pathways that control nausea

Nausea is a bit of a catchall sensation for the human body: the unpleasant sick feeling can hit us as a result of everything from pregnancy or a migraine to eating spoiled food or undergoing chemotherapy.

22 Jun 2022

Immune and central nervous systems may play a key role in ALS, Mount Sinai researchers report

The immune system may play a fundamental role along with the central nervous system in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as "Lou Gehrig's disease," Mount Sinai researchers report.

22 Jun 2022

Researchers identify biomarkers that could be targets for novel drugs to treat glioblastoma

Biomarkers that could be targets for novel drugs to treat glioblastoma brain tumors have been identified by investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, providing hope for a cancer that is highly lethal.

22 Jun 2022

Simple blood test can predict liver cancer risk in NAFLD patients

An estimated one-quarter of adults in the U.S. have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an excess of fat in liver cells that can cause chronic inflammation and liver damage, increasing the risk of liver cancer.

22 Jun 2022

Novel drug molecule targets T-cells causing inflammation in heart failure patients

Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have developed a novel drug molecule that targets T-cells causing inflammation in heart failure patients, stopping further progression of the disease.

22 Jun 2022

Disrupting tuft cell development may be a new way to treat deadly lung cancer

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Christopher Vakoc's team discovered in 2018 a new type of small-cell lung cancer. The cancer originates from cells known as tuft cells.

22 Jun 2022

Lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors can be safely vaccinated against COVID-19, study says

Cancer patients have received priority status to receive COVID-19 vaccinations but there is limited data regarding the safety and efficacy of the vaccines for patients treated for lung cancer with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

22 Jun 2022

Susan G. Komen awards $21.7 million to 48 new research projects aimed at improving breast cancer patient outcomes

Susan G. Komen, the world's leading breast cancer organization, is awarding $21.7 million to fund 48 new research projects at 26 distinguished academic medical institutions in the U.S. that are focused on improving patient outcomes – particularly for people with the most aggressive breast cancers, or who have experienced a recurrence or metastasis.

22 Jun 2022

Olfactory sensor can authenticate individuals by analyzing their breath

Biometric authentication like fingerprint and iris scans are a staple of any spy movie, and trying to circumvent those security measures is often a core plot point. But these days the technology is not limited to spies, as fingerprint verification and facial recognition are now common features on many of our phones.

22 Jun 2022

Preclinical study unlocks the promise of CAR T-cell therapy for treatment of solid tumors

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital identified a molecular mechanism that in a preclinical study unlocked the promise of CAR T–cell therapy for treatment of solid tumors.

22 Jun 2022

Deaths due to fungal infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US

A recent study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases assessed deaths due to fungal infections during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States (US).

22 Jun 2022

Researchers map cancer driver mutations across the human genome

In a recent study published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers explored the causes of cancer by mapping somatic mutation rates across the human genome.

22 Jun 2022

New technology can revitalize the bactericidal effects of conventional antibiotics in MDR E.coli infections

A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has designed a non-invasive technology to revitalize the bactericidal effects of conventional antibiotics in multidrug-resistant (MDR)Escherichia coli (E. coli)-associated deep tissue infections, such as urinary tract and peritoneal infections.

22 Jun 2022

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Listeria-based booster vaccine strategy offers improved protection against recurrent colorectal cancer

Is the ability to complete a 10- second one-legged stance associated with all-cause mortality?

Trump’s legacy looms large as Colorado aims to close the Hispanic insurance gap

Study provides better understanding of the brain pathways that control nausea

Immune and central nervous systems may play a key role in ALS, Mount Sinai researchers report

Researchers identify biomarkers that could be targets for novel drugs to treat glioblastoma

Simple blood test can predict liver cancer risk in NAFLD patients

Novel drug molecule targets T-cells causing inflammation in heart failure patients

Disrupting tuft cell development may be a new way to treat deadly lung cancer

Lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors can be safely vaccinated against COVID-19, study says

Susan G. Komen awards $21.7 million to 48 new research projects aimed at improving breast cancer patient outcomes

Olfactory sensor can authenticate individuals by analyzing their breath

Preclinical study unlocks the promise of CAR T-cell therapy for treatment of solid tumors

Deaths due to fungal infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US

Researchers map cancer driver mutations across the human genome

New technology can revitalize the bactericidal effects of conventional antibiotics in MDR E.coli infections

Potential SARS-CoV-2 antivirals based on host miRNAs

Medical societies publish guidelines on how to treat pre-invasive lesions of the vulva

Moderna to build large-scale mRNA manufacturing center in the UK

Vitamins are a waste of money for non-pregnant and healthy Americans, scientists say

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