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UW Medicine receives NIH support to study aging cells

Efforts to understand aging cells in human tissues have received increased support from the National Institutes of Health.

20 Oct 2021

Kidney cancer study provides new insights into tumor invasion and metastatic competence

How cancers metastasize remains poorly understood. The process begins when cancer cells break off from a tumor and invade blood and lymphatic vessels, the body's alleyways. But studying invasion - typically a microscopic process - is challenging.

20 Oct 2021

Researchers develop a new method to remove old cells from tissues to slow down aging

No one knows why some people age worse than others and develop diseases -such as Alzheimer's, fibrosis, type 2 diabetes or some types of cancer- associated with this ageing process.

20 Oct 2021

Discovery could lead to new treatments for axial spondyloarthritis

In a paper published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers at the Schroeder Arthritis Institute, part of University Health Network in Toronto, have made a discovery that could lead to new treatments for axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), a painful and debilitating form of arthritis which affects 1-2% of Canadians and causes inflammation in the spine, joints, eyes, gut and skin.

20 Oct 2021

Study offers clues to why calorie-restricted diet may slow tumor growth

In recent years, there has been some evidence that dietary interventions can help to slow the growth of tumors.

20 Oct 2021

Albert Einstein College of Medicine wins new NIH funding to support diabetes research

Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a five-year, $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the New York Regional Center for Diabetes Translation Research (NY-CDTR).

20 Oct 2021

Novel pathways to target breast cancer identified

A pathway helping the breast cancer protein BRCA1 repair damaged DNA has been identified by University of Queensland researchers in a study that will inform future targeted therapies.

20 Oct 2021

Washington University receives $7.5 million to support NIH's research on senescent cells

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is joining the National Institutes of Health's new research network focused on the study of senescent cells, a rare and important population of cells that is difficult to study but vital for understanding aging and the diseases of aging, including cancer and neurodegeneration.

20 Oct 2021

Discovery could help develop a new treatment strategy for patients with melanoma

A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers shows that the enzyme KDM5B suppresses anti-melanoma immunity.

20 Oct 2021

Underexpression of specific metabolic enzyme is a common feature in kidney cancer, study shows

A team of investigators has discovered that the underexpression of a specific metabolic enzyme is a common and adverse epigenetic modulating feature in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), according to a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

20 Oct 2021

NIH launches new program to identify and characterize the differences in senescent cells

The National Institutes of Health has launched a program to study a rare type of cells, called "senescent" cells, that play both positive and negative roles in biological processes.

20 Oct 2021

U-M study receives $13 million grant to track cancer risk from environmental exposures

Heavy metals like lead, industrial pollution from steel mills, coal-fired power plants or oil refineries, “forever chemicals” called PFAS that don’t break down in the environment—how much are Michigan residents exposed to these environmental contaminants and what does this mean for their risk of developing cancer?

20 Oct 2021

COVID-19 vaccination side effects in the USA

A new study described and compared self-reported side effects of three different COVID-19 vaccines administered between March 19 and July 15, 2021, in the United States.

20 Oct 2021

Suggested mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 infection inhibition by Mitoxantrone

A group of researchers performed a drug repurposing screen on an FDA-approved anti-cancer drug named Mitoxantrone.

20 Oct 2021

Research may lead to breakthroughs in combating cancer drug resistances

New research has revealed the differences in mechanism behind cancer’s resistance to the major class of anti-cancer drugs known as nucleoside analogues.

20 Oct 2021

Cat bacteria likely to form the basis for novel therapeutics against severe skin infections

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used bacteria found on healthy cats to successfully treat a skin infection on mice. These bacteria may serve as the basis for new therapeutics against severe skin infections in humans, dogs and cats.

20 Oct 2021

Cancer patients opt telemedicine over in-person visits

New research in the October 2021 issue of JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network assessed patient satisfaction and preferences for telemedicine, finding 45% of people with cancer preferred telemedicine, while 34% preferred office visits, and 21% had no preference.

20 Oct 2021

Deep learning algorithm can accurately detect molecular pathways, key mutations in colorectal cancer

A new deep learning algorithm created by researchers from the University of Warwick can pick up the molecular pathways and development of key mutations causing colorectal cancer more accurately than existing methods, meaning patients could benefit from targeted therapies with quicker turnaround times and at a lower cost.

20 Oct 2021

Implementation of WHO's recommended public health policies has been slow globally, says study

Karolinska Institute Implementation of WHO's recommended public health policies on alcohol, unhealthy foods and tobacco has been slow globally, according to a study led by researchers at Karolinska Institute and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, published in the journal The Lancet Global Health.

20 Oct 2021

New technology streamlines the development of gene therapy for genetic blinding disorders

A novel computational platform developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identifies top-performing viral vectors that could deliver gene therapies to the retina with maximum efficiency and precision.

19 Oct 2021

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

UW Medicine receives NIH support to study aging cells

Kidney cancer study provides new insights into tumor invasion and metastatic competence

Researchers develop a new method to remove old cells from tissues to slow down aging

Discovery could lead to new treatments for axial spondyloarthritis

Study offers clues to why calorie-restricted diet may slow tumor growth

Albert Einstein College of Medicine wins new NIH funding to support diabetes research

Novel pathways to target breast cancer identified

Washington University receives $7.5 million to support NIH's research on senescent cells

Discovery could help develop a new treatment strategy for patients with melanoma

Underexpression of specific metabolic enzyme is a common feature in kidney cancer, study shows

NIH launches new program to identify and characterize the differences in senescent cells

U-M study receives $13 million grant to track cancer risk from environmental exposures

COVID-19 vaccination side effects in the USA

Suggested mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 infection inhibition by Mitoxantrone

Research may lead to breakthroughs in combating cancer drug resistances

Cat bacteria likely to form the basis for novel therapeutics against severe skin infections

Cancer patients opt telemedicine over in-person visits

Deep learning algorithm can accurately detect molecular pathways, key mutations in colorectal cancer

Implementation of WHO's recommended public health policies has been slow globally, says study

New technology streamlines the development of gene therapy for genetic blinding disorders

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