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Improving dialogue between healthcare professionals and patients in bladder cancer

In this interview, Dr. Ignacio Duran and Alex Filicevas focus on improving dialogue between healthcare professionals and patients, outlining ways in which we can encourage open discussion to improve the overall patient experience.

From Janssen Pharmaceuticals 1 Aug 2022

Nutritive intervention could be an effective treatment method in maintaining human health

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of dietary regulation on human health and disease.

1 Aug 2022

Higher insulin dose is positively linked with cancer incidence, study finds

Dr. Yuanjie Mao has led a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology looking at the correlation between daily insulin dose and cancer incidence (the number of new cases) among patients with type 1 diabetes, finding that higher insulin dose is positively associated with cancer incidence and that the association is stronger among those with insulin resistance.

29 Jul 2022

Study shows cellular differences in brain development between modern humans and Neanderthals

Dresden and Leipzig researchers find that stem cells in the developing brain of modern humans take longer to divide and make fewer errors when distributing their chromosomes to their daughter cells, compared to those of Neanderthals.

29 Jul 2022

Researchers use a tumor organoid system to examine bacterial effects on immunotherapy

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine researchers are using a tumor organoid system to examine the effects of metabolites secreted by bacteria on a specialized immunotherapy – immune checkpoint blockage, a promising cancer treatment development – to determine why some patients don't respond or develop a resistance to the treatment over time.

29 Jul 2022

Understanding the genetic testing-related information needs of ovarian cancer patients

JMIR Publications recently published "Understanding the Information Needs of Patients With Ovarian Cancer Regarding Genetic Testing to Inform Intervention Design: Interview Study" in JMIR Cancer, which reported that experts in gynecological cancer care recommend that all patients with invasive or high-grade ovarian cancer (OC) undergo genetic testing.

29 Jul 2022

Study examines the feasibility of patient engagement with digital life coaching during stem cell transplant

JMIR Publications recently published "Digital Life Coaching During Stem Cell Transplantation: Development and Usability Study" in JMIR Formative Research which reported that the authors launched a single-arm pilot study to investigate the feasibility of patient engagement with digital life coaching (DLC) during this intensive period.

29 Jul 2022

Nonfungible tokens may help overcome the ethical challenges for secondary use of biospecimens

JMIR Publications recently published "Nonfungible Tokens as a Blockchain Solution to Ethical Challenges for the Secondary Use of Biospecimens: Viewpoint" in JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology in which the authors discuss how current practices of de-identifying human samples for research is reminiscent of the treatment of Henrietta Lacks's tissue in 1951.

29 Jul 2022

Green methodologies for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds

The book "Key Heterocyclic Cores for Smart Anticancer Drug–Design Part I" is an overview of various green methodologies for the synthesis of these heterocyclic cores.

29 Jul 2022

People eating more fiber-rich food have very healthy microbiomes, study shows

That huge array of dietary fiber supplements in the drugstore or grocery aisle can be overwhelming to a consumer. They make all sorts of health claims too, not being subject to FDA review and approval. So how do you know which supplement works and would be best for you?

29 Jul 2022

Celebrating the role of aspirin as chemopreventative agent against cancer

A special edition issue of the Aspirin Summaries has been published '125 years of aspirin - the role of aspirin in cancer' issue 2022.

29 Jul 2022

Two Weill Cornell doctoral students receive Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study from HHMI

Two doctoral students at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences have been awarded prestigious Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

29 Jul 2022

RINVOQ® (upadacitinib) Approved by European Commission as an Oral Treatment for Adults with Active Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

With this approval, RINVOQ® is the first and only Janus Kinase inhibitor approved to treat patients across the spectrum of axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA and ankylosing spondylitis) in the EU.

From AbbVie 29 Jul 2022

Hospices have become big business for private equity firms, raising concerns about end-of-life care

Hospice care, once provided primarily by nonprofit agencies, has seen a remarkable shift over the past decade, with more than two-thirds of hospices nationwide now operating as for-profit entities.

29 Jul 2022

Tannins as therapeutic agents against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers reviewed tannins as therapeutic agents against SARS-CoV-2.

29 Jul 2022

Can spirituality lead to better health?

Can spirituality lead to better health outcomes? In this interview, we speak to Dr. Tracy Balboni from Harvard Medical School to find out more!

29 Jul 2022

Modifi Bio comes up with a new technology to combat cancer cells with DNA modification

Modifi Biosciences announced today that the journal Science has published a critical study validating the company's novel oncology platform based on new classes of molecules that exploit tumor-associated DNA repair defects through direct cancer cell DNA modification.

29 Jul 2022

New glioma drug may represent a paradigm for designing therapeutics exploiting specific DNA repair

A new class of glioma drugs exploits tumors that lack the DNA repair enzyme MGMT; the drugs lead to the generation of cytotoxic DNA and selectively kill tumor cells without the risk of resistance, researchers report.

29 Jul 2022

Study investigates the combined effects of aging and HIV-1 Tat expression in mice

A new research paper was published in Aging ("Aging (Albany NY)" by Medline/PubMed, "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 14, Issue 13, entitled, "Age-related neuroendocrine, cognitive, and behavioral co-morbidities are promoted by HIV-1 Tat expression in male mice."

29 Jul 2022

Researchers discover cell signaling pathway responsible for the development of esophageal cancers

Of the roughly 20,000 people in the U.S. diagnosed with esophageal cancer this year, just 4,000 are likely to still be alive in 2027.

28 Jul 2022

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Improving dialogue between healthcare professionals and patients in bladder cancer

Nutritive intervention could be an effective treatment method in maintaining human health

Higher insulin dose is positively linked with cancer incidence, study finds

Study shows cellular differences in brain development between modern humans and Neanderthals

Researchers use a tumor organoid system to examine bacterial effects on immunotherapy

Understanding the genetic testing-related information needs of ovarian cancer patients

Study examines the feasibility of patient engagement with digital life coaching during stem cell transplant

Nonfungible tokens may help overcome the ethical challenges for secondary use of biospecimens

Green methodologies for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds

People eating more fiber-rich food have very healthy microbiomes, study shows

Celebrating the role of aspirin as chemopreventative agent against cancer

Two Weill Cornell doctoral students receive Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study from HHMI

RINVOQ® (upadacitinib) Approved by European Commission as an Oral Treatment for Adults with Active Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

Hospices have become big business for private equity firms, raising concerns about end-of-life care

Tannins as therapeutic agents against SARS-CoV-2

Can spirituality lead to better health?

Modifi Bio comes up with a new technology to combat cancer cells with DNA modification

New glioma drug may represent a paradigm for designing therapeutics exploiting specific DNA repair

Study investigates the combined effects of aging and HIV-1 Tat expression in mice

Researchers discover cell signaling pathway responsible for the development of esophageal cancers

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