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A low-cost biopolymer dressing to help heal chronic wounds

Tens of millions of patients around the world suffer from persistent and potentially life-threatening wounds. These chronic wounds, which are also a leading cause of amputation, have treatments, but the cost of existing wound dressings can prevent them from reaching people in need.

19 Jul 2021

Study: Second dose of COVID-19 vaccine induces a powerful boost to the immune system

The second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine induces a powerful boost to a part of the immune system that provides broad antiviral protection, according to a study led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

19 Jul 2021

Virginia Tech graduate student receives NSF grant to examine new treatments for pancreatic cancer

Jessica Gannon, a recent graduate in mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, will continue her education and research as a doctoral student in biomedical engineering through Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University's School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences.

19 Jul 2021

Tissue-specific genetic interactions drive different types of cancer development

Why do alterations of certain genes cause cancer only in specific organs of the human body? Scientists at the German Cancer Consortium, the Technical University of Munich, and the University Medical Center Göttingen have now demonstrated that cells originating from different organs are differentially susceptible to activating mutations in cancer drivers: The same mutation in precursor cells of the pancreas or the bile duct leads to fundamental different outcomes.

19 Jul 2021

Study illuminates an invisible crisis in children’s mental health

One in eight children have mental disorders that cause symptoms and impairment and therefore require treatment, but even in high-income countries most of these children will not gain access to services to treat them, reports a study published in the journal Evidence-Based Mental Health.

19 Jul 2021

New algorithm can be a more effective way to analyze models of biological systems

From biochemical reactions that produce cancers, to the latest memes virally spreading across social media, simple actions can generate complex behaviors.

16 Jul 2021

New method shows how fatty acids are absorbed by single cells

A new method developed by Institute for Systems Biology and University of California, Riverside provides new insights into cancer biology by allowing researchers to show how fatty acids are absorbed by single cells.

16 Jul 2021

Pandemic disrupted the utilization of women’s preventive health services

The COVID-19 pandemic knocked many women off schedule for important health appointments, a new study finds, and many didn't get back on schedule even after clinics reopened. The effect may have been greatest in areas where such care is already likely falling behind experts' recommendations.

16 Jul 2021

Scientists divide all cancers into two categories

All cancers fall into just two categories, according to new research from scientists at Sinai Health, in findings that could provide a new strategy for treating the most aggressive and untreatable forms of the disease.

16 Jul 2021

Researchers identify novel disorder resulting from a mutation in AIOLOS protein

Primary immunodeficiencies, such as severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID), occur when the immune system does not work properly, leading to increased susceptibility to various infections, autoimmunity, and cancers.

16 Jul 2021

Study uncovers how force dynamics affect cells and living tissues

Researchers, led by Pere Roca-Cusachs at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) discover how force dynamics affect cells, and living tissues. The results give an insight into the critical mechanical processes that occur in different diseases such as cancer.

16 Jul 2021

RUDN University biologists discover the way how macrophages respond to inflammation

RUDN University biologists discovered the way how macrophages (the cells of the "first line" immune response) respond to inflammation and identified how the immune response depends on their origin.

16 Jul 2021

Transient chromosomal errors can spur the formation of tumors, study finds

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has found that inducing random chromosome instability (CIN) events in mice for as little as one week is enough to trigger harmful chromosomal patterns in cells that spur the formation of tumors.

16 Jul 2021

$50,000 grant to help explore the use of turmeric for reducing joint pain in breast cancer patients

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center received a $50,000 grant from the Safeway Foundation to explore the use of the South Asian spice Turmeric as a way of reducing joint pain in breast cancer patients being treated with anti-estrogen drugs.

16 Jul 2021

MIT engineers create new diagnostic nanoparticle that can pinpoint tumor location

Most of the tests that doctors use to diagnose cancer -- such as mammography, colonoscopy, and CT scans -- are based on imaging. More recently, researchers have also developed molecular diagnostics that can detect specific cancer-associated molecules that circulate in bodily fluids like blood or urine.

16 Jul 2021

Combination of investigational therapeutic and chemotherapy shows promise for AML treatment

The investigational therapeutic ficlatuzumab in combination with chemotherapy showed signs of clinical efficacy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

16 Jul 2021

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals cells that could protect from fatal lung disease

Single-cell RNA sequencing has revealed a subset of cells that could provide protection from a rare, but severely debilitating and fatal, lung disease.

16 Jul 2021

Reducing the impacts of stress on working cancer caregivers

It's difficult enough when a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, but employed spouses of those who receive the diagnosis also are confronted with an array of practical problems. It's now up to them to untangle issues around medical leave, health insurance, caregiving benefits, and more.

15 Jul 2021

Research shows the effect of physical activity on bowel cancer cell growth

New research presented at The Physiological Society's Annual Conference Physiology 2021 shows that molecules released into the bloodstream during exercise (such as small proteins) can act directly on bowel cancer cells to slow down their growth.

15 Jul 2021

Researchers identify a new, promising biomarker for bacterial soft tissue infections

Rapid diagnosis is crucial in bacterial soft tissue infections to reduce the risk of severe injury or amputation.

15 Jul 2021

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

A low-cost biopolymer dressing to help heal chronic wounds

Study: Second dose of COVID-19 vaccine induces a powerful boost to the immune system

Virginia Tech graduate student receives NSF grant to examine new treatments for pancreatic cancer

Tissue-specific genetic interactions drive different types of cancer development

Study illuminates an invisible crisis in children’s mental health

New algorithm can be a more effective way to analyze models of biological systems

New method shows how fatty acids are absorbed by single cells

Pandemic disrupted the utilization of women’s preventive health services

Scientists divide all cancers into two categories

Researchers identify novel disorder resulting from a mutation in AIOLOS protein

Study uncovers how force dynamics affect cells and living tissues

RUDN University biologists discover the way how macrophages respond to inflammation

Transient chromosomal errors can spur the formation of tumors, study finds

$50,000 grant to help explore the use of turmeric for reducing joint pain in breast cancer patients

MIT engineers create new diagnostic nanoparticle that can pinpoint tumor location

Combination of investigational therapeutic and chemotherapy shows promise for AML treatment

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals cells that could protect from fatal lung disease

Reducing the impacts of stress on working cancer caregivers

Research shows the effect of physical activity on bowel cancer cell growth

Researchers identify a new, promising biomarker for bacterial soft tissue infections

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