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CSHL researchers discover how pancreatic cancer cells develop resistance to drug treatments

Cancer cells can become resistant to treatments through adaptation, making them notoriously tricky to defeat and highly lethal. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center Director David Tuveson and his team investigated the basis of "adaptive resistance" common to pancreatic cancer.

22 Jun 2021

Engineering nanobodies to fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Scientists are pursuing a new strategy in the protracted fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus by engineering nanobodies that can neutralize virus variants in two different ways.

22 Jun 2021

Family-based cancer clustering occurs more frequently among minority populations, study shows

Increased risk of cancer due to a genetic predisposition in first- and second-degree relatives is long-established but has previously only been studied in white or European populations.

22 Jun 2021

Is Rand Paul mixing up the vaccine message for Covid survivors?

Last week, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) posted a Twitter thread asserting that people who have survived a Covid-19 infection were unlikely to be reinfected and have better immunity against variants than those who have been vaccinated against — but not infected by — SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid.

22 Jun 2021

In a murky sea of mental health apps, consumers left adrift

In the eyes of the tech industry, mental health treatment is an area ripe for disruption.

22 Jun 2021

Smoother silicone breast implants can reduce inflammation and other immune system reactions

According to researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Rice University in Houston, silicone breast implants with a smoother surface design have less risk of producing inflammation and other immune system reactions than those with more roughly textured coatings.

22 Jun 2021

Researchers develop new therapeutic approach for treating acute myeloid leukemia

Leukemia stem cells are rare cells that can renew themselves while continuing to generate malignant cells known as leukemic blasts. These cells are difficult to eradicate using chemotherapy drugs and frequently lead to recurrence of leukemia.

22 Jun 2021

Study: Immune responses may develop against other proteins produced by SARS-CoV-2

All coronaviruses produce four primary structural proteins and multiple nonstructural proteins. However, the majority of antibody-based SARS-CoV-2 research has focused on the spike and nucleocapsid proteins.

22 Jun 2021

Researchers decode the mechanisms of cell renewal process

The human intestine is made up of more than 40 square meters of tissue, with a multitude of folds on its internal surface that resemble valleys and mountain peaks in order to increase the absorption of nutrients.

22 Jun 2021

Online forum marks the beginning of new era in medical research

After decades of scientific efforts, the search for successful treatments of many cancers and most metastatic disease, Alzheimer's and other incapacitating and/or deadly conditions sometimes seems to have hit a wall.

22 Jun 2021

RedHill presents positive Phase 2 results for oral opaganib in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

RedHill Biopharma Ltd., a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced presentation of the positive Phase 2 safety and efficacy data for oral opaganib (Yeliva®, ABC294640) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia at the World Microbe Forum (WMF) 2021 (poster #: 5574).

21 Jun 2021

FLASH radiotherapy could revolutionize future tumor treatments

It could become a breakthrough for future tumor treatments with heavy ions and pave new ways: In the current experiment period FAIR-Phase 0, the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the future accelerator center FAIR succeeded in performing a carbon ion FLASH experiment for the first time.

21 Jun 2021

Upper airway model derived from iPSCs paves the way for broader studies of viral lung infections

A team led by researchers at Newcastle University, UK has successfully created a model of the cells found in the lungs that can be used to replicate how COVID-19 infects the airways.

21 Jun 2021

Unrepaired DNA damage can increase the speed of aging, study suggests

Every day, our bodies face a bombardment of UV rays, ozone, cigarette smoke, industrial chemicals and other hazards.

21 Jun 2021

Researchers analyze how breast implant surfaces influence immune response

Rice University bioengineers collaborated on a six-year study that systematically analyzed how the surface architecture of breast implants influences the development of adverse effects, including an unusual type of lymphoma.

21 Jun 2021

CU Cancer Center secures unique SPORE grant for head and neck cancer research

Research and treatment of head and neck cancers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center reached a new level this month with a highly competitive Specialized Programs of Research Excellence grant from the National Cancer Institute.

21 Jun 2021

Discovery provides new target to make melanomas more vulnerable to anti-cancer treatments

Hypoxia, or the inadequate oxygenation of a tissue, is a condition occurring frequently in all solid tumors such as melanoma skin cancer.

21 Jun 2021

New breakthrough could lead to a cure for common childhood cancer

Scientists studying a common childhood cancer have made a major breakthrough which could lead to a cure for some youngsters who would not have survived the condition.

21 Jun 2021

FDA approves oral pellets to treat children with venous thromboembolism

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) oral pellets to treat children 3 months to less than 12 years old with venous thromboembolism (a condition where blood clots form in the veins) directly after they have been treated with a blood thinner given by injection for at least five days.

21 Jun 2021

University of Louisville receives NIH funding to support research into liver-related illness

The University of Louisville Hepatobiology and Toxicology Center of Biomedical Research Excellence has received $11.3 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to support its research into liver-related illness for an additional five years.

21 Jun 2021

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

CSHL researchers discover how pancreatic cancer cells develop resistance to drug treatments

Engineering nanobodies to fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Family-based cancer clustering occurs more frequently among minority populations, study shows

Is Rand Paul mixing up the vaccine message for Covid survivors?

In a murky sea of mental health apps, consumers left adrift

Smoother silicone breast implants can reduce inflammation and other immune system reactions

Researchers develop new therapeutic approach for treating acute myeloid leukemia

Study: Immune responses may develop against other proteins produced by SARS-CoV-2

Researchers decode the mechanisms of cell renewal process

Online forum marks the beginning of new era in medical research

RedHill presents positive Phase 2 results for oral opaganib in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

FLASH radiotherapy could revolutionize future tumor treatments

Upper airway model derived from iPSCs paves the way for broader studies of viral lung infections

Unrepaired DNA damage can increase the speed of aging, study suggests

Researchers analyze how breast implant surfaces influence immune response

CU Cancer Center secures unique SPORE grant for head and neck cancer research

Discovery provides new target to make melanomas more vulnerable to anti-cancer treatments

New breakthrough could lead to a cure for common childhood cancer

FDA approves oral pellets to treat children with venous thromboembolism

University of Louisville receives NIH funding to support research into liver-related illness

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