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Study: Inaccurate information is a barrier to good health care, education

While many people believe misinformation on Facebook and Twitter from time to time, people with lower education or health literacy levels, a tendency to use alternative medicine, or distrust of the health care system are more likely to believe inaccurate medical postings than others, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

1 Mar 2021

Lung cancer cells activate different signaling pathways in response to KRAS inhibitors

Genetic alterations of the KRAS gene are some of the most common mutations in lung cancer patients, but unfortunately these patients have few effective treatment options.

1 Mar 2021

Study: Highly efficient and balanced immune response key to avoiding COVID-19 symptoms

By analyzing blood samples from individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, researchers in Singapore have begun to unpack the different responses by the body's T cells that determine whether or not an individual develops COVID-19.

1 Mar 2021

New technique uncovers the tricks used by cancer cells to evade immunotherapies

By harnessing the immune system against cancer, immunotherapies have revolutionized the way some types of cancer are treated. But most patients--across cancer types--do not respond, and in most cases, scientists are at a loss as to why.

1 Mar 2021

Scientists test the effect of natural product isolated from sea sponge on cancer cells

Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University together with Russian and German colleagues, continue studying antitumor compounds synthesized based on bioactive molecules isolated from a sea sponge.

1 Mar 2021

A region within GLI1 gene could potentially be targeted as cancer treatment

Scientists from the Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago found that a region within the DNA of the cancer-promoting GLI1 gene is directly responsible for regulating this gene's expression.

1 Mar 2021

NYU Oral Cancer Center receives $3.1 million grant to explore the interplay between nerves and cancer

NYU Oral Cancer Center has been awarded a five-year, $3.1 million grant (R01 CA231396) by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

1 Mar 2021

Study assesses causes of higher COVID-mortality among men

Researchers in the United States, Germany and Uganda have conducted a study showing that the factors responsible for a higher rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality among males are specific to COVID-19 rather than related to men’s shorter life expectancy.

1 Mar 2021

Researchers develop mutant gene-targeted immunotherapy approach to fight cancers

A novel targeted immunotherapy approach developed by researchers at the Ludwig Center, the Lustgarten Laboratory, and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center employs new antibodies against genetically altered proteins to target cancers.

1 Mar 2021

Is transposable element expression affected by SARS-CoV-2 infection?

A study by researchers in Israel aims to establish whether TE expression is altered in SARS-CoV-2 infected cells, and explores the implications for host immune response.

1 Mar 2021

New type of ultrasound scan could improve outcome from brain tumor surgery

A type of ultrasound scan can detect cancer tissue left behind after a brain tumor is removed more sensitively than surgeons, and could improve the outcome from operations, a new study suggests.

1 Mar 2021

ACGT awards $500,000 to advance immunotherapy approach for treating solid tumors

A scientific team led by Brian Brown, PhD, Professor of Genetics and Genomic Sciences and Associate Director of the Precision Immunology Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York, New York), has been awarded $500,000 from Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy to advance a promising immunotherapy approach to fight lung cancer and other solid tumor cancers.

1 Mar 2021

Black churches fill a unique role in combating vaccine fears

In the hospital with covid-19 in December, Lavina Wafer tired of the tubes in her nose and wondered impatiently why she couldn't be discharged. A phone call with her pastor helped her understand that the tube was piping in lifesaving oxygen, which had to be slowly tapered to protect her.

1 Mar 2021

Connecticut is doling out vaccines based strictly on age. It’s simpler, but is it fair?

With Covid vaccines expected to remain scarce into early spring, Connecticut has scrapped its complicated plans to prioritize immunizations for people under 65 with certain chronic conditions and front-line workers. Instead, the state will primarily base eligibility on age.

1 Mar 2021

Study: Eating the right '5-a-day' mix of fruits and vegetables is likely optimal amount for longer life

Studies representing nearly 2 million adults worldwide show that eating about five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, in which 2 are fruits and 3 are vegetables, is likely the optimal amount for longer life, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

1 Mar 2021

New method boosts research efforts to eradicate cancer at its source

A new method, described in a study published today in the journal Nature Communications, has the potential to boost international research efforts to find drugs that eradicate cancer at its source.

1 Mar 2021

Could a diet high in carbohydrates increase your risk of heart disease?

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Mahshid Dehghan about her latest research into diet, and how a diet high in carbohydrates could increase your risk of heart disease.

1 Mar 2021

Researchers review data related to high number of cancer deaths in China

The past century or so has seen unprecedented technological, scientific, and sociological evolution worldwide.

27 Feb 2021

Efficacy of polymeric nano-micelles depends on expression level of c-Myc

The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (Director General: Prof. Kazunori Kataoka, Location: Kawasaki in Japan, Abbreviation: iCONM) reported in ACS Nano (Impact Factor: 14.588 in 2019) together with the group of Prof. Yu Matsumoto of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (Prof. Tatsuya Yamasoba) and the group of Prof. Horacio Cabral of the Department of Bioengineering (Prof. Ryo Miyake) in the University of Tokyo that the efficacy of polymeric nano-micelles with different drug activation profile depends on the expression level of c-Myc, one of the major proto-oncogene, has been developed.

27 Feb 2021

Genomic Data Commons offers the largest resource in cancer genomics

The National Cancer Institute's Genomic Data Commons (GDC), launched in 2016 by then-Vice President Joseph Biden and hosted at the University of Chicago, has become one of the largest and most widely used resources in cancer genomics, with more than 3.3 petabytes of data from more than 65 projects and over 84,000 anonymized patient cases, serving more than 50,000 unique users each month.

27 Feb 2021

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Study: Inaccurate information is a barrier to good health care, education

Lung cancer cells activate different signaling pathways in response to KRAS inhibitors

Study: Highly efficient and balanced immune response key to avoiding COVID-19 symptoms

New technique uncovers the tricks used by cancer cells to evade immunotherapies

Scientists test the effect of natural product isolated from sea sponge on cancer cells

A region within GLI1 gene could potentially be targeted as cancer treatment

NYU Oral Cancer Center receives $3.1 million grant to explore the interplay between nerves and cancer

Study assesses causes of higher COVID-mortality among men

Researchers develop mutant gene-targeted immunotherapy approach to fight cancers

Is transposable element expression affected by SARS-CoV-2 infection?

New type of ultrasound scan could improve outcome from brain tumor surgery

ACGT awards $500,000 to advance immunotherapy approach for treating solid tumors

Black churches fill a unique role in combating vaccine fears

Connecticut is doling out vaccines based strictly on age. It’s simpler, but is it fair?

Study: Eating the right '5-a-day' mix of fruits and vegetables is likely optimal amount for longer life

New method boosts research efforts to eradicate cancer at its source

Could a diet high in carbohydrates increase your risk of heart disease?

Researchers review data related to high number of cancer deaths in China

Efficacy of polymeric nano-micelles depends on expression level of c-Myc

Genomic Data Commons offers the largest resource in cancer genomics

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