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COVID-19 pandemic has escalated into a ‘syndemic’ for chronic disease patients

The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated into a ‘syndemic’ for people with chronic illnesses, a new UNSW study analysing data from low and middle-income countries shows.

23 Oct 2020

Researchers find a new therapeutic approach to combat leukemia

Leukemia frequently originates from the so-called leukemic stem cell, which resides in a tumor promoting and protecting niche within the bone marrow. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany, have found a new way to make these cells vulnerable by specifically dislodging these cells from their niches.

23 Oct 2020

Investigational drug offers benefits for patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes

The findings, simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week 2020 conference, show the investigational drug finerenone had tangible renal and cardiovascular benefits for patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes.

23 Oct 2020

$14 million grant awarded to mitigate the impact of cancer on Pacific Islanders

The University of Guam and the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center were each awarded five-year grants totaling more than $14 million to mitigate the impact of cancer on Pacific Islanders through cancer research, career training, and community outreach.

23 Oct 2020

Travel on Thanksgiving? Pass the COVID

Molly Wiese was truly stumped. Her parents and siblings live in Southern California, and Wiese, a 35-year-old lawyer, has returned home every Christmas since she moved to Minnesota in 2007.

23 Oct 2020

Initial phase of COVID-19 lockdown decreased sleep, exercise and mental health

A first-of-its-kind global survey shows the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown dramatically altered our personal habits, largely for the worse.

23 Oct 2020

Review: Twitter can be a useful resource not only for breast cancer patients but also for doctors

A UCLA-led review of nine years of social media posts with the hashtag BCSM suggests that Twitter can be a useful resource not only for patients, but also for physicians and researchers.

23 Oct 2020

New staging system can inform treatment decisions for non-metastatic prostate cancer

Doctors and biostatisticians at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have led the development and validation of a staging system to better predict outcomes and inform treatment decisions for men diagnosed with non-metastatic prostate cancer.

23 Oct 2020

Joint Pathology Center selects Huron Digital Pathology’s image search engine to unlock vast knowledge contained in world’s largest human tissue repository

Huron Digital Pathology announced today that the Joint Pathology Center (JPC), the premier pathology reference center for the United States federal government and part of the US Defense Health Agency, has selected Huron’s artificial intelligence-enabled LagottoTM image search engine to index and search JPC’s growing digital image archive, as part of JPC’s digital pathology modernization efforts.

From Huron Digital Pathology 23 Oct 2020

New technique could propel personalized cancer treatments

When it comes to defeating cancer, some immune cells are mightier than others. But even the best-trained eye and today's advanced scientific tools have trouble discerning the most powerful tumor-fighting cells from the rest.

23 Oct 2020

New method can detect high levels of COVID-19 antibodies

A more efficient and much faster method to assess high levels of neutralizing antibodies to COVID-19 could point the way to better understanding and treatment of the disease, according to new published findings by scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) and the University of Michigan (U-M).

23 Oct 2020

Researchers create AI system that matches tumors to best drug combinations

Only 4 percent of all cancer therapeutic drugs under development earn final approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

23 Oct 2020

Researchers receive $2+ million grant to study acupuncture in emergency departments

Jeffery Dusek, PhD, Director of Research at University Hospitals (UH) Connor Integrative Health Network and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Case Western Reserve University, and colleagues were recently awarded a 3-year, $2+ million grant from the National Center of Complementary and Integrative Health, part of the National Institutes of Health.

22 Oct 2020

Researchers develop a novel way to simplify cellular optogenetic tools

Cellular optogenetics is a technique that allows researchers to use light to precisely control cell signaling and function in space and time enabling the investigation of mechanisms involved in disease processes.

22 Oct 2020

Research findings could potentially help exploit the weaknesses of cancer cells

Every cell in our body constantly divides to form new cells. This happens without us even thinking about it. However, every single time a cell divides, a complicated process has to unfold just the right way for our cells to avoid sickness and death.

22 Oct 2020

Researchers identify molecular connection between meat, dairy diets and cancer risk

An international team of researchers has identified a direct molecular link between meat and dairy diets and the development of antibodies in the blood that increase the chances of developing cancer.

22 Oct 2020

Novel tool can provide rapid stroke diagnosis from interaction with a smartphone

A new tool created by researchers at Penn State and Houston Methodist Hospital could diagnose a stroke based on abnormalities in a patient's speech ability and facial muscular movements, and with the accuracy of an emergency room physician -- all within minutes from an interaction with a smartphone.

22 Oct 2020

Study: More women with invasive breast cancer could potentially be spared an axillary surgery

More women could potentially be spared an axillary lymph node dissection -- the surgical removal of 10-20 lymph nodes -- a procedure that causes disabling arm swelling in up to 25% of women, according to a UCLA study led by Dr. Maggie DiNome, chief of breast surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

22 Oct 2020

New technique uses light to modify disease signaling

Most diseases are caused by aberrant cell signaling processes and basic research in cell signaling is needed to identify targets for future therapeutic approaches, especially in cases where no cures or effective treatments are currently available.

22 Oct 2020

New method for producing FTVI enzyme can help improve cord blood transplants

A new way of producing an enzyme called fucosyltransferase VI (FTVI) in the lab could help enhance the therapeutic potential of cord blood transplants.

22 Oct 2020

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Latest Cancer News and Research

COVID-19 pandemic has escalated into a ‘syndemic’ for chronic disease patients

Researchers find a new therapeutic approach to combat leukemia

Investigational drug offers benefits for patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes

$14 million grant awarded to mitigate the impact of cancer on Pacific Islanders

Travel on Thanksgiving? Pass the COVID

Initial phase of COVID-19 lockdown decreased sleep, exercise and mental health

Review: Twitter can be a useful resource not only for breast cancer patients but also for doctors

New staging system can inform treatment decisions for non-metastatic prostate cancer

Joint Pathology Center selects Huron Digital Pathology’s image search engine to unlock vast knowledge contained in world’s largest human tissue repository

New technique could propel personalized cancer treatments

New method can detect high levels of COVID-19 antibodies

Researchers create AI system that matches tumors to best drug combinations

Researchers receive $2+ million grant to study acupuncture in emergency departments

Researchers develop a novel way to simplify cellular optogenetic tools

Research findings could potentially help exploit the weaknesses of cancer cells

Researchers identify molecular connection between meat, dairy diets and cancer risk

Novel tool can provide rapid stroke diagnosis from interaction with a smartphone

Study: More women with invasive breast cancer could potentially be spared an axillary surgery

New technique uses light to modify disease signaling

New method for producing FTVI enzyme can help improve cord blood transplants

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