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Study shows interferons do not induce the expression of SARS-CoV-2 cell entry receptor

In a new bioRxiv study, authors identified a isoform of ACE2 (designated as deltaACE2 or dACE2) receptor, shown to be induced in various human cell types.

23 Jul 2020

Researchers recreate pancreatic cancer tissue using 3D-cell culture technique

Pancreatic cancer is a life-threatening disease with very poor survival rates in patients, and--despite various efforts--its treatment remains challenging.

23 Jul 2020

JRC releases 2020 estimates on cancer burden in the EU

Today, the European Commission Joint Research Centre released the 2020 estimates on the burden of cancer in the EU. Female breast cancer is still estimated to be the most commonly diagnosed cancer.

23 Jul 2020

Eikonoklastes Therapeutics announces closing of oversubscribed seed financing

Eikonoklastes Therapeutics, a preclinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation tissue factor (TF) immunotherapies for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and several other diseases with unmet clinical need, today announced closing of an oversubscribed seed financing.

23 Jul 2020

Mysterious enzyme inhibits inflammation in blood vessels, LJI study shows

Scrape your knee, and you'll see some red puffiness appear around the injury. This is inflammation, and it is driven by the immune system.

23 Jul 2020

Research could lead to more efficient cellular immunotherapies for advanced cancers

Adoptive cell transfer immunotherapy is one of the most promising new treatments for people with hard-to-treat cancers.

23 Jul 2020

Study: L-Grb2 has therapeutic efficacy in preclinical models of ovarian and uterine cancer

The cover for issue 29 of Oncotarget features, "In vivo effects of treatment with L-Grb2 in combination with anti-angiogenic therapy in an ovarian tumor model," by Lara, et al. which reported that adaptor proteins such as growth factor receptor-bound protein-2 play important roles in cancer cell signaling.

23 Jul 2020

Study identifies common characteristics of pediatric vestibular schwannomas

Vestibular schwannomas, more commonly known as acoustic neuromas, are benign brain tumors that develop on the balance (vestibular) and hearing or auditory nerves leading from the inner ear to the brain.

23 Jul 2020

Reactivation of divergent signaling pathways can be leveraged to enhance cancer treatment

In order for cancer to form in the human body, normal cells must acquire multiple mutations before they develop toward the disease.

23 Jul 2020

Ashion Analytics and Elevation Oncology form innovative cancer treatment partnership

Ashion Analytics LLC today announced a partnership with Elevation Oncology, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focused on the matching of patients with tumors harboring an NRG1 gene fusion identified using Ashion's proprietary GEM ExTra test with CRESTONE, a registration-directed Phase 2 study sponsored by Elevation Oncology.

23 Jul 2020

Study finds viable drug target for triple negative breast cancer

One member of a larger family of oxygen sensing enzymes could offer a viable target for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), UTSW researchers report in a new study.

23 Jul 2020

New approach tracks tumors in real time, could improve outcomes for cancer patients

A team of University of Alberta researchers has developed a faster way of tracking the movement of tumours in the body during radiation therapy, which could significantly improve outcomes for cancer patients.

23 Jul 2020

SphingoTec introduces a CE-IVD-marked point-of-care test to determine blood levels of bio-ADM

Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH today announced the launch of its IB10 sphingotest bio-ADM, a CE-IVD-marked point-of-care test to quantitatively determine blood levels of Bioactive Adrenomedullin (bio-ADM).

22 Jul 2020

New project explores how algae could be key to next generation of sunscreens

A Swansea University project exploring how to use algae to create the next generation of sunscreens has now teamed up with an award-winning skincare firm to help develop the idea.

22 Jul 2020

Study shows parental hesitancy to begin and complete child's HPV vaccine series

Study results documenting parental hesitancy to begin and complete their child's HPV vaccine series were published in The Lancet Public Health by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

22 Jul 2020

Georgia State researchers receive NSF grant to develop coronavirus test tools

Georgia State University researchers have received a one-year, $200,000 rapid response grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a tool to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic.

22 Jul 2020

New method can detect cancer cells in the abdominal cavity in real time

A research team from Tel Aviv University's Zimin Institute for Engineering Solutions Advancing Better Lives, led by Prof. Noam Shomron and doctoral student Artem Danilevsky, has developed a method to detect cancer cells in the abdominal cavity in real time.

22 Jul 2020

Experts use genomic analysis tools to create personalized treatment for kidney cancer patients

Experts at City of Hope and the Translational Genomics Research Institute are using one of the world's most comprehensive genomic analysis tools to map out personalized treatment plans for metastatic kidney cancer patients.

22 Jul 2020

Texas A&M researcher awarded $5 million CPRIT grant to further cancer studies

On May 20, Dr. Tanmay Lele, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, received a $5 million Recruitment of Established Investigators grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to further knowledge about cancer and how it progresses.

22 Jul 2020

Clinical trial evaluates rapid PCR testing for COVID-19 in London care homes

In a UK-first, Queen Mary University of London is leading a clinical trial of a new rapid COVID-19 testing system that delivers results in under an hour.

22 Jul 2020

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Study shows interferons do not induce the expression of SARS-CoV-2 cell entry receptor

Researchers recreate pancreatic cancer tissue using 3D-cell culture technique

JRC releases 2020 estimates on cancer burden in the EU

Eikonoklastes Therapeutics announces closing of oversubscribed seed financing

Mysterious enzyme inhibits inflammation in blood vessels, LJI study shows

Research could lead to more efficient cellular immunotherapies for advanced cancers

Study: L-Grb2 has therapeutic efficacy in preclinical models of ovarian and uterine cancer

Study identifies common characteristics of pediatric vestibular schwannomas

Reactivation of divergent signaling pathways can be leveraged to enhance cancer treatment

Ashion Analytics and Elevation Oncology form innovative cancer treatment partnership

Study finds viable drug target for triple negative breast cancer

New approach tracks tumors in real time, could improve outcomes for cancer patients

SphingoTec introduces a CE-IVD-marked point-of-care test to determine blood levels of bio-ADM

New project explores how algae could be key to next generation of sunscreens

Study shows parental hesitancy to begin and complete child's HPV vaccine series

Georgia State researchers receive NSF grant to develop coronavirus test tools

New method can detect cancer cells in the abdominal cavity in real time

Experts use genomic analysis tools to create personalized treatment for kidney cancer patients

Texas A&M researcher awarded $5 million CPRIT grant to further cancer studies

Clinical trial evaluates rapid PCR testing for COVID-19 in London care homes

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