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Lattice light-sheet microscopy could help in drug and vaccine development

From testing drugs to developing vaccines, the close study of the immune system is key to improving real-world health outcomes. T-cells are integral to this research, as these white blood cells help tailor the body's immune response to specific pathogens.

21 May 2020

Magnetic core-shell iron nanowires can be used for noninvasive medical imaging

Living cells inside the body could be placed under surveillance--their location and migration noninvasively tracked in real time over many days--using a new method developed by researchers at KAUST.

20 May 2020

Experts urge further improvements in COVID-19 testing to increase speed and availability

In an important, comprehensive, and timely review, an expert team from the University of California Berkeley details the methodologies used in nucleic acid-based tests for detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

20 May 2020

MIT researchers describe new methods for accelerating drug approvals during pandemics

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a pair of studies in a COVID-19 special issue of the Harvard Data Science Review, freely available via open access, describing new methods for accelerating drug approvals during pandemics and for providing more accurate measures of the probabilities of success for clinical trials of vaccines and other anti-infective therapies.

20 May 2020

Durvalumab plus chemotherapy improved overall survival rate for mesothelioma patients

PrECOG, LLC is reporting clinical efficacy and biomarker analyses from its single-arm phase two study PrE0505 for the initial treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.

20 May 2020

Molecular testing rates in most countries less than 50%, IASLC survey finds

Access to targeted therapies for lung cancer depends on accurate identification of patients' biomarkers through molecular testing, but survey results published today in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology suggest that many international clinicians are unaware of evidence-based guidelines that support the use of molecular testing.

20 May 2020

Complex analytical methods contribute to variability of research outcomes

A new Tel Aviv University-led study published on May 20 in Nature offers new evidence that the complexity of contemporary analytical methods in science contributes to the variability of research outcomes.

20 May 2020

New technique reveals potentially treatable mutations in subset of prostate cancer patients

Prostate cancer patients who do not respond well to PSMA-targeted therapy often have potentially treatable mutations in their DNA damage-repair genes, according to research published in the May issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

20 May 2020

Scientists develop novel flow cytometry technique to quantify protein production in T-cells

A team of scientists from Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has developed a novel flow cytometry technique that can, for the first-time, quantify protein production in T-cells.

20 May 2020

'Senolytic' therapy blunts liver tumor progression in animal models

"Senotherapy," a treatment that uses small molecule drugs to target "senescent" cells, or those cells that no longer undergo cell division, blunts liver tumor progression in animal models according to new research from a team led by Celeste Simon, Ph.D., a professor of Cell and Developmental Biology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and scientific director of the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute.

20 May 2020

Dana-Farber launches clinical test of blood cancer drug in COVID-19 patients

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have launched a clinical test of a blood cancer drug in patients infected with the COVID-19 virus. T

20 May 2020

Doctoral candidate receives NIH fellowship to study how adenovirus affects heart function

A dose of adenovirus hits most people like a common cold - a cough, a fever, maybe a sore throat. But for an unfortunate few, the usually benign bug hacks the heart's cellular electrical communication system and sometimes proves fatal.

20 May 2020

New test strip could provide accurate point-of-care diagnostics for cancer, COVID-19

A new synthetic paper for finger-prick blood tests could provide accurate point-of-care diagnostics for cancer, COVID-19, and other serious diseases.

20 May 2020

Radiation oncology clinics report fewer patients despite improved safety measures

Despite facing challenges such as limited access to personal protective equipment (PPE) following the COVID-19 outbreak, radiation oncology clinics quickly implemented safety and process enhancements that allowed them to continue caring for cancer patients, according to a new national survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

20 May 2020

Researchers report a new way to stabilize liposomes

For decades, scientists have explored the use of liposomes –– hollow spheres made of lipid bilayers –– to deliver chemotherapy drugs to tumor cells.

20 May 2020

How a company misappropriated Native American culture to sell health insurance

Jill Goodridge was shopping for affordable health insurance when a friend told her about O'NA HealthCare, a low-cost alternative to commercial insurance.

20 May 2020

USC-Olympus partnership in multiscale bioimaging furthers precision medicine

As a global leader in endoscopy and life science solutions, Olympus has long been committed to promoting awareness of cancer screening, prevention and testing. In this spirit, the company recently forged a partnership with the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC).

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 20 May 2020

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Lattice light-sheet microscopy could help in drug and vaccine development

Magnetic core-shell iron nanowires can be used for noninvasive medical imaging

Experts urge further improvements in COVID-19 testing to increase speed and availability

MIT researchers describe new methods for accelerating drug approvals during pandemics

Durvalumab plus chemotherapy improved overall survival rate for mesothelioma patients

Molecular testing rates in most countries less than 50%, IASLC survey finds

Complex analytical methods contribute to variability of research outcomes

New technique reveals potentially treatable mutations in subset of prostate cancer patients

Scientists develop novel flow cytometry technique to quantify protein production in T-cells

'Senolytic' therapy blunts liver tumor progression in animal models

Dana-Farber launches clinical test of blood cancer drug in COVID-19 patients

Doctoral candidate receives NIH fellowship to study how adenovirus affects heart function

New test strip could provide accurate point-of-care diagnostics for cancer, COVID-19

Radiation oncology clinics report fewer patients despite improved safety measures

Researchers report a new way to stabilize liposomes

How a company misappropriated Native American culture to sell health insurance

USC-Olympus partnership in multiscale bioimaging furthers precision medicine

New article gives policy recommendations to optimize health outcomes and disability rights

Report describes clinical characteristics and outcomes of children hospitalized with COVID-19

Study examines 5-aminolevulinic acid induced fluorescence in surgery of brain metastases

Understanding the DNA Damage Response in Innate Immunity eBook

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

Cancer News and Research

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The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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