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Fungi detected in 35 cancer types, often intracellular

In a recent article published in the journal Cell, researchers found fungal deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and cells at low abundances across many human cancers, with cancer type-dependent variations in fungus community composition and fungal-bacteriome interactions.

22 Nov 2022

Study reveals mechanism by which malignant cells shut down anti-cancer immune responses

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has revealed a single protein expressed at high levels by cancer cells across a broad range of malignancies that erects a multifaceted barrier to anti-cancer immune responses in mouse models of cancer and so shields tumors from immune detection and destruction.

20 Nov 2022

SARS-CoV-2 open reading frame 3c protein found to be targeted selectively to mitochondria

Researchers presented a functional analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 open reading frame 3c (ORF3c) protein.

17 Nov 2022

Researchers discover the mechanism for heart complications from immune checkpoint inhibitors

Myocarditis is a complication that can occur in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

16 Nov 2022

Machine learning algorithm predicts a tumor’s response to immune checkpoint blockade

Predicting which patients will respond well to treatment is a quandary that has plagued the field of cancer immunotherapy for more than four decades.

16 Nov 2022

Research findings could bolster the effectiveness of immune-checkpoint therapy

Immune checkpoint inhibitors such as Keytruda and Opdivo work by unleashing the immune system's T cells to attack tumor cells.

16 Nov 2022

What are the current challenges and future directions of mRNA nanomedicine?

Researchers presented challenges related to the clinical translation of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) technology, recent innovations and future directions to improve the clinical efficacy of mRNA nanomedicine.

15 Nov 2022

Study finds a positive impact of exercise on the gut microbiome of cancer patients

Regular physical activity can extend colorectal cancer patients' lives. In a first-ever study, scientists looked at the impact of exercise on the gut microbiome of cancer patients and reported a positive association.

14 Nov 2022

How mRNA vaccines work without an added adjuvant

In a recent study published in the Immunity journal, researchers explored the current knowledge of the mechanism employed by messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines to elicit innate immune activation.

13 Nov 2022

Pitt scientists solve the mystery of how melanoma tumors control their mortality

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered the missing puzzle piece in the mystery of how melanoma tumors control their mortality.

10 Nov 2022

Study: No significant difference in cancer risk in rheumatology patients with history of malignancy taking DMARDs

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found no significant difference in cancer risk in patients with rheumatic disease and a history of malignancy taking biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs compared to those treated with TNF inhibitors.

8 Nov 2022

Study identifies a subset of melanoma patients with very low risk of death

Although melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, most patients have high chances of surviving the disease.

7 Nov 2022

HPV vaccine rates in Utah increase by more than 16% among young men and women, CDC data reveals

When life should have been ripe with possibilities, Mandy Murry instead faced a devastating diagnosis. Murry was diagnosed with cervical cancer when she was 22.

4 Nov 2022

UAB researchers report lack of predictability for fecal microbial transplants without prior antibiotic therapy

A fecal microbial transplant -; giving a recipient fecal matter from a donor to change the recipient's gut microbial community in the colon -; has been a successful last resort therapy for people with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection after multiple rounds of suppressive antibiotics have eliminated the recipient microbial community.

4 Nov 2022

Vaccination with senescent cells could be a possible therapy against cancer

Cancer cells have a series of features that allow the immune system to identify and attack them. However, these same cells create an environment that blocks immune cells and protects the tumor.

3 Nov 2022

Artificial intelligence-based method may help predict early-stage melanoma recurrence

Most deaths from melanoma-;the most lethal form of skin cancer-;occur in patients who were initially diagnosed with early-stage melanoma and then later experienced a recurrence that is typically not detected until it has spread or metastasized.

31 Oct 2022

New way of reprogramming immune cells shown to work in melanoma

A new way of reprogramming our immune cells to shrink or kill off cancer cells has been shown to work in the otherwise hard-to-treat and devastating skin cancer, melanoma.

31 Oct 2022

Novel nanotechnology triggers potent therapeutic anti-tumor immune responses against multiple cancers

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has developed a novel nanotechnology that triggers potent therapeutic anti-tumor immune responses and demonstrated its efficacy in mouse models of multiple cancers.

28 Oct 2022

Overall cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, says Annual Report to the Nation

Overall cancer death rates continued to decline among men, women, children, and adolescents and young adults in every major racial and ethnic group in the United States from 2015 to 2019, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. From 2014 to 2018, overall cancer incidence, or new cases of cancer, remained stable for men and children but increased for women and adolescents and young adults.

28 Oct 2022

Proof-of-principle study: Novel tool advances potential way to deliver gene therapy

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have successfully used a cell's natural process for making proteins to "slide" genetic instructions into a cell and produce critical proteins missing from those cells.

28 Oct 2022

Melanoma News and Research

Latest Melanoma News and Research

Fungi detected in 35 cancer types, often intracellular

Study reveals mechanism by which malignant cells shut down anti-cancer immune responses

SARS-CoV-2 open reading frame 3c protein found to be targeted selectively to mitochondria

Researchers discover the mechanism for heart complications from immune checkpoint inhibitors

Machine learning algorithm predicts a tumor’s response to immune checkpoint blockade

Research findings could bolster the effectiveness of immune-checkpoint therapy

What are the current challenges and future directions of mRNA nanomedicine?

Study finds a positive impact of exercise on the gut microbiome of cancer patients

How mRNA vaccines work without an added adjuvant

Pitt scientists solve the mystery of how melanoma tumors control their mortality

Study: No significant difference in cancer risk in rheumatology patients with history of malignancy taking DMARDs

Study identifies a subset of melanoma patients with very low risk of death

HPV vaccine rates in Utah increase by more than 16% among young men and women, CDC data reveals

UAB researchers report lack of predictability for fecal microbial transplants without prior antibiotic therapy

Vaccination with senescent cells could be a possible therapy against cancer

Artificial intelligence-based method may help predict early-stage melanoma recurrence

New way of reprogramming immune cells shown to work in melanoma

Novel nanotechnology triggers potent therapeutic anti-tumor immune responses against multiple cancers

Overall cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, says Annual Report to the Nation

Proof-of-principle study: Novel tool advances potential way to deliver gene therapy

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Melanoma News and Research

Latest Melanoma News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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