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Researchers identify a new biomarker for personalised treatments against cancer

Researchers identify a new biomarker for personalised treatments against cancer

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Different localization of the proteins involved in apoptosis in basal (Ctrl) and upon death receptor induction with TRAIL. Credit: Saška Iv

Researchers identify a new biomarker for personalised treatments against cancer

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Different localization of the proteins involved in apoptosis in basal (Ctrl) and upon death receptor induction with TRAIL. Credit: Saška Iv
Researchers discover a weakness in a rare cancer that could be exploited with drugs

Researchers discover a weakness in a rare cancer that could be exploited with drugs

by Rockefeller UniversitySome cancer cells cannot produce cholesterol, and instead build up an excess of squalene (pink)--a molecule that may help these dangerous cells thrive. Credit: Laboratory

Researchers discover a weakness in a rare cancer that could be exploited with drugs

by Rockefeller UniversitySome cancer cells cannot produce cholesterol, and instead build up an excess of squalene (pink)--a molecule that may help these dangerous cells thrive. Credit: Laboratory
Researchers discover a new way to improve the assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness

Researchers discover a new way to improve the assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness

by Queen's University BelfastCredit: Queen's University BelfastResearchers from Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new way to predict the aggressiveness and future behavior

Researchers discover a new way to improve the assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness

by Queen's University BelfastCredit: Queen's University BelfastResearchers from Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new way to predict the aggressiveness and future behavior
Researchers identify new way to make cancer self-destruct

Researchers identify new way to make cancer self-destruct

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaATF4 is at a point after both pathways come back together. Credit: Penn MedicineFor years, researchers have been trying to target a

Researchers identify new way to make cancer self-destruct

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaATF4 is at a point after both pathways come back together. Credit: Penn MedicineFor years, researchers have been trying to target a
Building trust and saving lives: A community approach to genetic education

Building trust and saving lives: A community approach to genetic education

by Medical University of South CarolinaCatilin Allen, Ph.D., of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. Credit: Medical University of South Carolina, Sarah Pack.Changes to DNA, known as mutations, can incre

Building trust and saving lives: A community approach to genetic education

by Medical University of South CarolinaCatilin Allen, Ph.D., of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. Credit: Medical University of South Carolina, Sarah Pack.Changes to DNA, known as mutations, can incre
Key immune cells maintain healthy gut bacteria to protect against colorectal cancer

Key immune cells maintain healthy gut bacteria to protect against colorectal cancer

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeArtistic rendering of a tumor growing within a colon, resulting in local alterations of resident microbiota. Credit: Sarah Field SonnenbergAn immune cell subset ca

Key immune cells maintain healthy gut bacteria to protect against colorectal cancer

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeArtistic rendering of a tumor growing within a colon, resulting in local alterations of resident microbiota. Credit: Sarah Field SonnenbergAn immune cell subset ca
Researchers find bacteria tied to esophageal cancer

Researchers find bacteria tied to esophageal cancer

by NYU Langone HealthKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHResearchers at NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center report that at least three kinds of bacteria in the mouths

Researchers find bacteria tied to esophageal cancer

by NYU Langone HealthKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHResearchers at NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center report that at least three kinds of bacteria in the mouths
Investigators map genomic landscape of very rare cancer

Investigators map genomic landscape of very rare cancer

by Tom Wilemon,Vanderbilt UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHA team of Vanderbilt researchers mapped out the genomic landscape of a metastatic malignant proliferating tr

Investigators map genomic landscape of very rare cancer

by Tom Wilemon,Vanderbilt UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHA team of Vanderbilt researchers mapped out the genomic landscape of a metastatic malignant proliferating tr
Researchers examine role of fluid flow in ovarian cancer progression

Researchers examine role of fluid flow in ovarian cancer progression

by Virginia TechAfter multiple rounds of fluid shear stress exposure, human cells in the study began to form tumor-like structures known as spheroids (pictured). Spheroids are indicative of aggre

Researchers examine role of fluid flow in ovarian cancer progression

by Virginia TechAfter multiple rounds of fluid shear stress exposure, human cells in the study began to form tumor-like structures known as spheroids (pictured). Spheroids are indicative of aggre
Researchers convert pro-tumor macrophages into cancer killers

Researchers convert pro-tumor macrophages into cancer killers

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpithelial cancers, such as cancers of the lung and pancreas, use the ανβ3 molecule to gain drug resistance to standard cancer ther

Researchers convert pro-tumor macrophages into cancer killers

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpithelial cancers, such as cancers of the lung and pancreas, use the ανβ3 molecule to gain drug resistance to standard cancer ther
Researchers discover therapy to treat drug-resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Researchers discover therapy to treat drug-resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia

by Case Western Reserve University'If we started to treat mice with the antibody early during disease development, leukemia was almost eradicated by this treatment method; however, if treatme

Researchers discover therapy to treat drug-resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia

by Case Western Reserve University'If we started to treat mice with the antibody early during disease development, leukemia was almost eradicated by this treatment method; however, if treatme