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Head and neck cancer: Identifying markers to facilitate better treatment in the future

Head and neck cancer: Identifying markers to facilitate better treatment in the future

byMedical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageMalignant tumors in the head and neck region are very heterogeneous and therefore difficult to treat. In addition, the lack of prognostic

Head and neck cancer: Identifying markers to facilitate better treatment in the future

byMedical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageMalignant tumors in the head and neck region are very heterogeneous and therefore difficult to treat. In addition, the lack of prognostic
Microcalcification 'fingerprints' can yield info about cancer

Microcalcification 'fingerprints' can yield info about cancer

byCornell UniversityLeft, a pathology stain of a ductal carcinoma, showing cells and connective tissue. Right, a Raman mapping of the calcification, which was captured by a technique that detect

Microcalcification 'fingerprints' can yield info about cancer

byCornell UniversityLeft, a pathology stain of a ductal carcinoma, showing cells and connective tissue. Right, a Raman mapping of the calcification, which was captured by a technique that detect
Identifying drug target candidates to treat pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma tumors

Identifying drug target candidates to treat pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma tumors

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressscRNAseq of RMS identifies heterogeneity recapitulating muscle developmental programs. (A) Experimental workflow. (B) UMAP plot of 48,859 RMS cells after regre

Identifying drug target candidates to treat pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma tumors

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressscRNAseq of RMS identifies heterogeneity recapitulating muscle developmental programs. (A) Experimental workflow. (B) UMAP plot of 48,859 RMS cells after regre
T cell behavior determines which tumors respond to treatment

T cell behavior determines which tumors respond to treatment

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy unleashes the power of the immune system to fight cancer. However, for some patients, immunotherapy doesn't work, and ne

T cell behavior determines which tumors respond to treatment

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy unleashes the power of the immune system to fight cancer. However, for some patients, immunotherapy doesn't work, and ne
Radiation doses from CT scans should be more consistent, say experts

Radiation doses from CT scans should be more consistent, say experts

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainLarge differences in radiation doses used for CT scans are mainly due to how the scanners are used by medical staff rather than differences in t

Radiation doses from CT scans should be more consistent, say experts

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainLarge differences in radiation doses used for CT scans are mainly due to how the scanners are used by medical staff rather than differences in t
Study explores new tracer in prostate cancer hunt

Study explores new tracer in prostate cancer hunt

by Paul Mayne,University of Western OntarioWestern Oncology professor Glenn Bauman leads a multi-centre trial registry testing the use of a new imaging tracer for more precise detection and trea

Study explores new tracer in prostate cancer hunt

by Paul Mayne,University of Western OntarioWestern Oncology professor Glenn Bauman leads a multi-centre trial registry testing the use of a new imaging tracer for more precise detection and trea
New checkpoint gene demonstrates ability to supercharge immune cells against cancer

New checkpoint gene demonstrates ability to supercharge immune cells against cancer

byUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolGraphical abstract. Credit:Med(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2022.07.008University of Minnesota researchers and their collaborators at the Nation

New checkpoint gene demonstrates ability to supercharge immune cells against cancer

byUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolGraphical abstract. Credit:Med(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2022.07.008University of Minnesota researchers and their collaborators at the Nation
Researchers create a drug to extend the lives of men with prostate cancer

Researchers create a drug to extend the lives of men with prostate cancer

by Stuart Wolpert,University of California, Los AngelesMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0Fifteen ye

Researchers create a drug to extend the lives of men with prostate cancer

by Stuart Wolpert,University of California, Los AngelesMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0Fifteen ye
AI-based app can help physicians find skin melanoma

AI-based app can help physicians find skin melanoma

by Karin Söderlund,Swedish Research CouncilGraph showing the relationships between the primary care physicians' (PCPs') reported degree of melanoma suspicion, final tumor diagnosis and t

AI-based app can help physicians find skin melanoma

by Karin Söderlund,Swedish Research CouncilGraph showing the relationships between the primary care physicians' (PCPs') reported degree of melanoma suspicion, final tumor diagnosis and t
Cancer survivors who quit smoking found to have 36% lower cardiovascular risk than those who continue

Cancer survivors who quit smoking found to have 36% lower cardiovascular risk than those who continue

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer patients who continue smoking after their diagnosis have a nearly doubled risk of heart attack, stroke or death due to car

Cancer survivors who quit smoking found to have 36% lower cardiovascular risk than those who continue

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer patients who continue smoking after their diagnosis have a nearly doubled risk of heart attack, stroke or death due to car
Researchers map the effects of dietary nutrients on disease

Researchers map the effects of dietary nutrients on disease

by The Francis Crick InstituteResearchers gathered experimental data to put into the model by measuring the levels of gene expression in liver and liver tumours from mice that had been fed either

Researchers map the effects of dietary nutrients on disease

by The Francis Crick InstituteResearchers gathered experimental data to put into the model by measuring the levels of gene expression in liver and liver tumours from mice that had been fed either
New tool charts differentiation landscape of acute myeloid leukemia

New tool charts differentiation landscape of acute myeloid leukemia

by Center for Genomic RegulationGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Stem Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.04.001Researchers have developed a new method to distinguish between cancerous and

New tool charts differentiation landscape of acute myeloid leukemia

by Center for Genomic RegulationGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Stem Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.04.001Researchers have developed a new method to distinguish between cancerous and