Noninvasive technique to assess brain tumors in children and make treatment less toxic

by Chris Speight,University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainGround-breaking research by the University of Birmingham has discovered a new technique to assess the aggressiveness of childhoo

Updated on: December 20,2023

Noninvasive technique to assess brain tumors in children and make treatment less toxic

by Chris Speight,University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainGround-breaking research by the University of Birmingham has discovered a new technique to assess the aggressiveness of childhoo

Updated on:December 20,2023

Machine-learning tool to match treatment for cancer patients

byTechnion - Israel Institute of TechnologySummary of pipeline predictions. a An overview of the RNA-MuTect-WMN pipeline: In the training set (n = 100, green arrows), RNA-MuTect is applied on tu

Updated on: December 22,2023

Machine-learning tool to match treatment for cancer patients

byTechnion - Israel Institute of TechnologySummary of pipeline predictions. a An overview of the RNA-MuTect-WMN pipeline: In the training set (n = 100, green arrows), RNA-MuTect is applied on tu

Updated on:December 22,2023

Protective mutation shown to impair esophagus tumor growth

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteDifferentiation and homeostasis in aged Notch1 mutant mouse tissue. a, YFPCreNotch1flox/floxmice were induced at high dose so mutant cells rapidly covered

Updated on: December 19,2023

Protective mutation shown to impair esophagus tumor growth

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteDifferentiation and homeostasis in aged Notch1 mutant mouse tissue. a, YFPCreNotch1flox/floxmice were induced at high dose so mutant cells rapidly covered

Updated on:December 19,2023

Study examines causes of death in US breast cancer survivors

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSurvival rates for patients with breast cancer have improved significantly in the last four decades, and many patients will eventually die from non-cancer-related

Updated on: December 22,2023

Study examines causes of death in US breast cancer survivors

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSurvival rates for patients with breast cancer have improved significantly in the last four decades, and many patients will eventually die from non-cancer-related

Updated on:December 22,2023

Multi-center study sheds light on understudied breast cancer type

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA multi-center analysis of patients with invasive lobular carcinoma, or ILC—the second most common histological subtype of invasive bre

Updated on: December 21,2023

Multi-center study sheds light on understudied breast cancer type

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA multi-center analysis of patients with invasive lobular carcinoma, or ILC—the second most common histological subtype of invasive bre

Updated on:December 21,2023

Mapping oesophageal cancer genes leads to new drug targets

byCancer Research UK| News4 February 2019Mutations that cause oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) have been mapped in unprecedented detail – unveiling that more than half could be targeted by

Updated on: December 19,2023

Mapping oesophageal cancer genes leads to new drug targets

byCancer Research UK| News4 February 2019Mutations that cause oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) have been mapped in unprecedented detail – unveiling that more than half could be targeted by

Updated on:December 19,2023

Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia who were treated with vemurafenib experienced excellent respon

Updated on: December 22,2023

Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia who were treated with vemurafenib experienced excellent respon

Updated on:December 22,2023

Harnessing Digital Medicine to Enhance CAR-T Cell Therapy: A Convergence of Frontiers

Updated on: July 21,2025

Harnessing Digital Medicine to Enhance CAR-T Cell Therapy: A Convergence of Frontiers

Updated on:July 21,2025

Nab-paclitaxel does not extend biliary tract cancer survival, but may benefit some

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdding nab-paclitaxel to a standard treatment of gemcitabine plus cisplatin does not significantly extend median overall survival (OS) t

Updated on: December 17,2023

Nab-paclitaxel does not extend biliary tract cancer survival, but may benefit some

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdding nab-paclitaxel to a standard treatment of gemcitabine plus cisplatin does not significantly extend median overall survival (OS) t

Updated on:December 17,2023

Childhood cancer deaths in the United States have declined six-fold over the last seventy years

Childhood cancer deaths in the United States have fallen dramatically over time, as shown in the chart. It presents annual cancer death rates in children under five years old.

Updated on: January 15,2025

Childhood cancer deaths in the United States have declined six-fold over the last seventy years

Childhood cancer deaths in the United States have fallen dramatically over time, as shown in the chart. It presents annual cancer death rates in children under five years old.

Updated on:January 15,2025

Localizing BRCA gene mutations to better treat ovarian cancer

byUniversity of GenevaDistribution of mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. A. Graphical summary of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Mutation plot was generated using cBioPortal MutationMapper tool. Black = n

Updated on: December 20,2023

Localizing BRCA gene mutations to better treat ovarian cancer

byUniversity of GenevaDistribution of mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. A. Graphical summary of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Mutation plot was generated using cBioPortal MutationMapper tool. Black = n

Updated on:December 20,2023

Advancing Against Melanoma With Microneedles Technology

byColleen Fleisson August 22, 2023A novel strategy that combines a painless, minimally invasivemicroneedleplatform with the ability to absorb biomarker-rich fluid from the skin

Updated on: December 19,2023

Advancing Against Melanoma With Microneedles Technology

byColleen Fleisson August 22, 2023A novel strategy that combines a painless, minimally invasivemicroneedleplatform with the ability to absorb biomarker-rich fluid from the skin

Updated on:December 19,2023