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Researchers develop treatment that turns tumors into cancer vaccine factories

Researchers develop treatment that turns tumors into cancer vaccine factories

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Mount Sinai have developed a novel approach to cancer immunotherapy, injecting immune stimulants directly into a tumor to teach

Researchers develop treatment that turns tumors into cancer vaccine factories

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Mount Sinai have developed a novel approach to cancer immunotherapy, injecting immune stimulants directly into a tumor to teach
Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells

Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells

by Kate Ledger,Mayo ClinicGraphical illustration of a general role of ME1 in resilient CD8+T cells. Credit:Science Advances(2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi2414When Joanina Gicob

Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells

by Kate Ledger,Mayo ClinicGraphical illustration of a general role of ME1 in resilient CD8+T cells. Credit:Science Advances(2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi2414When Joanina Gicob
A partnership to tackle childhood cancers in developing countries

A partnership to tackle childhood cancers in developing countries

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and St. Jude Children's Resear

A partnership to tackle childhood cancers in developing countries

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and St. Jude Children's Resear
How two 1990s discoveries have led to (some) cured cancers, and a Nobel Prize

How two 1990s discoveries have led to (some) cured cancers, and a Nobel Prize

by Craig Gedye,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThis year's award of theNobel Prize for Physiology and Medicineto James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, for their work in the

How two 1990s discoveries have led to (some) cured cancers, and a Nobel Prize

by Craig Gedye,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThis year's award of theNobel Prize for Physiology and Medicineto James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, for their work in the
Women more prone to selected oesophagogastric cancer chemotherapy side-effects

Women more prone to selected oesophagogastric cancer chemotherapy side-effects

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyMen and women may need to be treated differently—at least when it comes to some types of cancer. In an analysis (1) to be presented at the ESMO 2018 Congre

Women more prone to selected oesophagogastric cancer chemotherapy side-effects

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyMen and women may need to be treated differently—at least when it comes to some types of cancer. In an analysis (1) to be presented at the ESMO 2018 Congre
Two common types of antidepressants found to be safe for most stroke survivors

Two common types of antidepressants found to be safe for most stroke survivors

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost stroke survivors were able to safely take two types of common antidepressants, according to a preliminary study to be presented

Two common types of antidepressants found to be safe for most stroke survivors

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost stroke survivors were able to safely take two types of common antidepressants, according to a preliminary study to be presented
Sam's Club charcuterie meats recalled due to salmonella risk

Sam's Club charcuterie meats recalled due to salmonella risk

by Ernie Mundell, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionA salmonella outbreak that's already sickened 24 people is triggering the recall of charcuterie meats sent to Sam's Club distri

Sam's Club charcuterie meats recalled due to salmonella risk

by Ernie Mundell, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionA salmonella outbreak that's already sickened 24 people is triggering the recall of charcuterie meats sent to Sam's Club distri
Identification of colony stimulating factor 1 receptor offers new strategy for cancer immunotherapy

Identification of colony stimulating factor 1 receptor offers new strategy for cancer immunotherapy

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesIHMT-CSF1R-833 alters the macrophage polarization in M2 macrophages derived from RAW264.7 cells by inducing the M1 macrophage phenotype. Credit: Liang

Identification of colony stimulating factor 1 receptor offers new strategy for cancer immunotherapy

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesIHMT-CSF1R-833 alters the macrophage polarization in M2 macrophages derived from RAW264.7 cells by inducing the M1 macrophage phenotype. Credit: Liang
Study finds less invasive, safer option for removing benign pancreatic tumors

Study finds less invasive, safer option for removing benign pancreatic tumors

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInsulinomas are abnormal tumors, usually benign, that grow in the beta cells of the pancreas. Insulinomas make extra insuli

Study finds less invasive, safer option for removing benign pancreatic tumors

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInsulinomas are abnormal tumors, usually benign, that grow in the beta cells of the pancreas. Insulinomas make extra insuli
CEACAMS 1, 5, and 6 in disease and cancer: Interactions with pathogens

CEACAMS 1, 5, and 6 in disease and cancer: Interactions with pathogens

by Impact Journals LLCSignaling of dimeric CEACAM1 long tail isoform in epithelial cells and T cells. Credit:Genes & Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.18632/genesandcancer.230A new review was rece

CEACAMS 1, 5, and 6 in disease and cancer: Interactions with pathogens

by Impact Journals LLCSignaling of dimeric CEACAM1 long tail isoform in epithelial cells and T cells. Credit:Genes & Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.18632/genesandcancer.230A new review was rece
Curbing blood cancers by teaching immune cells to kill mutant stem cells

Curbing blood cancers by teaching immune cells to kill mutant stem cells

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonROS and TLR3 signaling mediates the "eat-me" and "don't eat me" signals that determine stem cell clonal selection by macro

Curbing blood cancers by teaching immune cells to kill mutant stem cells

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonROS and TLR3 signaling mediates the "eat-me" and "don't eat me" signals that determine stem cell clonal selection by macro
Proposed lung cancer screening guideline could eliminate racial disparities, allow for early detection

Proposed lung cancer screening guideline could eliminate racial disparities, allow for early detection

by Liz Murphy,Massachusetts General HospitalDistribution of smoking duration (years), smoking intensity (cigarettes per day), and pack-year smoking history among SCCS participants diagnosed with

Proposed lung cancer screening guideline could eliminate racial disparities, allow for early detection

by Liz Murphy,Massachusetts General HospitalDistribution of smoking duration (years), smoking intensity (cigarettes per day), and pack-year smoking history among SCCS participants diagnosed with