Scientific Research Has to Be “Passion-Driven” – Says Nobel Prize Winner
Scientists cannot be expected to drop everything they’re working on to turn their attention to beating COVID-19, according to the winner of the 2019 Nobel…
Cancer
Discoveries Made in How the Immune System Detects Hidden Intruders Could Lead to New Viral and Cancer Treatments
Research led by Texas A&M University Associate Professor Wonmuk Hwang has led to a better understanding of how components of the body’s immune system find…
Timing the Life of Antimatter Particles – Less Than 1/50,000,000 Second – May Lead to Better Cancer Treatment
Japanese team aims to detect oxygen concentration in tumors using upgraded medical imaging scan. Experts in Japan have devised a simple way to glean more…
Scientists Kill Cancer Cells by “Shutting the Door” to the Nucleus – May Lead to New Type of Cancer Treatment
Proof-of-concept study shows that stopping the construction of nuclear pore complexes selectively kills cancer cells. Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown…
The Web of Death: New Method to Fight Cancer With Molecular Fibers
According to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, cancer is one of the most frequent causes of death, accounting for almost 25% of all deaths…
New Breakthrough in “Molecular Computers” Improves Targeting of Cancer-Killing Car T Cells
A laboratory breakthrough in cell targeting may improve the safety of cancer-killing CAR T cells. Scientists have demonstrated a new way to precisely target cells…
Dinosaur Diagnosed With Malignant Cancer for the First Time – Cancerous Bone From 77 Million Years Ago
Royal Ontario Museum and McMaster University researchers diagnose osteosarcoma in a Centrosaurus apertus. A collaboration led by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and McMaster University…
“Synthetic Lethality” – Exploiting Cancer-Specific Genetic Defects to Target Cancers
Approach exploits tumor weaknesses when 2 genetic defects are combined. With advances in genome sequencing, cancer treatments have increasingly sought to leverage the idea of…
Night-Time Exposure to Blue Light – Including Many Tablet and Phone Screens – Associated With Increased Risk of Cancer
Blue light has become an increasingly common component of urban outdoor lighting. But how does it impact our health? A team led by the Barcelona…
“Bad Exosomes” – Cell Communication Mechanism That Drives Cancer Adaptation Discovered
Collaborative Cancer Research UK-funded studies from University of Oxford researchers have uncovered a new mechanism by which cancer cells adapt to the stresses they encounter…
Artificial Intelligence Identifies Prostate Cancer With Near-Perfect Accuracy
A study published today (July 27, 2020) in The Lancet Digital Health by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers demonstrates the highest accuracy to date in…
Blocking Sugar Metabolism Slows the Growth of Lung Cancer Tumors
Treatments that block two sugar-transporting proteins could help slow the growth of lung tumors, new research from EPFL suggests. Blocking a pair of sugar-transporting proteins…
COVID-19 Patient With Acute Respiratory Distress Cured by Cancer Drug
Team at Marburg University Medical Center plans scientific study on the use of an immune inhibitor against the viral disease. Although the spreading SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus…
MIT Engineers Design Nanoparticles That Stimulate the Immune System to Attack Cancer Tumors
A Boost for Cancer Immunotherapy One promising strategy to treat cancer is stimulating the body’s own immune system to attack tumors. However, tumors are very…
Multinational Consortium Reports “Encouraging News” for Some Cancer Patients With COVID-19
People with cancer sickened by COVID-19 have a crude death rate of 13%, according to the largest series of data released thus far from a…
Case Study: COVID-19 Treatment in a Patient With Blood Cancer
Tocilizumab shows promise in addressing COVID-19 symptoms for people with blood cancers. A case study of a patient in Wuhan, China, suggests that the immunosuppressant…
Blood Test Accurately Detects Over 50 Types of Cancer and Where It Originated, Often Before Any Symptoms
Researchers have developed the first blood test that can accurately detect more than 50 types of cancer and identify in which tissue the cancer originated,…
New Anticancer Therapy Prospects After “Brake” on Immune Activity Identified
The immune system is like a carefully regulated machine, complete with its own built-in “brakes” that prevent it from overreacting and causing excess inflammation in…