New Study Shows How Cancer Survivors Develop Opioid Addictions
Opioids play an important role in how cancer patients manage pain, but the ongoing opioid epidemic has raised concerns about their potential for abuse. Pain…
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Natural Killer Cells Can Be “Reprogrammed”
Killer cells of the immune system detect and kill infected cells or cancer cells. Researchers at the Institute of Pathology at the University of Bern…
Cancer-Shielding Protein Discovery Could Guide a New Generation of Cancer Treatments
A better understanding of ‘checkpoint proteins,’ which protect cancer cells against immune system strikes, could lead to the development of more effective drugs. In a…
A Shocking Tool in the Fight Against Bladder Cancer: Anthrax
Anthrax may soon help more people win the fight against bladder cancer, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says strikes about 72,000 Americans…
New Medical Treatments Possible With “Right-Handed” Nanoparticles
Coating particles with “right-handed” molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easily. MIT engineers have shown that they can enhance the performance of drug-delivery…
Intricate Control of Biological Processes With Glowing Nanoparticles and Superballs
New nanoparticles can adjust the beating speed of heart cells by emitting different colors of light. Light from nanoparticle clusters was also able to activate…
Major Implications for Human Disease Uncovered in Mysterious Microproteins
Salk scientists discover how microprotein PIGBOS could be a target for cancer. As the tools to study biology improve, researchers are beginning to uncover details…
Novel Amyloidosis Discovered by Scientists
A collaboration led by scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, has discovered a novel amyloid protein that induces amyloidosis in rats….
Cervical Pre-Cancer Rates Cut in Half by HPV Immunization Program
A school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in British Columbia, Canada, is dramatically reducing rates of cervical pre-cancer in B.C. women, according to a new…
Cancer Atlas: Progress in Global Cancer Fight Is Not Only Possible, but Achievable
Third edition of Cancer Atlas highlights patterns and inequities in cancer burden around the world. The Cancer Atlas, 3rd edition, a comprehensive global overview of…
When Mutant Cells Team Up, an Even Deadlier Blood Cancer Emerges [Video]
Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered that two cell mutations, already harmful…
3D Tissue Models of Brain Tumors Grown in Brain-Mimicking Microenvironment
Use of brain-like extracellular matrix allows cell growth and treatment to more closely replicate physiological response. A team of Tufts University-led researchers has developed three-dimensional…
Less Heart Damage From Chemotherapy When Cancer Patients Exercise
Patients with cancer should receive a tailored exercise prescription to protect their heart, reports a paper published today (October 6, 2019) in the European Journal…
New Evolution-Busting Drug Overcomes Resistance in Aggressive Breast Cancers
A new type of drug that blocks one of cancer’s key evolutionary escape routes from chemotherapy could be used to treat aggressive breast cancers, a…
Study Finds Cutting Back on Red Meat Has Little Impact on Health
Major Canadian-led study finds there’s no need to cut down red and processed meat consumption. Most people can continue to eat red and processed meat…
Mesothelioma Trial Suggests Immunotherapy as an Alternative to Chemotherapy
Patients with mesothelioma may gain similar benefit from immunotherapy as chemotherapy, and good responders may provide important clues to novel treatment for the thousands of…
Blood Test Can Replace Invasive Biopsy for More Patients With Lung Cancer
A growing number of patients with advanced lung cancer could soon be offered a blood test to help to decide the best treatment for them…
Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer for Fathers That Used IVF/ICSI Assisted Reproduction
Early screening and long term monitoring should be considered for these men, say researchers. Men who became fathers through assisted reproduction techniques seem to be…