MIT Biologists Discover Key Step in Lung Cancer Evolution
A team of researchers from MIT has discovered a major switch that occurs as adenomas transition to adenocarcinomas in lung cancer. They’ve also discovered that…
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MIT Develops New Model To Speed Up Colon Cancer Research
By delivering RNA encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles to the colon, scientists at MIT have developed a fast and accurate way to speed up colon cancer…
New Breath Test Provides Non‐Invasive Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have developed a method that can detect the disease at an early stage. New research on healthy volunteers and…
Scientists Reveal Four Genes Linked to Cystic Diseases of the Kidney and Liver
New research from Yale University reveals four genes linked to cystic diseases of the liver and kidney. These findings provide a more complete definition of…
New Microfluidic Device Isolates Plasma Cells from Blood Instead of Bone Marrow
A team of scientists at MIT has developed a microfluidic device that isolates plasma cells from blood rather than from bone marrow. The new technique…
DNA2 Molecule Helps Repair Chromosome Rearrangements Linked to Cancer
Researchers from Yale University have identified how the molecule DNA2 helps begin the complex process of repairing breaks in DNA that can cause chromosome rearrangements…
Tethered Nanoparticles Improve the Performance of Immune-Based Drugs
A team of researchers from MIT has developed a way to make tumor cells more susceptible to certain types of cancer treatment by coating the…
UCLA Study Shows DNA Patterns Can Unlock How Glucose Metabolism Drives Cancer
A UCLA led study reveals that DNA patterns can unlock how glucose metabolism drives cancer. FINDINGS A UCLA-led study of DNA patterns in tumor cells…
Yale Research Provides New Clues to How Cancer Cells Spread
New research from Yale University shows how a melanoma cell and a white blood cell can fuse to form a hybrid with the ability to…
New Delivery Technique Enables Rapid Treatment for Inflammation
A team of engineers has developed a new RNA delivery technique that uses short bursts of ultrasound to efficiently deliver RNA into cells, reducing colon…
Study Shows Aspirin Use Lowers the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
New research led by the Yale School of Public Health shows that regular use of aspirin lowers the risk for pancreatic cancer by almost 50…
A Promising New Form of Immunotherapy for Cancer
New research suggests a way to increase the staying power of CAR T cells, a promising form of immunotherapy for cancer. In people with chronic…
Two-Pronged Immune Response Destroys Tumors
Using a combination of four different therapies, researchers from MIT reveal a new treatment that destroys tumors in mice. Harnessing the body’s own immune system…
New Study Shows Resistance to Cancer Drugs Runs Deeper Than a Single Gene
A new study from Yale University shows that resistance to cancer drugs runs deeper than a single gene. Searching for more individual genes to predict…
Yale Researchers Reveal Genes Behind Aggressive Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers
Researchers from Yale University have defined the genetic landscape of rare, highly aggressive tumors called carcinosarcomas, pointing the way to possible new treatments. The findings…
Researchers Identify a New Way to Suppress Lung Tumors
A team of researchers has identified a new blocking mechanism that acts more like a dimmer switch and potently inhibits lung tumor cell growth. Lung…
MIT Develops Nanosensors That Can Profile Tumors
Engineers at MIT have developed new nanosensors that can profile tumors and may yield insight into how they will respond to certain therapies. MIT researchers…
New T Cell Subsets Have Potential to Improve Cellular Therapy for Cancer
Researchers from the Yale Cancer Center have identified that two genes, NR4A1 and ABC transporters, mark a distinct subset of quiescent T cells within human…