Cancer Scientists Prove Long-Standing Theory on How Cancer Spreads
A newly published study shows that white blood cells and cancer cells can fuse and initiate a tumor, providing the first proof in humans of…
Pathology News
UCSF Researchers Discover a New Type of Pluripotent Cell in Breast Tissue
Scientists at UC San Francisco discovered that rare somatic cells extracted from human breast tissue are pluripotent cells that could play an important role in…
Unique Drug Combinations Show Positive Results in Fighting Late-Stage Melanoma
Using novel high-throughput screening techniques to overcome the problems of resistance and partial response to single-drug cancer therapy in patients with melanoma, Yale scientists identified…
New Biomarker for Skin Cancer Discovered
Scientists at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital have discovered a new biomarker for melanoma, finding that certain biochemical elements in the DNA of normal pigment-producing…
Genetic Cause of Glioblastoma Pinpointed
A new study from scientists at Columbia University Medical Center pinpoints the genetic cause of glioblastoma and found that drugs that target the protein produced…
Engineers to Develop a Smart Suit That Improves Physical Endurance
Engineers at the Wyss Institute are working on a smart suit that helps improve physical endurance for soldiers in the field, delaying the onset of…
Boxwood Fungus Blight Invades North America After Taking Europe and New Zealand by Storm
A boxwood blight, caused by an aggressive fungus disease, has started to invade the North American continent, after it had spread throughout Europe and New…