Oncology & Cancer
Researchers reveal why obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly
A new study links a high body mass index (BMI) to alterations in the structure and environment of cancerous tumors.
Jul 19, 2023
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Medical research
New study helps explain the anti-cancer properties of mannose sugar
Research from Sanford Burnham Prebys and the Osaka International Cancer Institute has shed new light on the anti-cancer properties of mannose, a sugar that is crucial to many physiological processes in humans and is also ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New fast, effective way to detect cancer stem cells
McMaster researchers have uncovered a fast and effective way to detect cancer stem cells before the disease recurs in adults who previously underwent treatment.
Jul 17, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean?
A recent Food and Drug Administration rule requires healthcare providers to notify people if they have dense breasts. Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early.
Jul 14, 2023
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Medical research
Zebrafish similarities with humans make them helpful models to study skin conditions like vitiligo and melanoma
Melanocytes are a small subset of epidermal cells that play an outsize role in protecting your skin from the damaging effects of sun exposure. They do this by synthesizing melanins, which are pigments sent to other skin cells ...
Jul 14, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
How communication in the tumor microenvironment influences tumor development
For solid tumors to grow efficiently, they generally need the help of non-transformed, endogenous cells around them. Through the communication of these cells with one another, networks form in the tumor's environment that ...
Jul 6, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers identify unique cell receptor, potential for new therapies
Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have identified a potential new immune checkpoint receptor that could lead to treatments for diseases such as lung and bowel cancer and autoimmune conditions ...
Jun 30, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Largest-ever atlas of normal breast cells brings unprecedented insights into mammary biology
A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer, University of California, Irvine and Baylor College of Medicine has created the world's largest and most comprehensive map of normal breast tissue, ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover a new mechanism of cancer immune defense
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg has gained new insights into how inflammatory mediators of pathogen defense can remotely drive cancer cells into death—an important ...
Jun 23, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study hints at how cancer immunotherapy can be safer
Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment of many forms of cancer by unleashing the immune system response against tumors. Immunotherapies that block checkpoint receptors like PD-1, proteins that limit the capacity ...
Jun 21, 2023
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