Oncology & Cancer

Researchers target mutation that leads to pancreatic cancer

After 30 years of discouraging results in attempting to develop drugs to inhibit a mutated protein associated with some of the more challenging cancers to treat, research on RAS proteins is booming.

Oncology & Cancer

A two-for-one approach to boost melanoma immunotherapy

New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys has helped explain how melanoma evades the immune system and may guide the discovery of future therapies for the disease. The study found that a protein known to be active in immune ...

Medications

Cancer drugs show potential in fight against malaria

With malaria becoming increasingly drug-resistant, a team of UCF researchers is looking to use cancer drugs to accelerate the discovery of new life-saving therapies for the disease.

Medical research

Researchers modify drug to enter cells and treat pain

Altering the chemical properties of an anti-nausea drug enables it to enter an interior compartment of the cell and provide long-lasting pain relief, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry's ...

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