Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are activated to heal the liver when it has a lesion (such as fibrosis or fatty liver); their function is to protect the liver by producing an extracellular matrix comprising collagen, among ...
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Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, killing 87% of patients within five years. Previous studies have shown that obesity can increase pancreatic cancer risk by around 50%. In a new study from the University ...
Jun 4, 2025
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Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered how pancreatic cancer cells thrive in the lungs or liver, environments that are as distinct to cells as the ocean and desert are to animals. The spread of cancer cells to organs ...
Jun 3, 2025
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Researchers from Geneseeq and a network of Chinese academic hospitals have validated a blood test that can detect a broad range of cancers with high accuracy using cell-free DNA. A multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test ...
An artificial intelligence technique for detecting DNA fragments shed by tumors and circulating in a patient's blood, developed by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators, could help clinicians more quickly identify ...
May 21, 2025
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Type 5 diabetes has just been recognized as a distinct form of diabetes by the International Diabetes Federation. Despite the name, there are more than a dozen different types of diabetes. The classification isn't quite as ...
May 13, 2025
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An FDA-designated orphan drug that can target a key vulnerability in lung cancer shows promise in improving the efficacy of radiation treatments in preclinical models, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center ...
May 1, 2025
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HonorHealth Research Institute's new downtown Phoenix laboratory has produced its first study, centered on a promising new treatment for pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat of all malignancies.
Apr 29, 2025
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Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death, with a five-year survival rate of 13%. The high mortality is largely due to a lack of effective therapy options. In a recent paper published in Nature, researchers ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have discovered a previously unknown type of connective tissue cells that surround cancer cells in pancreatic tumors. The newly discovered cells counteract tumor development and may ...
Apr 23, 2025
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