Killing cancer cells without affecting surrounding normal cells is the most desirable approach for targeted cancer therapy. However, it cannot be easily achieved due to the similarities in the properties between normal and ...
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A Ludwig Cancer Research preclinical study has demonstrated that a common weight-loss diet could enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. Published in the journal Med, the study shows that a ketogenic ...
Feb 11, 2022
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Using data from over 100,000 malignant and non-malignant cells from 15 human brain metastases, UCSF researchers have revealed two functional archetypes of metastatic cells across 7 different types of brain tumors, each containing ...
Feb 8, 2022
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A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified in neuroblastoma tumors a potential vulnerability that might be exploited to improve treatment of the aggressive childhood cancer, which accounts for roughly 15% of all deaths ...
Feb 7, 2022
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The blood-brain barrier keeps foreign substances from entering the brain. That's good when it comes to toxins and germs, but it makes treating tumors in the brain trickier. By shielding the brain from things that would harm ...
Jan 26, 2022
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As we live in a dynamically changing environment, it is important for our brain to not only learn new things but also to modify existing memories. This is commonly referred to as "cognitive flexibility." Without this ability, ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Controlling signal transmission and reception within the brain circuits is necessary for neuroscientists to achieve a better understanding of the brain's functions. Communication among neuron and glial cells is mediated by ...
Nov 30, 2021
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A Ludwig Cancer Research study has devised a highly efficient method to generate large numbers of immune cells specifically engineered to recognize neoantigens—small fragments of randomly mutated proteins that are typically ...
Nov 15, 2021
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A self-organizing community of over 200 scientists from more than 100 institutions around the world came together online for a week this past April to explore the gap between basic science and the next-generation clinical ...
Nov 9, 2021
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Antibiotic resistance poses one of the most important health challenges of the 21st century. And time has already run out to stop its dire consequences.
Nov 1, 2021
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