Oncology & Cancer
Common hormone could hold key to treating endometrial cancer
New research from QIMR Berghofer has found that the hormone testosterone may play an important role in the development of endometrial cancer.
Aug 25, 2023
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News tagged with cancer treatment
Genetics
Discovering the epigenetic mechanism that causes bitter taste distortion
A bitter taste in the mouth is often a symptom or side effect of illness, which may be the result of how the body reacts to pathogens. A new study published in iScience, by Hong Wang, Ph.D., an Associate Member at the Monell ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Optimizing tobacco cessation treatment with lung cancer screening
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the United States, and 80% of lung cancer deaths are linked to one risk factor: smoking. While lung cancer screenings are a critical part of prevention and treatment for the disease ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
ChatGPT shows limited ability to recommend guidelines-based cancer treatments
For many patients, the internet serves as a powerful tool for self-education on medical topics. With ChatGPT now at patients' fingertips, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New computational approach increases accessibility to single-cell tumor profiling to improve treatment outcomes
To improve therapies for cancer and other diseases, researchers strive to identify tissue-specific therapeutic targets and diagnostic biomarkers in every patient. Identifying specific targets and biomarkers can be achieved ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Metabolism meets signaling to fine-tune cell growth
Cells use a variety of metabolic pathways to synthesize the building blocks for growth and proliferation. To ensure balanced growth, these biosynthetic processes must be tightly coordinated. Researchers from the Max Planck ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Immunology
Study exposes unexpected killer of immune cells lacking a self marker
Researchers at Kobe University discovered an entirely new and unexpected mechanism by which the immune system can get rid of cells lacking molecules that identify them as part of the self in mice. The finding, published in ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
AI model can help determine where a patient's cancer originated
For a small percentage of cancer patients, doctors are unable to determine where their cancer originated. This makes it much more difficult to choose a treatment for those patients, because many cancer drugs are typically ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
RNA stability may play a role in prostate cancer
Mutations in a genetic region that regulates RNA stability could influence prostate cancer outcomes and drug resistance, according to new work from scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center published in Cell Reports.
Aug 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Team identifies key driver of cancer cell death pathway that activates immune cells
Scientists have identified a protein that plays a pivotal role in the action of several emerging cancer therapies. The researchers say the discovery will likely aid efforts to fine-tune the use of immunotherapies against ...
Jul 31, 2023
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