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Study Explores How Cancer Cells Exploit The Immune System

Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th May, 2024
by Alex Muller

New research has discovered an important breakthrough that may overcome cancer treatment resistance.

Study Highlights Increased Risk Of Second Cancers Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th May, 2024
by Alex Muller

Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate cancer for men, according to new research studying data from almost 600,000 patients in England.

Pancreatic Cancer Research Receives $8m Philanthropic Funding Boost

Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th May, 2024
by Alex Muller

"This innovative platform is a game-changer. By integrating clinical and laboratory research onto the same platform, it enables more coordinated scientific research, to find the right interventions for each patient, when they need it."

Lung Cancer Research Underscores Need For Screening

Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th May, 2024
by Alex Muller

Lung cancer affects the lives of about 40,000 people a year in the UK and previous studies from Liverpool researchers illustrate the unequivocal benefit of lung cancer screening in identified high risk groups.

'New Insight Into The Tricks Cancer Cells Use To Keep Growing Could Help Beat Disease'

Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th May, 2024
by Alex Muller

New research has given us an insight into the tricks that cancer cells are using to keep growing and spreading

Study Explores Why Glioblastoma Treatment May Work Better In The Morning

Posted in Medicine on 23rd May, 2024
by Alex Muller

Rhythms are aligned with daily activity of a DNA repair enzyme known as MGMT. The scientists then conducted tests and found that tumor cells were more likely to die when chemotherapy was administered at the time of day, the morning, when tumor cells had the least MGMT activity.

Proteins In Blood Could Warn Of Cancer Seven Years Before Diagnosis, Scientists Find

Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd May, 2024
by Alex Muller

Doctors welcome the "important" discovery and say it is a "crucial first step" towards offering preventative therapies.

Artificial Intelligence Reveals Prostate Cancer Is Not Just One Disease

Posted in Medicine on 23rd May, 2024
by Alex Muller

“This study is really important because until now, we thought that prostate cancer was just one type of disease. But it is only now, with advancements in artificial intelligence, that we have been able to show that there are actually two different subtypes at play.”

New Target To Combat Chemotherapy Resistance In Deadly Brain Cancer

Posted in Medicine on 23rd May, 2024
by Alex Muller

For patients battling glioblastoma, a highly aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer, resistance to chemotherapy remains a significant obstacle.

From COVID-19 Breakthrough To Lung Cancer Vaccine

Posted in Medicine on 23rd May, 2024
by Alex Muller

In the same way traditional vaccines use part of a virus to train our bodies to fight disease, cancer vaccines use harmless proteins from the surface of cancer cells known as neoantigens.

Nearby Asteroid's Birthplace Traced To Specific Crater On The Moon

Posted in Science on 28th Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

Scientists can often tell which parent body any given asteroid originated from, by analyzing the rocks' composition, reflectiveness, and other signatures.

Cell Therapy Takes Aim At Deadly Brain Tumours In Two Clinical Trials

Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

The Penn Medicine team will also map the CAR T cells' infiltration of brain tumours over time.