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States leverage federal funds to help insurers lower premiums

When Tracy Deis decided in 2016 to transition from a full-time job to part-time contract work, the loss of her employer's health insurance was not a major worry because she knew she could get coverage through the marketplace set up by the Affordable Care Act.

15 Aug 2018

New model of genetically engineered immune cells may help fight solid tumors

Scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center announced that they have built a new model of genetically engineered immune cells in mice that may allow them to fight solid tumors.

15 Aug 2018

Scientists explore ways for drug therapies to reach deadly brain tumors

The blood-brain barrier is a specialized network of vascular and brain cells that acts as the brain's security system, helping to safeguard the brain and regulate the flow of substances into and out of it.

15 Aug 2018

Researchers identify brain networks involved in object naming

Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have identified the brain networks that allow you to think of an object name and then verbalize that thought.

15 Aug 2018

Scientists reveal role of 'junk DNA' in cancer dissemination

The more scientists explore so-called "junk" DNA, the less the label seems to fit.

14 Aug 2018

'Zombie' gene protects elephants from cancer, study finds

An estimated 17 percent of humans worldwide die from cancer, but less than five percent of captive elephants-;who also live for about 70 years, and have about 100 times as many potentially cancerous cells as humans-;die from the disease.

14 Aug 2018

Study identifies potential guidance to treat gastric cancer patients

Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital have discovered that gastric cancer tissue samples bearing mutation of a specific gene, MUC16, too are associated with higher tumor mutation loads.

14 Aug 2018

Scientists unravel the mystery behind ovarian cancer with high-grade serous carcinoma

More than two-thirds of women with ovarian cancer have high-grade serous carcinoma. Up to 90 percent of HGSCs are not detected until they are beyond the ovaries or fallopian tubes, at which point it may not be possible to fully remove the tumor.

14 Aug 2018

OncoThira and NDSU enter into license agreement to develop, market cancer compounds

The NDSU Research Foundation and OncoThira have entered into a license agreement involving technology developed at North Dakota State University.

14 Aug 2018

Duke researchers track missing T-cells in glioblastoma patients

Glioblastoma brain tumors can have an unusual effect on the body's immune system, often causing a dramatic drop in the number of circulating T-cells that help drive the body's defenses.

13 Aug 2018

Altered nitrogen metabolism may contribute to emergence of new cancer mutations

Nitrogen is a basic building block of all the body's proteins, RNA and DNA, so cancerous tumors are greedy for this element. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science, in collaboration with colleagues from the National Cancer Institute and elsewhere, have now shown that in many cancers, the patient's nitrogen metabolism is altered, producing detectable changes in the body fluids and contributing to the emergence of new mutations in cancerous tissue.

13 Aug 2018

Researchers discover secret communication hotline between breast cancers and normal cells

Australian researchers have uncovered a secret communication hotline between breast cancers and the normal cells surrounding them. Importantly, the messages sent back and forth between the normal and tumour cells encourage the cancer to survive and to become more aggressive.

13 Aug 2018

Study: Many pediatric brain tumor survivors do not achieve complete independence as adults

In the first study of its kind, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have found that more than half of pediatric central nervous system tumor survivors do not achieve complete independence as adults.

10 Aug 2018

New combination therapy for cancer cells could soon be a reality

A new cancer therapy using nanoparticles to deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells could be on the horizon, thanks to research from the University of East Anglia.

From Precision NanoSystems Inc. 10 Aug 2018

Cianna Medical receives FDA 510(k) clearance to extend indication of SCOUT reflector for use in soft tissue localization

Cianna Medical, Inc., the world leader in wire-free breast localization, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to extend the indication of its SCOUT reflector for use in localization of soft tissue.

10 Aug 2018

Tumor News and Research

States leverage federal funds to help insurers lower premiums

New model of genetically engineered immune cells may help fight solid tumors

Scientists explore ways for drug therapies to reach deadly brain tumors

Researchers identify brain networks involved in object naming

Scientists reveal role of 'junk DNA' in cancer dissemination

'Zombie' gene protects elephants from cancer, study finds

Study identifies potential guidance to treat gastric cancer patients

Scientists unravel the mystery behind ovarian cancer with high-grade serous carcinoma

OncoThira and NDSU enter into license agreement to develop, market cancer compounds

Duke researchers track missing T-cells in glioblastoma patients

Altered nitrogen metabolism may contribute to emergence of new cancer mutations

Researchers discover secret communication hotline between breast cancers and normal cells

Study: Many pediatric brain tumor survivors do not achieve complete independence as adults

New combination therapy for cancer cells could soon be a reality

Cianna Medical receives FDA 510(k) clearance to extend indication of SCOUT reflector for use in soft tissue localization

Game theory can be used to identify potential flaws in current cancer treatment approaches

Researchers study use of MRI-guided focused ultrasound to open blood-brain barrier

Scientists find new molecular biomarker for gastric cancer

Study provides snapshot of mechanism behind cancer metastasis for the first time

Combination of arsenic and existing leukemia drug may combat cancer

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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