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Researchers identify new regulator in breast cancer cells

Triple-negative breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. Here, important receptors are missing, which often serve as targets for treatments.

6 Aug 2018

Researchers report new way to map the inner workings of a living cell

Imaging tools like X-rays and MRI have revolutionized medicine by giving doctors a close up view of the brain and other vital organs in living, breathing people. Now, Columbia University researchers report a new way to zoom in at the tiniest scales to track changes within individual cells.

6 Aug 2018

Understanding the role of inflammatory cytokines in creating T cell exhaustion in cancer

A better understanding of the role secreted inflammatory cytokines play in the tumor microenvironment that results in the differentiation of effector T cells into exhausted T cells points to possible approaches to improve the antitumor activity of T cells and to intervene in T cell exhaustion.

3 Aug 2018

EMA grants orphan designation to selumetinib for treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1

AstraZeneca and Merck, known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan designation to selumetinib, a MEK 1/2 inhibitor, for the treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).

3 Aug 2018

Mechanical engineer receives NIH grant to study various aspects of cell group behavior

Researchers have thought that cancer begins when a single cell goes rogue in the body, then begins to grow and multiply.

3 Aug 2018

Digestive hormone influences pancreatic cancer growth and spread

A high-fat diet may promote the growth of pancreatic cancer independent of obesity because of the interaction between dietary fat and cholecystokinin, a digestive hormone.

3 Aug 2018

Scientists develop novel peptide drug that could potentially stop development of liver cancer

A research team led by scientists from the Cancer Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore has developed a novel peptide drug called FFW that could potentially stop the development of hepatocellular carcinoma or primary liver cancer.

2 Aug 2018

MGH researchers explore how genetic abnormality in Ewing sarcoma unleashes tumor growth

A Massachusetts General Hospital research team has used epigenome editing tools to investigate how the genetic abnormality that drives Ewing sarcoma - the second most common bone cancer in children and young adults - unleashes tumor growth.

2 Aug 2018

Mushrooms from the Far East area could be used to design novel anti-cancer drugs

Mushrooms from the Far East area contain the natural chemical compounds, which could be used for the design of the novel drugs with highly specific anti-tumor activities and low-toxicity.

2 Aug 2018

Tumor suppressor gene PTEN may be potential Achilles heel for breast cancer cells

In an article published July 17, 2018 by Nature Communications, a highly collaborative team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and Ohio State University report that normal breast cells can prevent successful radiation treatment of breast cancer due to dysregulation between tumor suppressors and oncogenes.

2 Aug 2018

New automation software cuts time taken for radiation therapy planning

Beating cancer is a race against time. Developing radiation therapy plans -- individualized maps that help doctors determine where to blast tumors -- can take days.

2 Aug 2018

Researchers uncover new mechanisms underlying common kidney cancer in children

Connecting two previously unrelated insights about the formation of pediatric kidney cancer, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered the means by which the cancer continues to grow, providing potential targets for more effective treatments in the future.

2 Aug 2018

Researchers discover key piece for slowing colorectal cancer subtype

Inhibiting the Jagged 1 protein in mice prevents the proliferation and growth of colon and rectal tumors. What is more, this approach to the disease permits the removal of existing tumors.

2 Aug 2018

Microscopic imaging helps better understand cancer bone metastasis

Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have engineered a system allowing microscopic monitoring and imaging of cancer that has spread to the bone in mice so they can better understand and develop treatment for bone metastasis in humans.

2 Aug 2018

Tumor News and Research

Researchers identify new regulator in breast cancer cells

Researchers report new way to map the inner workings of a living cell

Understanding the role of inflammatory cytokines in creating T cell exhaustion in cancer

EMA grants orphan designation to selumetinib for treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1

Mechanical engineer receives NIH grant to study various aspects of cell group behavior

Digestive hormone influences pancreatic cancer growth and spread

Scientists develop novel peptide drug that could potentially stop development of liver cancer

MGH researchers explore how genetic abnormality in Ewing sarcoma unleashes tumor growth

Mushrooms from the Far East area could be used to design novel anti-cancer drugs

Tumor suppressor gene PTEN may be potential Achilles heel for breast cancer cells

New automation software cuts time taken for radiation therapy planning

Researchers uncover new mechanisms underlying common kidney cancer in children

Researchers discover key piece for slowing colorectal cancer subtype

Microscopic imaging helps better understand cancer bone metastasis

Even after lobectomy a child's brain rewires to compensate for the lost parts

New drug cocktails make targeted cancer therapies more efficient with less side effects

Study findings provide detailed characterization of plasticity of brain development in children

Inhibiting a protein could enhance effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies

FDA approves first ever non-surgical treatment for rare neuroendocrine cancers

Gene linked to hair loss could be exploited to improve cancer immunotherapy

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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